They said, “O noble prince, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. We see that you are a good person.”
Yusuf 12:78
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قَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
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They said, “O noble prince, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. We see that you are a good person.”
They said, "Oh, respected one, he has an old father. Please take one of us instead. We see you're a kind person."
They pleaded, "Honored governor, he has an elderly father. Please take one of us instead — we see you're a kind and generous man."
They said, “O Chief, he has a father who is very old, so take one of us in his place. We see that you are a man of goodness.”
They said, “O noble prince, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. We see that you are of the good-doers.”
They said, “O noble prince, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. We see that you are of the good-doers.”
They said, "O ʿAzeez, indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."
They said: "O ruler of the land! Verily, he has an old father (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place. Indeed we think that you are one of the Muhsinûn (good-doers - see the footnote of V.9:120)."
They said, “O chief minister, he has an elderly and vulnerable father, so take one of us instead of him, for we see that you are a kind man.”
They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and venerable, (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place; for we see that thou art (gracious) in doing good."
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.
They said, "O exalted one, he has a very aged father, take one of us in his place. We can see that you are a very good man."
They said: "O powerful chief (al-aziz)! His father is an age-stricken man, (and in order that he may not suffer) seize one of us in his stead. We indeed consider you an excellent person."
They said, ‘O emir! Indeed, he has a father, a very old man; so take one of us in his place. Indeed we see that you are a virtuous man.’
Qaloo ya ayyuha alAAazeezu inna lahu aban shaykhan kabeeran fakhuth ahadana makanahu inna naraka mina almuhsineena