They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! really our father is obviously wandering (in his mind)!

They said: "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (so large) a party, then should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!"

Those who brought forward the lie are a body among yourselves: think it not to be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good for you: to every man among them (will come the punishment) of the sin that he earned, and to him who took on himself the lead among them, will be a penalty grievous.

当时，他们说：“优素福和他弟弟，在我们的父亲看来，是比我们还可爱的，而我们是一个（强壮的）团体，我们的父亲确是在明显的迷误之中。”

他们说：“我们是一个（强壮的）团体，狼却吃了他，那我们真是该死了。”

造谣者确是你们中的一伙人。你们不要以为这件事对于你们是有害的，其实是有益的。他们中的每个人，各应当受他所谋求的罪恶；他们中的罪魁，应受重大的刑罚。