rieve for him); so take one of us in his place;
for we see that thou art (gracious) in doing good."

P: They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath a very aged father, so
take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee of those who do
kindness.

S: They said: O chief! he has a father, a very old man, therefore retain
one of us in his stead; surely we see you to be of the doers of good.

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Y: He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found
our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully."

P: He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we
found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers.

S: He said: Allah protect us that we should seize other than him with
whom we found our property, for then most surely we would be unjust.

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Y: Now when they saw no hope of his (yielding), they held a conference
in private. The leader among them said: "Know ye not that your father
did take an oath from you in Allah's name, and how, before this, ye did
fail in your duty with Joseph? Therefore will I not leave this land
until my father permits me, or Allah commands me; and He is the best to
command."

P: So, When they despaired of (moving) him, they conferred together
apart. The eldest of them said: Know ye not how your father took an
undertaking from you in Allah's name and how ye failed in the case of
Joseph aforetime? Therefore I shall not go forth from the land until my
father giveth leave or Allah judgeth for me. He is the Best of Judges.

S: Then when they despaired of him, they retired, conferring privately
together. The eldest of them said: Do you not know that your father
took from you a covenant in Allah's name, and how you fell short of
your duty with respect to Yusuf before? Therefore I will by no means
depart from this land until my father permits me or Allah decides for
me, and He is the best of the judges:

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Y: "Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! thy son
committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not
well guard against the unseen!"

P: Return unto your father and say: O our father! Lo! thy son hath
stolen. We testify only to that which we know; we are not guardians of
the Unseen.

S: Go back to your father and say: O our father! surely your son
committed theft, and we do not bear witness except to what we have
known, and we could not keep watch over the unseen:

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