(12:9) Kill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people.”
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan,
(12:9) Kill Yusuf (Joseph) or cast him out to some (other) land, so that the favour of your father may be given to you alone, and after that you will be righteous folk (by intending repentance before committing the sin).
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
(12:9) (One said): Kill Joseph or cast him to some (other) land, so that your father’s favour may be all for you, and (that) ye may afterward be righteous folk.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(12:9) Slay ye Joseph or cast him out to some (unknown) land, that so the favour of your father may be given to you alone: (there will be time enough) for you to be righteous after that!
Mohammad Habib Shakir
(12:9) Slay Yusuf or cast him (forth) into some land, so that your father’s regard may be exclusively for you, and after that you may be a righteous people.
Dr. Ghali
(12:9) Kill Yusuf, or banish him to some (other) land, that your father’s face may be free (Literally: (void) and empty; i.e; your father will have time for you or pay you more attention (Yusuf ouy of the way) for you, and even after him you will be a righteous people.”
Ali Unal
(12:9) (One of them said:) “Kill Joseph, or cast him out in some distant land so that your fathers attention should turn only to you, and after that you may again become righteous people.”
Amatul Rahman Omar
(12:9) `So you (had better either) kill Joseph or remove him to some distant land. (In this way) your father´s favour will be exclusively yours. After that you can (repent and) become a pious people.´
Literal
(12:9) Kill/fight Joseph or throw him/cast him away (to) a land , your father`s face becomes free/alone for you, and you be from after it a correct/righteous nation.
Ahmed Ali
(12:9) Let us kill Joseph or cast him in some distant land so that we may get our father’s exclusive affection; then play innocent.”
A. J. Arberry
(12:9) Kill you Joseph, or cast him forth into some land, that your father’s face may be free for you, and thereafter you may be a righteous people.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
(12:9) Slay Yusuf or cast him forth to some land; your father’s countenance will be free for you, and ye shall be thereafter a people favoured.
Maulana Mohammad Ali
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Muhammad Sarwar
(12:9) Some of them suggested, “Let us kill Joseph or leave him somewhere far away from the presence of our father. Only then shall we receive equal treatment and thereafter can become righteous people”.
Hamid Abdul Aziz
(12:9) When they said, “Surely, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, though we are many. Verily, our father is in obvious aberration (wandering in mind).
Faridul Haque
(12:9) Kill Yusuf or throw him somewhere in the land, so that your fathers attention may be directed only towards you, and then after it you may again become righteous!
Talal Itani
(12:9) Kill Joseph, or throw him somewhere in the land, and your fathers attention will be yours. Afterwards, you will be decent people.
Ahmed Raza Khan
(12:9) Kill Yusuf or throw him somewhere in the land, so that your fathers attention may be directed only towards you, and then after it you may again become righteous!
Wahiduddin Khan
(12:9) Therefore, let us put Joseph to death or cast him away to some [far-off] land, so that our father’s attention should turn only to us, and you can thereafter become a righteous people.”
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
(12:9) Kill Yusuf or cast him out to some (other) land, so that the favor of your father may be given to you alone, and after that you will be righteous folk.
Ali Quli Qarai
(12:9) Kill Joseph or cast him away into some [distant] land, so that your fathers attention may be exclusively towards you, and thereafter you may become a righteous lot.
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
(12:9) (Let us) kill Joseph, or cast him away in some (far off) land, so that your father’s face will be left for you, and afterwards you will be a righteous nation’
That is translated surah Yusuf ayat 9 (QS 12: 9) in arabic and english text, may be useful.
Oqtuloo yoosufa awi itrahoohu ardan yakhlu lakum wajhu abeekum watakoonoo min baAAdihi qawman saliheena
