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12. Surah • 74. Verse
Word Analysis
فَمَا
famā
Then what
إِن
in
if
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
They said, "What is the punishment for the thief, if you are liars?"
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
They said: "What shall be the punishment, if you are not truthful?"
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
He said, "What shall be the punishment, if you are not truthful?"
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
They [Yûsuf’s (Joseph) men] said: "What then shall be the penalty of him, if you are (proved to be) liars."
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
(The Egyptians) said: "What then shall be the penalty of this, if ye are (proved) to have lied?"
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
The officials said: "If you are lying, what will be the penalty for him who has stolen?"
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
They asked them, ‘And if we find that you are lying, what penalty shall we apply to you?’
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
They said, "What is the punishment, if you are liars?"
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
Joseph’s men asked, "What should be the price for theft, if you are lying?"
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
They said: And what shall be the penalty for it, if ye prove liars?
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
They said, ‘What is the reparation for it if it in fact transpires that you are liars?’
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
"What should be the punishment, " they were asked, "in case you are liars?"
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
They said, "Then what shall be the recompense of this, in case you are liars. "
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
They said, ‘What shall be its requital if you [prove to] be lying?’
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
They (- the Egyptians) said, `What shall be the punishment for this (theft) if you are (proved to be) liars?'
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
They said, 'And what shall be its recompense if you are liars?'
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
The servants asked: "Tell us, what shall be your punishment, if you are proven to be guilty?"
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
The Egyptians said, what shall be the reward of him, who shall appear to have stolen the cup, if ye be found liars?
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
They said, "By Allah! You knew we came not to do evil in the land, and that we were not thieves. "
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
They said, 'And what shall be the recompense thereof if ye be liars?'
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
[The Egyptians] said: "But what shall be the requital of this [deed] if you are [proved to be] liars?"
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
The attendants said: "What penalty then shall be incurred on him who is found guilty of theft if it be established that you are lying!"
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
He said: "What shall be the punishment, if you are not truthful"
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
The accusers said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
(The Egyptians) said: "Then what will be the penalty for this, if you are (shown) to have lied?"
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
The callers asked, "What shall be the penalty for it if you prove liars?"
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
They said: “And what is the recompense for it, if you are liars?”