Then after that will come seven difficult ones, which will consume what you have stored for them, except for the little that you have preserved.
Yusuf 12:48
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ثُمَّ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ يَأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِمَّا تُحْصِنُونَ
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Then after that will come seven difficult ones, which will consume what you have stored for them, except for the little that you have preserved.
After that, seven very hard years will come. They'll eat up all the food you saved, except for a little bit you'll keep safe.
After that, seven very hard years will come, eating up what you've saved for them, except for a little that you'll keep safe.
Then after that will come seven harsh years that will consume what you stored up for them, except a little of what you preserve.
Then after that will come seven difficult ones, which will consume what you have stored for them, except for the little that you have stored.
Then after that will come seven difficult ones, which will consume what you have stored for them, except for the little that you have stored.
Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you advanced [i.e., saved] for them, except a little from which you will store.
"Then will come after that, seven hard (years), which will devour what you have laid by in advance for them, (all) except a little of that which you have guarded (stored).
Then after that will come seven years of hardship which will devour all what you had stored, except for a little that you may set aside.
"Then will come after that (period) seven dreadful (years), which will devour what ye shall have laid by in advance for them,- (all) except a little which ye shall have (specially) guarded.
Then after that will come seven hard years which will devour all that ye have prepared for them, save a little of that which ye have stored.
Then there will follow seven years of great hardship which will consume all but a little of what you stored.
Then there will follow seven years of great hardship in which you will eat up all you have stored earlier, except the little that you may set aside.
Then after that there will come seven hard years which will eat up whatever you have set aside for them—all except a little which you preserve [for seed].
Thumma yatee min baAAdi thalika sabAAun shidadun yakulna ma qaddamtum lahunna illa qaleelan mimma tuhsinoona