12:79

قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِندَهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّظَالِمُونَ

Transliteration:

Qala maAAatha Allahi an na/khutha illa man wajadna mataAAana AAindahu inna ithan lathalimoona

Word by Word:

He said, "Allah forbid that we take except (one) who, we found our possession with him. Indeed, we then surely (would be) wrongdoers."

Translations:

He answered: "May God preserve us from [the sin of] detaining any other than him with whom we have found our property-for then, behold, we would indeed be evildoers!"

He said: "God forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully.

He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers.

He said: Allah forbid that we should seize other than him with whom we found our property, for then surely we should be unjust!

He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah [to prevent] that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."