Translation: (The brothers) said: "By Allah. well you know that we
came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no
thieves!" 1738
Commentary:
1738 As strangers in a strange land, they were liable to be suspected as spies or
men who meditated some unlawful design, or some crime, such as theft, which
would be common in a season of scarcity. The brothers protested against the
absurdity of such a suspicion after they had been entertained so royally by the
Wazir.
1738 As strangers in a strange land, they were liable to be suspected as spies or men who meditated some unlawful design, or some crime, such as theft, which would be common in a season of scarcity. The brothers protested against the absurdity of such a suspicion after they had been entertained so royally by the Wazir.