Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Turning towards the herald and his companions, the brothers asked: "What is it that you miss?"
M. M. Pickthall
They cried, coming toward them: What is it ye have lost
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They said, turning towards them: "What is it that ye miss?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They asked, turning back, “What have you lost?”
Safi Kaskas
Turning towards the man and his companions, [the brothers] asked, “What are you missing?”
Wahiduddin Khan
They said, turning towards him, What is it that you have lost
Shakir
They said while they were facing them: What is it that you miss
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They said coming forward: What is it that you are missing?
T.B.Irving
They said as they approached them: "What have you lost?"
Abdul Hye
They said turning towards them: “What is it that you have lost?”
The Study Quran
Turning toward them, they said, “What are you missing?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Upon being summoned, they were asked, “What did you miss?”
Talal Itani (2012)
They said, as they came towards them, 'What are you missing?'
Dr. Kamal Omar
(The brethren) said while they came closer to them (i.e., to the staff-members): “What is that which you misplace and (then) search?”
They turned back and asked: "What have you lost?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They said (as) they came forward to them, "What is (it) that you are missing?"
Muhammad Sarwar
Joseph's brothers turned around and asked, "What is missing?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Turning towards them, they said, .What are you missing?
Shabbir Ahmed
They said, coming towards them, "What is it that you have lost?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
They came forward and asked, "What have you lost?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They (the brothers) said, turning towards them: "What is it that you miss?"
They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They said, while coming towards him: "What is it you are missing"
Abdel Haleem
and they turned and said, ‘What have you lost?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They said while they turned toward them: what is it that ye miss
Ahmed Ali
They turned to them and asked: "What is it you have lost?"
Aisha Bewley
They turned to them and said, ´What are you missing?´
Ali Ünal
They said, turning towards them (the herald and his companions): "What is it that you are missing?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
They said, as they turned towards them, ‘What are you missing?’
Hamid S. Aziz
They said, turning to them, "What is it that you miss?"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They said while turning around to them: “What do you miss?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They said turning towards them, “What is it you miss?
Musharraf Hussain
“What have you lost?” The brothers said, as they turned to face them.
Maududi
Turning back they asked: "What have you lost?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They said, while coming towards them: "What is it you are missing?"
Mohammad Shafi
Joseph's brothers in the caravan came forward and asked, "What is it that you find missing?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They said, and turned to them, 'what it is that you find not.
They said, as they came towards them, "What did you lose?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They turned back and asked: 'What have you lost?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said, while they turned towards them: What is it that you miss
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They said, and they approached/came on (to) them: "What (are) you losing/missing ?"
Bijan Moeinian
Turning back, they asked: “What is lost?”
Faridul Haque
They answered and turned towards them, "What is it you cannot find?"
Sher Ali
They said, turning around towards them, `What is that you miss?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They turned towards them and said: ‘What have you found missing?
Amatul Rahman Omar
They (- men of the caravan) said turning towards them (- the heralds), `What is it that you are missing?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They, turning towards them, said: "What is it that you have missed?"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they said turning towards them, “What is it that you are missing?”
Munir Mezyed
They said while they were approaching them, ‘What is it that you are missing?’
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They said, whilst they approached them: what are you missing?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They turned to ask, “What are you missing?”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They said as they came towards them, “What are you missing?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They said as they approached them: "What have you lost?"
Samy Mahdy
They said, and they approached them, “What are you missing?”
Sayyid Qutb
Turning back towards them, they said: 'What is it that you have lost?'
Ahmed Hulusi
They turned them and asked, “What is missing?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They said, while turning to them: 'What is it that you have lost
The brothers turned back and asked: "What is it that you have lost"
Mir Aneesuddin
They said, while facing them, “What is it that you miss?”
The Wise Quran
They said approaching them, 'What is it that you miss?'