Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:38

12:38

وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

wa-ittabaʿtu millata ābāī ib'rāhīma wa-is'ḥāqa wayaʿqūba mā kāna lanā an nush'rika bil-lahi min shayin dhālika min faḍli l-lahi ʿalaynā waʿalā l-nāsi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yashkurūna

And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allāh. That is from the favor of Allāh upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.

— Saheeh International

and I follow the faith of my forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Because of God’s grace to us and to all mankind, we would never worship anything beside God, but most people are ungrateful.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ishâq (Isaac) and Ya‘qûb (Jacob) [عليهم السلام], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allâh. This is from the Grace of Allâh to us and to mankind, but most men thank not (i.e. they neither believe in Allâh, nor worship Him).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَٱتَّبَعْتُwa-ittabaʿtuAnd I follow
مِلَّةَmillata(the) religion
ءَابَآءِىٓābāī(of) my forefathers
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
وَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
وَيَعْقُوبَۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
مَاmāNot
كَانَkānawas
لَنَآlanāfor us
أَنanthat
نُّشْرِكَnush'rikawe associate
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
مِنminany
شَىْءٍۢۚshayinthing
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
مِنmin(is) from
فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Grace
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon us
وَعَلَىwaʿalāand upon
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
أَكْثَرَaktharamost
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the men
لَاlā(are) not
يَشْكُرُونَyashkurūnagrateful