Yusuf 12:94
Joseph · ayah 94 of 111
وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّى لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ ۖ لَوْلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ
Walamma fasalati alAAeeru qalaaboohum innee laajidu reeha yoosufa lawla antufannidoon
"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.""
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"Later, when the caravan departed, their father said, ‘You may think I am senile but I can smell Joseph,’"
Pickthall (classic)+
"When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard.""