(12:18) And on his shirt they brought blood stained with lies. He said, 'What really happened is that your egos justified something terrible to you. So graceful patience is all I have – and God help me with what you’re portraying.' ﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏ NOTES: The translation attempts to preserve the sense in the ayah that what they brought (or 'had brought') was the blood, and that, beyond being false, it was full of falsehood (as the verbal noun /kadhib/ is used adjectivally). The retort with /bal/ is translated to counter their wording with Jacob's 'what really happened'. The term /nafs/ has various senses, but 'ego' seems most apt here to refer to the inner source of evil impulses (later described in 12:53). The word /taṣifūn/ can refer to the difficult news the father has to bear, but it is frequently used in the Quran for false descriptions. REQUEST: this translation is being shared here as a draft to receive feedback from the general public. Please share any suggestions for improvement, but ensure that they are evidence-based and not simply reproducing familiar expressions from other translations.

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