
Comparative Study
12:94
1 When the caravan departed ˹from Egypt˺, their father said ˹to those around him˺, “You may think I am senile, but I certainly sense the smell of Joseph.” Dr. Mustafa Khattab
2 AND AS SOON as the caravan [with which Jacob's sons were travelling] was on its way, their father said [to the people around him]: "Behold, were it not that you might consider me a dotard, [I would say that] I truly feel the breath of Joseph [in the air]!" Muhammad Asad
3 As the caravan set out, their father said, “I sense the presence of Joseph, though you may think I am senile.” Talal Itani
4 And as the caravan set out (from Egypt), their father said (in Canaan): "Indeed I smell the fragrance of Joseph. I say so although you may think that I am doting." Maududi
5 And when the caravan departed, their father said: I do indeed feel the smell of Yusuf (Joseph), if only you think me not a dotard (a person who has weakness of mind because of old age). Muhsin Khan
6 Later, when the caravan departed, their father said, ‘You may think I am senile but I can smell Joseph,’ Muhammad Abdel Haleem
7 And when they set forward with the caravan their father said: Truly, I find the scent of Joseph if you think me not weak of mind. Dr.Leila Bakhtiar
8 When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard. Marmaduke Pickthall
9 And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph [and would say that he was alive] if you did not think me weakened in mind." Sahih Int.
10 When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard." Yusuf Ali
11 and when departed the caravan, their father said, "indeed, i [i] find (the) smell (of) yusuf, if not that you think me weakened in mind." Word by Word