Quran 12:75

Surah Yusuf, Verse 75

Juz 13 · Page 244 · Ruku 201 · Meccan

قَالُوا۟ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ مَن وُجِدَ فِى رَحْلِهِۦ فَهُوَ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Word by word

قَالُوا۟ qālū They said جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ jazāuhu Its recompense مَن man (is that one) who وُجِدَ wujida it is found فِى fī in رَحْلِهِۦ raḥlihi his bag فَهُوَ fahuwa then he جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ jazāuhu (will be) his recompense كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نَجْزِى najzī (do) we recompense ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers

Transliteration

Qaloo jazaohu man wujida feerahlihi fahuwa jazaohu kathalika najzee aththalimeen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

They said: The penalty for it! He in whose bag (the cup) is found, he is the penalty for it. Thus we requite wrong-doers.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle-bag it is found, should be held (as bondman) to atone for the (crime). Thus it is we punish the wrong-doers!"

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

( قالوا جزاؤه من وجد في رحله فهو جزاؤه كذلك نجزي الظالمين )

وهكذا كانت شريعة إبراهيم : أن السارق يدفع إلى المسروق منه . وهذا هو الذي أراد يوسف ، عليه السلام