لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِى يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ ﴿7﴾
Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask,
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← read from right to left5And his brothersوَإِخْوَتِهِwa-ikhwatihiCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+إِخْوَتِHis brothers+هِhim / his / it 7For those who askلِلسَّائِلِينَlilssa'ilinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+سَائِلِينَThose who ask إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿8﴾
When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.
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← read from right to left3Surely josephلَيُوسُفُlayusufuCBILAM+PNلَfor / to+يُوسُفُSurely joseph 4And his brotherوَأَخُوهُwa-akhuhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَخُوHis brother+هُhim / his / it 5Are more belovedأَحَبُّahabbuI 7Our fatherأَبِينَاabinaCBIN+PRONATTأَبِيOur father+نَاus / our 10Are a groupعُصْبَةٌ'usbatunI 12Our fatherأَبَانَاabanaCBIN+PRONATTأَبَاOur father+نَاus / our 13Is surely inلَفِيlafiCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+فِيIs surely in 14An errorضَلَالٍdalalinI ٱقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ قَوْمًا صَٰلِحِينَ ﴿9﴾
Kill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people."
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← read from right to left4Cast himاطْرَحُوهُitrahuhuCBFV+PRONATTاطْرَحُوCast+هُhim / his / it 6So will be freeيَخْلُyakhluF 7For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9Of your fatherأَبِيكُمْabikumCBIN+PRONATTأَبِيOf your father+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10And you will beوَتَكُونُواwatakunuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَكُونُواYou will be 12After thatبَعْدِهِba'dihiCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter that+هِhim / his / it 14RighteousصَالِحِينَsalihinaI قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿10﴾
Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up - if you would do [something]."
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← read from right to left2A speakerقَائِلٌqa'ilunI 3Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their 7But throwوَأَلْقُوهُwa-alquhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَلْقُوBut throw+هُhim / his / it 9The bottomغَيَابَتِghayabatiI 10Of the wellالْجُبِّl-jubiIالthe+جُبِّOf the well 11Will pick himيَلْتَقِطْهُyaltaqithuCBFV+PRONATTيَلْتَقِطْWill pick+هُhim / his / it 13[the] caravanالسَّيَّارَةِl-sayaratiIالthe+سَيَّارَةِ[the] caravan 16Doingفَاعِلِينَfa'ilinaI قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَ۫نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ ﴿11﴾
They said, "O our father, why do you not entrust us with Joseph while indeed, we are to him sincere counselors?
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← read from right to left2O our fatherيَاأَبَانَاya'abanaCBIN+PRONATTيَاأَبَاO our father+نَاus / our 6Trust usتَأْمَنَّاta'mannaF 10Are for himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 11Surely well wishersلَنَاصِحُونَlanasihunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+نَاصِحُونَSurely well wishers أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ ﴿12﴾
Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians.
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← read from right to left1Send himأَرْسِلْهُarsilhuCBFV+PRONATTأَرْسِلْSend+هُhim / his / it 5And playوَيَلْعَبْwayal'abCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَلْعَبْPlay 7Will surely be his guardiansلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 8Will surely be his guardiansلَحَافِظُونَlahafizunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+حَافِظُونَWill surely be his guardians قَالَ إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ أَن تَذْهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَٰفِلُونَ ﴿13﴾
[Jacob] said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are of him unaware."
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← read from right to left3It surely saddens meلَيَحْزُنُنِيlayahzununiCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+يَحْزُنُIt surely saddens+نِيme 5You should take himتَذْهَبُواtadhhabuF 6You should take himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 7And i fearوَأَخَافُwa-akhafuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَخَافُI fear 9Would eat himيَأْكُلَهُya'kulahuCBFV+PRONATTيَأْكُلَWould eat+هُhim / his / it 10A wolfالذِّئْبُl-dhi'buIالthe+ذِئْبُA wolf 13Are unawareغَافِلُونَghafilunaI قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿14﴾
They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
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← read from right to left3Eats himأَكَلَهُakalahuCBFV+PRONATTأَكَلَEats+هُhim / his / it 4The wolfالذِّئْبُl-dhi'buIالthe+ذِئْبُWolf 6Are a groupعُصْبَةٌ'usbatunI 9Surely would be losersلَخَاسِرُونَlakhasirunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+خَاسِرُونَSurely would be losers فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟ أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ ۚ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿15﴾
So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]."
