Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[But when Moses had delivered his message, Pharaoh] said: “Did we not bring thee up among us when thou wert a child? And didst thou not spend among us years of thy [later] life
M. M. Pickthall
(Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
(Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care?
Safi Kaskas
[Pharaoh] said, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and did you not live among us for many years?
Wahiduddin Khan
Pharaoh said to Moses, Did we not bring you up among us as a child? And you spent several years of your life with us
Shakir
(Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Pharaoh said: Raise not we thee up among us as a child? Hadst thou not lingered in expectation with us for many years of thy lifetime?
T.B.Irving
He said: "Did we not rear you as a child among us and you spent several years of your life with us?
Abdul Hye
(Pharaoh) said (to Moses): “Did we not bring you up among us as a child? You stayed with us many years of your life.
The Study Quran
He said, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and did you not stay among us for years of your life
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He responded, “Didn’t we raise you among us as a child, and you stayed among us for years of your life?
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed among us for many of your years
Dr. Kamal Omar
(Firaun) said: “Did we not bring you up among us as a child? And you did stay many years of your life with us
When they went to Pharoah and conveyed the Message of Allah, he said: "Did we not cherish you when you were a child? Did you not stay several years of your life among us
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Said he, "Did we not rear you among us as a newborn, and did you not linger among us years of your age
Muhammad Sarwar
The Pharaoh said, "Did we not bring you up in our home as an infant and did you not live with us for many year
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He (Pharaoh) said, .Did we not nourish you among us as a child? And you remained amidst us for years
Shabbir Ahmed
Pharaoh said to Moses, "Did we not rear you as a child among us? And you lived with us many years of your life
Dr. Munir Munshey
The pharaoh said, "Did we not raise you up from an infant? And did you not spend a portion of your life with us?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
(Firon) said (to Musa): "Did we not cherish you as a child with us, and did you not stay many years of your life amidst us
[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "Did we not raise you amongst us as a new born, and you stayed with us for many of your years"
Abdel Haleem
Pharaoh said, ‘Did we not bring you up as a child among us? Did you not stay with us for many years
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Fir'awn said: brought we not thee up amongst us as a child? And thou tarriedst amongst us for many years of thy life
Ahmed Ali
(The Pharaoh) said: "Did we not bring you up as a child? And you lived a number of years of your life with us
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´Did we not bring you up among us as a child and did you not spend many years of your life among us?
Ali Ünal
(When Moses delivered his message, the Pharaoh) said: "Did we not bring you up among us (in our palace) when you were a child? And you spent many years of your life among us
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘Did we not rear you as a child among us, and did you not stay with us for years of your life
Hamid S. Aziz
And he said, "Did we not cherish you as a child amongst us? And did you not dwell amongst us for many years of your life
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He (Pharaoh) said: “Did we not bring you up among us as a child, and you stayed among us for years of your life?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Pharaoh said, “Did we not cherish you while you were a child among us, and did you not stay with us for many years of your life
Musharraf Hussain
Pharaoh said, “When you were a child didn’t we bring you up? And didn’t you live with us for many years?
Maududi
Pharaoh said: "Did we not bring you up among us when you were a child
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "Did we not raise you among us as a new born, and you stayed with us for many of your years?
Mohammad Shafi
Pharaoh said, "Did we not bring you up amongst us as a child? And did you not spend among us years of your life?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Firawn said, 'did We not bring you up among us in your childhood, and you did pass among us many years of your life?
He said, "Did we not raise you from infancy, and you spent many years with us?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He (Pharaoh) said (to Moses): 'Did We not bring you up when you were a child? And have you not spent years of your life amongst us
Maulana Muhammad Ali
(Pharaoh) said: Did we not bring thee up as a child among us, and thou didst tarry (many) years of thy life among us
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "Did we not bring you up in (between) us (as) a child/new born, and you stayed/remained in (between) us years from your lifetime?"
Bijan Moeinian
The pharaoh’s response was: “Did we not bring you up among us as a child? Did you not spend so many years of your life with us?”
Faridul Haque
Said Firaun, “Did we do not raise you amongst us, as a child? And you spent many years of your life among us!”
Sher Ali
Pharaoh said, `O Moses, did we not bring thee up among us as a child? And thou didst stay among us many years of thy life
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Pharaoh said: ‘Did we not bring you up amongst us as a child, and you spent many years of your life with us?
Amatul Rahman Omar
(So when Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh) he said (to Moses), `Did we not bring you up among us when you were a mere babe? And you stayed with us many years of your life
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(Firaun (Pharaoh)) said (to Moosa (Moses)): "Did we not bring you up among us as a child? And you did dwell many years of your life with us
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He [Pharaoh] said, “Did we not raise you as a child among us and did you not stay among us many years of your life?
Munir Mezyed
Pharaoh said: ‘Did we not bring you up among us when you were a child? You spent so many years of your life among us!
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: did we not look after you amongst us as a child and you stayed amongst us some years of your life?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
(Pharaoh) said, “Did we not raise you as a child among us. Did you not stay with us many years of your life?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “Did we not raise yousg among us as a child, and you stayed among us for many years of your life?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said: "Did we not rear you as a child among us and you spent several years of your life with us?
Samy Mahdy
He said, “Did we not raise you within us as a newborn, and you tarried within us from your age many lunar years?
Sayyid Qutb
[Pharaoh] said [to Moses]: 'Did we not bring you up when you were an infant? And did you not stay with us many years of your life?
Ahmed Hulusi
(Pharaoh) said, “Did we not raise you and tame you while you were a child among us? Did you not spend many years of your life with us?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Said (Pharaoh): 'Did we not cherish you as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life
" Did we not nurture you O Mussa, "said Pharaoh, from infancy as one of us and set you on your feet and you spent of your life among us a good number of years!"
Mir Aneesuddin
that you should send the children of Israel with us."
The Wise Quran
He said, 'Did we not bring you up among us as a child? And you tarried among us for years of your life;