Yusuf Verse 11

They said, “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we truly wish him well?

They said, “O our father, why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we truly care for him?

They said, 'Father, what ails thee, that thou trustest us not with Joseph? Surely we are his sincere well-wishers.

They said to their father, ‘Why do you not trust us with Joseph? We wish him well.

They said: our father! wherefore thou intrustest us not with Yusuf, whereas verily we are his well-wishers.

They said; "O our father! why dost thou not trust us with Joseph,- seeing we are indeed his sincere well-wishers?

After so deciding they said to their father: "Why is it that you do not trust us regarding Joseph although we are his true well-wishers?"

(Then going to their father) they said: "O father, why don't you trust us with Joseph? We are in fact his well-wishers.

They said, “O our father! What is the matter with you that you do not trust us with Yusuf, although we are in fact his well-wishers?”

They said, ‘Father! Why is it that you do not trust us with Joseph? We are indeed his well-wishers.

They said (having agreed on this) to their father: "Our father! Why will you not trust Joseph with us, while we are his sincere well-wishers?

(On making this resolution) they (went to their father and) said, `Our father! why do you not trust us with regard to Joseph, while, as a matter of fact, we are his sincere well-wishers?

They said: "You, our father, why for you (that) you do not trust/entrust us on Joseph, and that we (are) to him faithful/sincere (E)?"

They said, "O our father! What is the matter with you that you do not trust us with Yusuf, although we are in fact his well-wishers?"

One from amongst them said, "Slay not Joseph, but, if you must act, throw him into the bottom of a pit; some caravan of travellers may pick him up."

They said: "O our father! Why do you not trust us with Yusuf (Joseph), - when we are indeed his well-wishers?"

A speaker among them said: Slay not Joseph, but, if you are going to do anything, cast him down to the bottom of the well. Some of the travellers may pick him up.

They said: O our father! what reason have you that you do not trust in us with respect to Yusuf? And most surely we are his sincere well-wishers:

They said: O our father! Why wilt thou not trust us with Joseph, when lo! we are good friends to him?

Then they asked their father, "Why do you not trust us with Joseph? We are his well-wishers.

They said: 'Father, what is the matter with you, do you not trust us with Joseph? Indeed, we are sincere advisors.

They said: "O our father! Why do you not trust us with Yusuf though we are indeed his well-wishers"

They said to their father, "Why do you not trust us with Joseph? We are indeed his well-wishers.

They said, “Father, why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we care for him?”

They said, `O father, what is wrong with you that you do not trust us with Joseph? We are indeed his well- wishers, we are indeed only looking out for his best interests.

Yusuf's Brothers ask for Their Father's Permission to take Yusuf with Them

Allah tells;

قَالُواْ يَا أَبَانَا مَا لَكَ

They said;"O our father! Why,

When Yusuf's brothers agreed to take him and throw him down the well, taking the advice of their elder brother Rubil, they went to their father Yaqub, peace be upon him. They said to him, "Why is it that you,

لَا تَأْمَنَّا عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَنَاصِحُونَ



do not trust us with Yusuf though we are indeed his well-wishers."

They started executing their plan by this introductory statement, even though they really intended its opposite, out of envy towards Yusuf for being loved by his father.

They said