وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٍ ۖ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ ﴿43﴾
And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2The kingالْمَلِكُl-malikuIالthe+مَلِكُKing 8Eating themيَأْكُلُهُنَّya'kuluhunnaCBFV+PRONATTيَأْكُلُEating+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 10Lean onesعِجَافٌ'ijafunI 11And sevenوَسَبْعَwasab'aCBICONJ+NUMوَand+سَبْعَSeven 12Ears of cornسُنْبُلَاتٍsunbulatinI 14And otherوَأُخَرَwa-ukharaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أُخَرَOther 15DryيَابِسَاتٍyabisatinI 17Chiefsالْمَلَأُl-mala'uIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs 18Explain to meأَفْتُونِيaftuniCBFV+PRONATTأَفْتُوExplain to+نِيme 20My visionرُؤْيَايَru'yayaCBIN+PRONATTرُؤْيَاMy vision+يَme / my 23Of visionsلِلرُّؤْيَاlilrru'yaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+رُؤْيَاOf visions 24Interpretتَعْبُرُونَta'burunaF قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍ ۖ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ ﴿44﴾
They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."
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← read from right to left2ConfusedأَضْغَاثُadghathuI 6Are in the interpretationبِتَأْوِيلِbita'wiliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+تَأْوِيلِAre in the interpretation 7Of the dreamsالْأَحْلَامِl-ahlamiIالthe+أَحْلَامِOf the dreams 8Learnedبِعَالِمِينَbi'aliminaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+عَالِمِينَLearned وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَٱدَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا۠ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦ فَأَرْسِلُونِ ﴿45﴾
But the one who was freed and remembered after a time said, "I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me forth."
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← read from right to left1But saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَBut said 2The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 4Of the twoمِنْهُمَاminhumaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf the two+هُمَاthem two 5And rememberedوَادَّكَرَwa-iddakaraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ادَّكَرَRemembered 9[i] will inform youأُنَبِّئُكُمْunabbi'ukumCBFV+PRONATTأُنَبِّئُ[i] will inform+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10Of its interpretationبِتَأْوِيلِهِbita'wilihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+تَأْوِيلِOf its interpretation+هِhim / his / it 11So send me forthفَأَرْسِلُونِfa-arsiluniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَرْسِلُSend me forth+ونِme يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِى سَبْعِ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٍ لَّعَلِّىٓ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿46﴾
[He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you]."
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← read from right to left3The truthful oneالصِّدِّيقُl-sidiquIالthe+صِدِّيقُTruthful one 4Explain to usأَفْتِنَاaftinaCBFV+PRONATTأَفْتِExplain to+نَاus / our 9Eating themيَأْكُلُهُنَّya'kuluhunnaCBFV+PRONATTيَأْكُلُEating+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 11Lean onesعِجَافٌ'ijafunI 12And sevenوَسَبْعِwasab'iCBICONJ+NUMوَand+سَبْعِSeven 13Ears of cornسُنْبُلَاتٍsunbulatinI 15And otherوَأُخَرَwa-ukharaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أُخَرَOther 16DryيَابِسَاتٍyabisatinI 17That i mayلَعَلِّيla'alliCBHلَfor / to+عَلِّThat i may+يme / my 20The peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِPeople 21So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their 22Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF قَالَ تَزْرَعُونَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبًا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمْ فَذَرُوهُ فِى سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ ﴿47﴾
[Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat.
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← read from right to left2You will sowتَزْرَعُونَtazra'unaF 6And that whichفَمَاfamaCBICONJ+CONDفَso / then+مَاAnd that which 7You reapحَصَدْتُمْhasadttumF 8So leave itفَذَرُوهُfadharuhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ذَرُوLeave+هُhim / his / it 10Its earsسُنْبُلِهِsunbulihiCBIN+PRONATTسُنْبُلِIts ears+هِhim / his / it 11ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 12A littleقَلِيلًاqalilanI 13FromمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 14You will eatتَأْكُلُونَta'kulunaF ثُمَّ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ يَأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تُحْصِنُونَ ﴿48﴾
Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you saved for them, except a little from which you will store.
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← read from right to left7Hard yearsشِدَادٌshidadunI 8Which will consumeيَأْكُلْنَya'kulnaF 10You advancedقَدَّمْتُمْqaddamtumF 11For themلَهُنَّlahunnaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 12ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 13A littleقَلِيلًاqalilanI 14Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 15You will storeتُحْصِنُونَtuhsinunaF ثُمَّ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَامٌ فِيهِ يُغَاثُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَفِيهِ يَعْصِرُونَ ﴿49﴾
Then will come after that a year in which the people will be given rain and in which they will press [olives and grapes]."
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← read from right to left8Will be given abundant rainيُغَاثُyughathuF 9The peopleالنَّاسُl-nasuIالthe+نَاسُPeople 11They will pressيَعْصِرُونَya'sirunaF 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.