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← read from right to left1So whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 2They took himذَهَبُواdhahabuF 3They took himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 4And agreedوَأَجْمَعُواwa-ajma'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَجْمَعُواAgreed 6They put himيَجْعَلُوهُyaj'aluhuCBFV+PRONATTيَجْعَلُوThey put+هُhim / his / it 8The bottomغَيَابَتِghayabatiI 9Of the wellالْجُبِّl-jubiIالthe+جُبِّOf the well 10But we inspiredوَأَوْحَيْنَاwa-awhaynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَوْحَيْنَاBut we inspired 11To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 12Surely you will inform themلَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمْlatunabbi'annahumCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+تُنَبِّئَSurely you will inform them+نَّemphasis+هُمْthem / their 13About this affairبِأَمْرِهِمْbi-amrihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَمْرِAbout this affair+هِمْthem / their 14About this affairهَذَاhadhaI 17Perceiveيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ ﴿16﴾
And they came to their father at night, weeping.
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← read from right to left1And they cameوَجَاءُواwaja'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءُواThey came 2To their fatherأَبَاهُمْabahumCBIN+PRONATTأَبَاTo their father+هُمْthem / their 3Early at nightعِشَاءً'isha'anI 4WeepingيَبْكُونَyabkunaF قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿17﴾
They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
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← read from right to left2O our fatherيَاأَبَانَاya'abanaCBIN+PRONATTيَاأَبَاO our father+نَاus / our 4[we] wentذَهَبْنَاdhahabnaF 5Racing each otherنَسْتَبِقُnastabiquF 6And we leftوَتَرَكْنَاwataraknaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَرَكْنَاWe left 9Our possessionsمَتَاعِنَاmata'inaCBIN+PRONATTمَتَاعِOur possessions+نَاus / our 10And ate himفَأَكَلَهُfa-akalahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَكَلَAnd ate+هُhim / his / it 11The wolfالذِّئْبُl-dhi'buIالthe+ذِئْبُWolf 14Will believeبِمُؤْمِنٍbimu'mininCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مُؤْمِنٍWill believe 18TruthfulصَادِقِينَsadiqinaI وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا ۖ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ﴿18﴾
And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
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← read from right to left1And they broughtوَجَاءُواwaja'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءُواThey brought 3His shirtقَمِيصِهِqamisihiCBIN+PRONATTقَمِيصِHis shirt+هِhim / his / it 4With false bloodبِدَمٍbidaminCBIP+Nبِwith / in+دَمٍFalse blood 5With false bloodكَذِبٍkadhibinI 8Has enticed youسَوَّلَتْsawwalatF 9Has enticed youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10Your soulsأَنْفُسُكُمْanfusukumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسُYour souls+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11To a matterأَمْرًاamranI 12So patienceفَصَبْرٌfasabrunCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+صَبْرٌPatience 13Is beautifulجَمِيلٌjamilunI 14And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 15Is the one sought for helpالْمُسْتَعَانُl-musta'anuIالthe+مُسْتَعَانُIs the one sought for help 18You describeتَصِفُونَtasifunaF وَجَآءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا۟ وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَىٰ دَلْوَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشْرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٌ ۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿19﴾
And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise; and Allah was knowing of what they did.
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← read from right to left1And there cameوَجَاءَتْwaja'atCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءَتْThere came 2A caravanسَيَّارَةٌsayyaratunI 3And they sentفَأَرْسَلُواfa-arsaluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرْسَلُواAnd they sent 4Their water drawerوَارِدَهُمْwaridahumCBIN+PRONATTوَارِدَTheir water drawer+هُمْthem / their 5Then he let downفَأَدْلَىfa-adlaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَدْلَىHe let down 6His bucketدَلْوَهُdalwahuCBIN+PRONATTدَلْوَHis bucket+هُhim / his / it 8O good newsيَابُشْرَىyabushraCBIVOC+NيَاO+بُشْرَىGood news 10Is a boyغُلَامٌghulamunI 11And they hid himوَأَسَرُّوهُwa-asarruhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَسَرُّوThey hid+هُhim / his / it 12As a merchandiseبِضَاعَةًbida'atanI 13And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 14Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI 15Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 16They doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۭ بَخْسٍ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ ﴿20﴾
And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
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← read from right to left1And they sold himوَشَرَوْهُwasharawhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+شَرَوْThey sold+هُhim / his / it 2For a priceبِثَمَنٍbithamaninCBIP+Nبِwith / in+ثَمَنٍFor a price 4DirhamsدَرَاهِمَdarahimaI 5Fewمَعْدُودَةٍma'dudatinI 6And they wereوَكَانُواwakanuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواThey were 7About himفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيAbout+هِhim / his / it 9Those keen to giveالزَّاهِدِينَl-zahidinaIالthe+زَاهِدِينَThose keen to give English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
