Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And when they opened their possessions, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said: “O our father: what more can we ask! This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will get provision for our people and guard our brother, and will have increase of a camel’s measure — that is an easy measure.”

وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ اِلَيْهِمْۜ قَالُوا يَٓا اَبَانَا مَا نَبْغ۪يۜ هٰذِه۪ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ اِلَيْنَاۚ وَنَم۪يرُ اَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ اَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَع۪يرٍۜ ذٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَس۪يرٌ
Walamma fatahoo mataAAahumwajadoo bidaAAatahum ruddat ilayhim qaloo yaabana ma nabghee hathihi bidaAAatunaruddat ilayna wanameeru ahlana wanahfathuakhana wanazdadu kayla baAAeerin thalikakaylun yaseer
#wordmeaningroot
1walammāAnd when
2fataḥūthey openedفتح
3matāʿahumtheir baggageمتع
4wajadūthey foundوجد
5biḍāʿatahumtheir merchandiseبضع
6ruddatreturnedردد
7ilayhimto them
8qālūThey saidقول
9yāabānāO our fatherابو
10What
11nabghī(could) we desireبغي
12hādhihiThis
13biḍāʿatunā(is) our merchandiseبضع
14ruddatreturnedردد
15ilaynāto us
16wanamīruAnd we will get provisionمير
17ahlanā(for) our familyاهل
18wanaḥfaẓuand we will protectحفظ
19akhānāour brotherاخو
20wanazdāduand get an increaseزيد
21kaylameasureكيل
22baʿīrin(of) a camel's (load)بعر
23dhālikaThat
24kaylun(is) a measurementكيل
25yasīruneasyيسر
  • Aisha Bewley

    Then when they opened up their saddlebags and found their merchandise returned to them, they said, ‘Our father! What more could we ask! Here is our merchandise returned to us. We can provide our families with food, and guard our brother and get an extra load. That is an easy measure to obtain.’

  • Progressive Muslims

    So when they opened their bags, they found their goods had been returned to them, and they said: "Our father, what more can we desire, this is our goods returned to us, so we can get more for our family, and be guardians over our brother, and increase a measure of grain to load a camel. That is truly an easy measure!"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    When they opened their packs, they discovered that their barter had been returned to them. (The grand minister, the Prophet of God, had paid on their behalf). They said, "O Our father! What more can we ask? We shall bring food for our family and guard our brother. And we shall have the extra measure of a camel load. The first load we have brought is but scant."

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And when they opened their possessions, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said: “O our father: what more can we ask! This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will get provision for our people and guard our brother, and will have increase of a camel’s measure — that is an easy measure.”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    So when they opened their baggage, they found their goods had been returned to them, and they said: "Our father, what more can we desire, these are our goods returned to us, so we can get more for our family, and be guardians over our brother, and increase a measure of grain to load a camel. That is truly an easy measure!"

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    So when they opened their bags, they found their goods had been returned to them, and they said, "Our father, what more can we desire, this is our goods returned to us, so we can get more for our family, and be guardians over our brother, and increase a measure of grain to load a camel. That is truly an easy measure!"

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    When they opened their bags, they found their goods returned to them. They said, "Our father, what more can we ask for? Here are our goods returned to us. We can thus provide for our family, protect our brother, and receive one more camel-load. This is certainly a profitable deal."

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    When they unpacked their goods they said: "O father, what more can we ask? Look, even our money has been returned. We shall go and bring a camel-load more of grain for our family, and take good care of our brother. That will be an easy measure."

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."

  • Muhammad Asad

    Thereupon, when they opened their packs, they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them; they said: "O our father! What more could we desire? Here is our merchandise: it has been returned to us! we shall (again be able to bring food for our family, and shall guard our brother , and receive in addition another camel-load of grain That was but a scanty measure. "

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And when they opened their belongings they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them. They said: O our father! What (more) can we ask? Here is our merchandise returned to us. We shall get provision for our folk and guard our brother, and we shall have the extra measure of a camel (load). This (that we bring now) is a light measure.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    And when they opened their things they found that their goods had been given back to them. Thereupon they cried: "Father! What else would we desire? Look, even our goods have been given back to us, so we shall go now and bring supplies for our family, we shall protect our brother, and bring another camel-load of corn. That additional supply will be easily secured."

