¹  ˹To distance themselves,˺ Joseph’s brothers argued, “If he has stolen, so did his ˹full˺ brother before.” But Joseph suppressed his outrage—revealing nothing to them—and said ˹to himself˺, “You are in such an evil position, and Allah knows best ˹the truth of˺ what you claim.”  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

²  [As soon as the cup came to light out of Benjamin's bag, the brothers] exclaimed: "If he has stolen-well, a brother of his used to steal afore-time !" Thereupon Joseph said to himself, without revealing his thought to them: "You are far worse in this respect, and God is fully aware of what you are saying.   Muhammad Asad

³  They said, “If he has stolen, a brother of his has stolen before.” But Joseph kept it to himself, and did not reveal it to them. He said, “You are in a worse situation, and God is Aware of what you allege.”  Talal Itani

⁴  They said: "No wonder that he steals for a brother of his stole before." But Joseph kept his reaction to himself without disclosing the truth to them. He merely said to himself: "You are an evil lot. Allah knows well the truth of the accusation that you are making against me (to my face)."  Maududi

⁵  They [(Yusuf's (Joseph) brothers] said: If he steals, there was a brother of his [Yusuf (Joseph)] who did steal before (him). But these things did Yusuf (Joseph) keep in himself, revealing not the secrets to them. He said (within himself): You are in worst case, and Allah knows best the truth of what you assert!  Muhsin Khan

⁶  [His brothers] said, ‘If he is a thief then his brother was a thief before him,’ but Joseph kept his secrets and did not reveal anything to them. He said, ‘You are in a far worse situation. God knows best the truth of what you claim.’  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

⁷  They said: If he steals, surely, a brother of his stole before. But Joseph kept it secret within himself, not showing it to them. He said: You are in a worse place. And God is greater in knowledge of what you allege.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

⁸  They said : If he stealeth, a brother of his stole before. But Joseph kept it secret in his soul and revealed it not unto them. He said (within himself) : Ye are in worse case and Allah knoweth best (the truth of) that which ye allege.  Marmaduke Pickthall

⁹  They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."  Sahih Int.

¹⁰  They said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart, revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; and Allah knoweth best the truth of what ye assert!"  Yusuf Ali

¹¹  they said, "if he steals - then verily stole a brother of his before." but yusuf kept it secret within himself, and (did) not reveal it to them. he said, "you (are the) worse (in) position, and Allah knows best of what you describe."  Word by Word