12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 44
They said: “Confused, false dreams! And we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams.”
Translations
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Aisha Bewley
They said, ‘A jumbled mass of mixed-up dreams! We do not know the meaning of such things. ’
Progressive Muslims
They said: "It is nothing but bad dreams; and we are not knowledgeable in the interpretation of dreams. "
Shabbir Ahmed
They answered, "Confused nightmares! We are not skilled in interpreting such dreams. "
Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
They said: “Confused, false dreams! And we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams.”
The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
They said: "It is nothing except bad dreams; and we are not knowledgeable in the interpretation of dreams."
Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament
They said, "Nonsense dreams. When it comes to the interpretation of dreams, we are not knowledgeable."
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
"They were only confused dreams, " they said; "we do not know how to interpret them. "
Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
They said, " a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams. "
Muhammad Asad
They answered: " the most involved and confusing of dreams, and we have no deep knowledge of the real meaning of dreams. "
Marmaduke Pickthall
They answered: Jumbled dreams! And we are not knowing in the interpretation of dreams.
Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary
They said: "These are confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams."
Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab
"These are nothing but confused dreams, " they said, "nor are we conversant with the interpretation of dreams. "
Bijan Moeinian
They replied: "It sounds like a meaningless dream; but again, we do not know anything about the interpretation of the dreams. "
Al-Hilali & Khan
They said: "Mixed up false dreams and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams."
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams."
Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran
They replied, "These are confused visions and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams."
Taqi Usmani
They said, "(It seems to be) a mishmash of dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of dreams."
Abdul Haleem
They said, ‘These are confusing dreams and we are not skilled at dream-interpretation,’
Arthur John Arberry
'A hotchpotch of nightmares!' they said. 'We know nothing of the interpretation of nightmares.'
E. Henry Palmer
Said they, 'Confused dreams, and naught of the exposition of such dreams know we!'
Hamid S. Aziz
And the king said, "Verily, I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean kine devoured; and seven green ears of corn and (seven) others dry. O you chiefs! Explain to me my vision, if dreams you can interpret!"
Mahmoud Ghali
They said, "Jumbled dreams. And in no way are we knowledgeable about the interpretation of dreams."
George Sale
They answered, they are confused dreams; neither are we skilled in the interpretation of such kind of dreams.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They (the chiefs) said: "A confused mixture of false dreams: And we are not skilled in interpreting the meaning of dreams. "
Amatul Rahman Omar
They said, `(These are) confused dreams and we do not know the interpretation of such confused dreams. '
Ali Quli Qarai
They said, ‘ confused nightmares, and we do not know the interpretation of nightmares. ’