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    But when they unloaded and opened their bags, they found their money had been refunded to them and there, they said: "Look O father, what more do we want! There is our money; it has been returned to us; we will provision our family, guard our brother and add a camel's load good at need; It is but a small quantity. "

  • Bijan Moeinian

    When they opened their bags, they cried out of happiness: "See father; what more do we want. The man has even returned our merchandise. We have to go back and get more food for our family. We will take good care of our baby brother and obtain an extra camel-load of food (on his account.) What a great deal."

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And when they opened their bags, they found their money had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? This, our money has been returned to us; so we shall get (more) food for our family, and we shall guard our brother and add one more measure of a camel’s load. This quantity is easy (for the king to give)."

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Then when they opened their baggage, they found their stock-in-trade had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? this our stock-in-trade has been returned to us: so we shall get (more) food for our family; We shall take care of our brother; and add (at the same time) a full camel's load (of grain to our provisions). This is but a small quantity.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    When they opened their bags, they discovered that their money had been returned to them. They argued, "O our father! What more can we ask for? Here is our money, fully returned to us. Now we can buy more food for our family. We will watch over our brother, and obtain an extra camel-load of grain. That load can be easily secured."

  • Taqi Usmani

    When they opened their baggage, they found their goods given back to them. They said, "Our father, what else should we want? Here is our goods given back to us, and we shall bring food to our family, protect our brother and add the measure of one camel more. That is an easy measure."

  • Abdul Haleem

    Then, when they opened their packs, they discovered that their goods had been returned to them and they said, ‘Father! We need no more : look, our goods have been returned to us. We shall get corn for our household; we shall keep our brother safe; we shall be entitled to another camel-load of grain- an extra measure so easily achieved!’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And when they opened their things, they found their merchandise, restored to them. 'Father,' they said, 'what more should we desire? See, our merchandise here is restored to us. We shall get provision for our family, and we shall be watching over our brother; we shall obtain an extra camel's load -- that is an easy measure.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And when they opened their goods they found their chattels restored to them. Said they, 'O our father! What more can we crave? Here are our chattels restored to us, and we shall guard our brother, and shall have an additional measure beside that - a small measure.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    He said, "Shall I entrust you with him with results other than when I entrusted you with his brother before him? But Allah is the best of keepers, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful. "

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And as soon as they opened their belongings, they found their merchandise turned back to them. They said, "O our father, what (more) should we seek? This is our merchandise turned back to us, and we will cater for our family, and we will take good care of (i.e., preserve) our brother; and we will have an added measure of a camel's (load). That is an easy measure."

  • George Sale

    And when they opened their provisions, they found their money had been returned unto them; and they said, O father, what do we desire farther? This our money hath been returned unto us: We will therefore return, and provide corn for our family: We will take care of our brother; and we shall receive a camel's burden more than we did the last time. This is a small quantity.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Then when they opened their baggage, they found their money (used to trade for grain) had been returned to them. They said: "O our Father! What (more) could we want? This, the money (used to our trade) has been returned to us: So we will get (more) food for our family; We will take care of our brother; And add a full camel's load (of grain of food). This is a small quantity (for the king to give to us)."

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And when they unpacked their goods they found their cash (too) returned to them. They said, `Our father! what more should we desire? Here is our cash returned to us. And (if Benjamin accompanies us we will make the best use of it,) we will bring food for our family and we will take care of our brother, and we shall have the measure of a camel-load in addition. That measure of corn (we have already brought) is a light one (and so little and insufficient).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And when they opened their baggage, they found their money restored to them. They said, ‘Father, what do we want?! This is our money, restored to us! We will get provisions for our family and take care of our brother, and add another camel-load of rations. These are meagre rations.’