Surah Yusuf

يوسف

Surah 12 · Ruku 7 of 12 · ayahs 50–57 · Juz 12–13 · pages 241–242 · Makki

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وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ ٱلرَّسُولُ قَالَ ٱرْجِعْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ ٱلنِّسْوَةِ ٱلَّٰتِى قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٌ ﴿50﴾

And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan."

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And saidوَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
The kingالْمَلِكُIالthe+مَلِكُKing
Bring him to meائْتُونِيCBFV+PRONATTائْتُوBring him to+نِيme
Bring him to meبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
But whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when
Came to himجَاءَهُCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَCame to+هُhim / his / it
The MessengerالرَّسُولُIالthe+رَسُولُMessenger
He saidقَالَF
ReturnارْجِعْF
ToإِلَىH
Your LordرَبِّكَCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your
And ask himفَاسْأَلْهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اسْأَلْAnd ask+هُhim / his / it
WhatمَاI
Is the caseبَالُI
Of the womenالنِّسْوَةِIالthe+نِسْوَةِOf the women
WhoاللَّاتِيI
CutقَطَّعْنَF
Their handsأَيْدِيَهُنَّCBIN+PRONATTأَيْدِيَTheir hands+هُنَّthem / their (f.)
IndeedإِنَّH
My LordرَبِّيCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يme / my
Of their plotبِكَيْدِهِنَّCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+كَيْدِOf their plot+هِنَّthem / their (f.)
Is all knowerعَلِيمٌI

قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ قُلْنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوٓءٍ ۚ قَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْـَٰٔنَ حَصْحَصَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿51﴾

Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-'Azeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.

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He saidقَالَF
WhatمَاI
Was your affairخَطْبُكُنَّCBIN+PRONATTخَطْبُWas your affair+كُنَّyou / your (f. pl.)
WhenإِذْI
You sought to seduceرَاوَدْتُنَّF
JosephيُوسُفَI
FromعَنْH
HimselfنَفْسِهِCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِHimself+هِhim / his / it
They saidقُلْنَF
Allah forbidحَاشَI
Allah forbidلِلَّهِCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah forbid
NotمَاH
We knowعَلِمْنَاF
About himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAbout+هِhim / his / it
AnyمِنْH
EvilسُوءٍI
SaidقَالَتِF
The wifeامْرَأَتُI
Of azizالْعَزِيزِIالthe+عَزِيزِOf aziz
NowالْآنَI
Is manifestحَصْحَصَF
The truthالْحَقُّIالthe+حَقُّTruth
IأَنَاI
Sought to seduce himرَاوَدْتُهُCBFV+PRONATTرَاوَدْتُSought to seduce+هُhim / his / it
FromعَنْH
HimselfنَفْسِهِCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِHimself+هِhim / his / it
And indeed heوَإِنَّهُCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
Is surely ofلَمِنَCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَIs surely of
The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful

ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ أَنِّى لَمْ أَخُنْهُ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى كَيْدَ ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ ﴿52﴾

That is so al-'Azeez will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allah does not guide the plan of betrayers.

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ThatذَلِكَI
He may knowلِيَعْلَمَCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَعْلَمَHe may know
That iأَنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTأَThat i+نيme
NotلَمْH
[i] betray himأَخُنْهُCBFV+PRONATTأَخُنْ[i] betray+هُhim / his / it
In secretبِالْغَيْبِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+غَيْبِSecret
And thatوَأَنَّCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+أَنَّThat
AllahاللَّهَI
Does notلَاH
GuideيَهْدِيF
The planكَيْدَI
Of the betrayersالْخَائِنِينَIالthe+خَائِنِينَOf the betrayers

وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِىٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿53﴾

And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."

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And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
I absolveأُبَرِّئُF
MyselfنَفْسِيCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِMyself+يme / my
IndeedإِنَّH
The soulالنَّفْسَIالthe+نَفْسَSoul
Is a certain enjoinerلَأَمَّارَةٌCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+أَمَّارَةٌIs a certain enjoiner
Of evilبِالسُّوءِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+سُوءِOf evil
UnlessإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
[that]مَاI
Bestows mercyرَحِمَF
My LordرَبِّيCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يme / my
IndeedإِنَّH
My LordرَبِّيCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يme / my
Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌI
Most MercifulرَحِيمٌI

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦٓ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى ۖ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿54﴾

And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted."

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And saidوَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
The kingالْمَلِكُIالthe+مَلِكُKing
Bring him to meائْتُونِيCBFV+PRONATTائْتُوBring him to+نِيme
Bring him to meبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
I will select himأَسْتَخْلِصْهُCBFV+PRONATTأَسْتَخْلِصْI will select+هُhim / his / it
For myselfلِنَفْسِيCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+نَفْسِMyself+يme / my
Then whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen
He spoke to himكَلَّمَهُCBFV+PRONATTكَلَّمَHe spoke to+هُhim / his / it
He saidقَالَF
Indeed youإِنَّكَCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+كَyou / your
Are todayالْيَوْمَIالthe+يَوْمَAre today
With usلَدَيْنَاCBILOC+PRONATTلَدَيْWith+نَاus / our
Firmly establishedمَكِينٌI
And trustedأَمِينٌI

قَالَ ٱجْعَلْنِى عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿55﴾

[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."

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He saidقَالَF
Appoint meاجْعَلْنِيCBFV+PRONATTاجْعَلْAppoint+نِيme
OverعَلَىH
The treasuriesخَزَائِنِI
Of the landالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِOf the land
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
Will be a guardianحَفِيظٌI
KnowingعَلِيمٌI

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَآءُ ۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُ ۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿56﴾

And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.

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And thusوَكَذَلِكَCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus
We establishedمَكَّنَّاF
[to] josephلِيُوسُفَCBIP+PNلِfor / to+يُوسُفَ[to] joseph
InفِيH
The landالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِLand
To settleيَتَبَوَّأُF
ThereinمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْTherein+هَاher / it / its
Where everحَيْثُI
He willedيَشَاءُF
We bestowنُصِيبُF
Our mercyبِرَحْمَتِنَاCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَحْمَتِOur mercy+نَاus / our
On whomمَنْI
We willنَشَاءُF
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
We let go wasteنُضِيعُF
The rewardأَجْرَI
Of the good doersالْمُحْسِنِينَIالthe+مُحْسِنِينَOf the good doers

وَلَأَجْرُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ ﴿57﴾

And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allah.

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And surely the rewardوَلَأَجْرُCBICONJ+LAM+Nوَand+لَfor / to+أَجْرُSurely the reward
Of the HereafterالْآخِرَةِIالthe+آخِرَةِOf the Hereafter
Is betterخَيْرٌI
For those whoلِلَّذِينَCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
BelieveآمَنُواF
And areوَكَانُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواAre
God consciousيَتَّقُونَF

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.