12.79

surah 12 - verse 79

translator's name verse
Arberry He said, 'God forbid that we should take any other but him in whose possession we found the goods; for if we did so, we would be evildoers.'
Maududi Joseph said: "Allah forbid that we should seize any except him with whom we found our good. Were we to do so, we would surely be one of the wrong-doers."
Pickthall He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers.
Sahih He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah [to prevent] that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."
Yusuf Ali 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.