Quran 12:35

ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُا الْآيَاتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ حَتَّى حِينٍ

Ahmad Ali

And yet in spite of having seen these clear proofs they found it proper to incarcerate him for a time.

Ali Qarai

Then it appeared to them, after they had seen all the signs [of his innocence], that they should confine him for some time.

Amhad Khan

Then after having seeing all the signs, they all decided that he should be imprisoned for some time.

Arberry

Then it seemed good to them, after they had seen the signs, that they should imprison him for a while.

Corpus Quran

Then (it) appeared to them after [what] they had seen the signs, surely they should imprison him until a time.

Daryabadi

Thereafter it occurred to them even after they had, the signs, to imprison him for a season.

Hilali & Khan

Then it appeared to them, after they had seen the proofs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time.

Maududi

Then it occurred to them to cast Joseph into prison for a while even though they had seen clear signs (of Joseph's innocence and of the evil ways of their ladies).

Muhammad Sarwar

Even after Joseph had been found innocent of any crime, the King and his people decided to imprison him for an appointed time (so that people would forget the incident).

Muhammad Shakir

Then it occurred to them after they had seen the signs that they should imprison him till a time.

Pickthall

And it seemed good to them (the men-folk) after they had seen the signs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time.

Qaribullah

Then it seemed good to them, even after they had seen the signs, that they should imprison him for some time.

Sahih Intl

Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.

Talal Itani

Then it occurred to them, after they had seen the signs, to imprison him for a while.

Wahihuddin Khan

Yet, even after all the evidence they had seen, they thought it right to jail him for a time.

Yusuf Ali

Then it occurred to the men, after they had seen the signs, (that it was best) to imprison him for a time.