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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 73
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَـٰرِقِينَ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "By Allâh! Indeed you know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
تَٱللَّهِ
tal-lahi
By Allah
لَقَدْ
laqad
certainly
عَلِمْتُم
ʿalim'tum
you know
مَّا
mā
not
جِئْنَا
ji'nā
we came
لِنُفْسِدَ
linuf'sida
that we cause corruption
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كُنَّا
kunnā
we are
سَـٰرِقِينَ
sāriqīna
thieves
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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