وَجَآءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ﴿58﴾
And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.
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← read from right to left1And cameوَجَاءَwaja'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءَCame 2The brothersإِخْوَةُikhwatuI 4And they enteredفَدَخَلُواfadakhaluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+دَخَلُواAnd they entered 5Upon himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِhim / his / it 6And he recognizedفَعَرَفَهُمْfa'arafahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+عَرَفَAnd he recognized+هُمْthem / their 8Knew him notلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 9Knew him notمُنْكِرُونَmunkirunaI وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ٱئْتُونِى بِأَخٍ لَّكُم مِّنْ أَبِيكُمْ ۚ أَلَا تَرَوْنَ أَنِّىٓ أُوفِى ٱلْكَيْلَ وَأَنَا۠ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ ﴿59﴾
And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do not you see that I give full measure and that I am the best of accommodators?
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← read from right to left1And whenوَلَمَّاwalammaCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen 2He had furnished themجَهَّزَهُمْjahhazahumCBFV+PRONATTجَهَّزَHe had furnished+هُمْthem / their 3With their suppliesبِجَهَازِهِمْbijahazihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+جَهَازِTheir supplies+هِمْthem / their 5Bring to meائْتُونِيituniCBFV+PRONATTائْتُوBring to+نِيme 6A brotherبِأَخٍbi-akhinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَخٍA brother 7Of yoursلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9Your fatherأَبِيكُمْabikumCBIN+PRONATTأَبِيYour father+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11You seeتَرَوْنَtarawnaF 13[i] give fullأُوفِيufiF 14[the] measureالْكَيْلَl-kaylaIالthe+كَيْلَ[the] measure 17Of the hostsالْمُنْزِلِينَl-munzilinaIالthe+مُنْزِلِينَOf the hosts فَإِن لَّمْ تَأْتُونِى بِهِۦ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِندِى وَلَا تَقْرَبُونِ ﴿60﴾
But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."
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← read from right to left3You bring him to meتَأْتُونِيta'tuniCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتُوYou bring him to+نِيme 4You bring him to meبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 5Then there will be noفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاThere will be no 7For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10You will come near meتَقْرَبُونِtaqrabuniF قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ ﴿61﴾
They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
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← read from right to left2We will try to get permissionسَنُرَاوِدُsanurawiduCBFFUT+Vسَwill+نُرَاوِدُWe will try to get permission 3For himعَنْهُ'anhuCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFor+هُhim / his / it 4From his fatherأَبَاهُabahuCBIN+PRONATTأَبَاFrom his father+هُhim / his / it 6Surely will doلَفَاعِلُونَlafa'ilunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+فَاعِلُونَSurely will do وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَٰنِهِ ٱجْعَلُوا۟ بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ فِى رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿62﴾
And [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise into their saddlebags so they might recognize it when they have gone back to their people that perhaps they will [again] return."
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← read from right to left1And he saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَHe said 2To his servantsلِفِتْيَانِهِlifityanihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+فِتْيَانِHis servants+هِhim / his / it 4Their merchandiseبِضَاعَتَهُمْbida'atahumCBIN+PRONATTبِضَاعَتَTheir merchandise+هُمْthem / their 6Their saddlebagsرِحَالِهِمْrihalihimCBIN+PRONATTرِحَالِTheir saddlebags+هِمْthem / their 7So that theyلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that+هُمْthem / their 8May recognize itيَعْرِفُونَهَاya'rifunahaCBFV+PRONATTيَعْرِفُونَMay recognize+هَاher / it / its 10They go backانْقَلَبُواinqalabuF 12Their peopleأَهْلِهِمْahlihimCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِTheir people+هِمْthem / their 13So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their 14Returnيَرْجِعُونَyarji'unaF فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ ﴿63﴾
So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
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← read from right to left1So whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 2They returnedرَجَعُواraja'uF 4Their fatherأَبِيهِمْabihimCBIN+PRONATTأَبِيTheir father+هِمْthem / their 6O our fatherيَاأَبَانَاya'abanaCBIN+PRONATTيَاأَبَاO our father+نَاus / our 7Has been deniedمُنِعَmuni'aF 9The measureالْكَيْلُl-kayluIالthe+كَيْلُMeasure 10So sendفَأَرْسِلْfa-arsilCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرْسِلْSend 12Our brotherأَخَانَاakhanaCBIN+PRONATTأَخَاOur brother+نَاus / our 13That we will get measureنَكْتَلْnaktalF 15For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 16Will surely be guardiansلَحَافِظُونَlahafizunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+حَافِظُونَWill surely be guardians قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَٰفِظًا ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴿64﴾
He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
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← read from right to left3I entrust youآمَنُكُمْamanukumCBFV+PRONATTآمَنُI entrust+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4With himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىWith+هِhim / his / it 5ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 7I entrusted youأَمِنْتُكُمْamintukumCBFV+PRONATTأَمِنْتُI entrusted+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9His brotherأَخِيهِakhihiCBIN+PRONATTأَخِيHis brother+هِhim / his / it 12But Allahفَاللَّهُfal-lahuCBICONJ+PNفَso / then+اللَّهُBut Allah 13Is the bestخَيْرٌkhayrunI 14GuardianحَافِظًاhafizanI 16Is the most MercifulأَرْحَمُarhamuI 17Of the Mercifulالرَّاحِمِينَl-rahiminaIالthe+رَاحِمِينَOf the Merciful وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا۟ مَتَٰعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا۟ بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِى ۖ هَٰذِهِۦ بِضَٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيرٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَسِيرٌ ﴿65﴾
And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."
