And as the caravan set out (from Egypt), their father said (in

﴿وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلۡعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمۡ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَۖ لَوۡلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ ﴾
[يُوسُف: 94]

And as the caravan set out (from Egypt), their father said (in Canaan): "Indeed I smell the fragrance of Joseph. I say so although you may think that I am doting

﴿ولما فصلت العير قال أبوهم إني لأجد ريح يوسف لولا أن تفندون﴾ [يُوسُف: 94]

Abdel Haleem
Later, when the caravan departed, their father said, ‘You may think I am senile but I can smell Joseph,’

Abdul Hye
When the caravan departed, their father said: “I do indeed feel the smell of Joseph, even if you think me weak of mind due to old age.”

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard

Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And when the caravan had departed, their father said: surely feel the smell of Yusuf, if ye think not that I am doting

Ahmed Ali
The caravan departed (from Egypt) and Jacob said (at home): "Say not that I am in my dotage, but I get the smell of Joseph

Aisha Bewley
And when the caravan went on its way, their father said, ´I can smell Yusuf´s scent! You probably think I have become senile.´

A. J. Arberry
So, when the caravan set forth, their father said, 'Surely I perceive Joseph's scent, unless you think me doting

Ali Quli Qarai
As the caravan set off, their father said, ‘I sense the scent of Joseph, if you will not consider me a dotard.’