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قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُم مَّا جِئۡنَا لِنُفۡسِدَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَٰرِقِينَ
Qaaloo tallaahi laqad 'alimtum maa ji'na linufsida fil ardi wa maa kunnaa saariqeen
(The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"
— Yusuf (يُوسُف), 12:73
قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُم مَّا جِئۡنَا لِنُفۡسِدَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَٰرِقِينَTransliteration: Qaaloo tallaahi laqad 'alimtum maa ji'na linufsida fil ardi wa maa kunnaa saariqeen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): (The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"
This is verse 73 of Surah Yusuf (يُوسُف, meaning "Joseph"), the 12th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 111 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Stealing.