"May God forgive us," he said, "if we hold any one but him with whom we found our property, or else we would be unjust."

He said, “The refuge of Allah from that we should take anyone except him with whom our property was found – we would then surely be unjust.”

He said, 'God forbid that we should take any other but him in whose possession we found the goods; for if we did so, we would be evildoers.'

He answered: "May God preserve us from [the sin of] detaining any other than him with whom we have found our property-for then, behold, we would indeed be evildoers!"

He said: Allah forbid that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our stuff; verily then we should be the wrong-doers.

He said: "Allah forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property. Indeed (if we did so), we should be Zalimun (wrong-doers)."

He said, “God forbid that we should arrest anyone except him in whose possession we found our property; for then we would be unjust.”

He said, “Allah forbid that we should arrest anyone except him in whose possession we found our property; for then we would be unjust.”

He said, “God forbid, that we should detain anyone except whom we found our property with him. For then, we would be unjust.”

He said, “Allah forbid, that we should detain anyone except whom we found our property with him. For then, we would be unjust.”

Joseph responded, “Allah forbid that we should take other than the one with whom we found our property. Otherwise, we would surely be unjust.”

Joseph said: "Allah forbid that we should seize any except him with whom we found our good. Were we to do so, we would surely be one of the wrong-doers."

He said: "Allah forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property. Indeed (if we did so), we should be wrongdoers."

He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers.

He said, ‘God forbid that we should detain anyone except him with whom we found our wares, for then we would indeed be wrongdoers.’

He replied: 'Allah forbid that we should seize any but he with whom our property was found, for then we should be harmdoers'

He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah [to prevent] that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."

He replied, "God forbid! How could I take someone in place of the thief? In doing so I would be committing injustice."

He said: Allah protect us that we should seize other than him with whom we found our property, for then most surely we would be unjust.

Qala maAAatha Allahi an nakhutha illa man wajadna mataAAana AAindahu inna ithan lathalimoona

qāla maʿādha l-lahi an nakhudha illā man wajadnā matāʿanā ʿindahu innā idhan laẓālimūna

He replied, "God forbid that we should take anyone other than the person on whom we found our property. In that case, we would clearly be wrongdoers."

He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully.