قَالُواْ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلۡعَزِيزُ

إِنَّ

لَهُۥٓ

أَبٗا

شَيۡخٗا

كَبِيرٗا

فَخُذۡ

أَحَدَنَا

مَكَانَهُۥٓۖ

إِنَّا

نَرَىٰكَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

٧٨

 78. They said: "O ruler of the land! Verily, he has an old father (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place. Indeed we think that you are one of the Muhsinûn (good-doers - see the footnote of V.9:120)."