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Surah Yusuf — 12:78

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Qaaloo yaaa ayyuhal 'Azeezu inna lahooo aban shaikhan kabeeran fakhuz ahadanaa makaanahoo innaa naraaka minal muhsineen

They said, ‘Mighty governor, he has an elderly father. Take one of us in his place. We can see that you are a very good man.’

They said, "Mighty one, he has a father, very old. Take one of us in his place. We see that you are among those who do good."

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