As the caravan set out, their father said, “I sense the presence of Joseph, though you may think I am senile.”
Yusuf 12:94
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وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ ۖ لَوْلَا أَنْ تُفَنِّدُونِ
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As the caravan set out, their father said, “I sense the presence of Joseph, though you may think I am senile.”
When the caravan left Egypt, their father said, "I can smell Joseph's scent, even if you think I'm imagining things."
As soon as their caravan set out, their father said, "I can truly sense Joseph's scent, even though you might think I'm losing my mind."
And when the caravan set out, their father said, “I truly sense the scent of Joseph — if only you would not think me senile.”
As the caravan set out, their father said, “I sense the presence of Joseph, although you may think I am senile.”
As the caravan set out, their father said, “I sense the presence of Joseph, although you may think I am senile.”
And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph [and would say that he was alive] if you did not think me weakened in mind."
And when the caravan departed, their father said: "I do indeed feel the smell of Yûsuf (Joseph), if only you think me not a dotard (a person who has weakness of mind because of old age)."
When the caravan set out [from Egypt], their father said, “I certainly sense the fragrance of Joseph, even though you might think that I am senile.”
When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard."
When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard.
When the caravan set out from Egypt, their father [in Canaan] said, "You may think I am senile, but I certainly perceive the breath of Joseph."
And as the caravan set out (from Egypt), their father said (in Canaan): "Indeed I smell the fragrance of Joseph. I say so although you may think that I am doting."
As the caravan set off, their father said, ‘I sense the scent of Joseph, if you will not consider me a dotard.’
Walamma fasalati alAAeeru qala aboohum innee laajidu reeha yoosufa lawla an tufannidooni