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← read from right to left1And whenوَلَمَّاwalammaCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen 2They openedفَتَحُواfatahuF 3Their baggageمَتَاعَهُمْmata'ahumCBIN+PRONATTمَتَاعَTheir baggage+هُمْthem / their 4They foundوَجَدُواwajaduF 5Their merchandiseبِضَاعَتَهُمْbida'atahumCBIN+PRONATTبِضَاعَتَTheir merchandise+هُمْthem / their 7To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 9O our fatherيَاأَبَانَاya'abanaCBIN+PRONATTيَاأَبَاO our father+نَاus / our 11Could we desireنَبْغِيnabghiF 13Is our merchandiseبِضَاعَتُنَاbida'atunaCBIN+PRONATTبِضَاعَتُIs our merchandise+نَاus / our 16And we will get provisionوَنَمِيرُwanamiruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَمِيرُWe will get provision 17For our familyأَهْلَنَاahlanaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَFor our family+نَاus / our 18And we will protectوَنَحْفَظُwanahfazuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَحْفَظُWe will protect 19Our brotherأَخَانَاakhanaCBIN+PRONATTأَخَاOur brother+نَاus / our 20And get an increaseوَنَزْدَادُwanazdaduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَزْدَادُGet an increase 22Of a camels loadبَعِيرٍba'irinI 24Is a measurementكَيْلٌkaylunI قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُۥ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِى بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ ﴿66﴾
[Jacob] said, "Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise by Allah that you will bring him [back] to me, unless you should be surrounded by enemies." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allah, over what we say, is Witness."
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← read from right to left3Will i send himأُرْسِلَهُursilahuCBFV+PRONATTأُرْسِلَWill i send+هُhim / his / it 4With youمَعَكُمْma'akumI 6You give to meتُؤْتُونِtu'tuniF 7A promiseمَوْثِقًاmawthiqanI 10That surely you will bring him to meلَتَأْتُنَّنِيlata'tunnaniCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+تَأْتُنَّThat surely you will bring him to+نِيme 11That surely you will bring him to meبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 12UnlessإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 14You are surroundedيُحَاطَyuhataF 15You are surroundedبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 16And whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاAnd when 17They had given himآتَوْهُatawhuCBFV+PRONATTآتَوْThey had given+هُhim / his / it 18Their promiseمَوْثِقَهُمْmawthiqahumCBIN+PRONATTمَوْثِقَTheir promise+هُمْthem / their 24Is a guardianوَكِيلٌwakilunI وَقَالَ يَٰبَنِىَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابٍ وَٰحِدٍ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ ۖ وَمَآ أُغْنِى عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ﴿67﴾
And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."
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← read from right to left1And he saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَHe said 2O my sonsيَابَنِيَّyabaniyyaCBIN+PRONATTيَابَنِO my sons+يَّme / my 4EnterتَدْخُلُواtadkhuluF 8But enterوَادْخُلُواwa-udkhuluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ادْخُلُواBut enter 11DifferentمُتَفَرِّقَةٍmutafarriqatinI 13I can availأُغْنِيughniF 14Youعَنْكُمْ'ankumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْyou+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 20Is the decisionالْحُكْمُl-hukmuIالthe+حُكْمُIs the decision 21ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 22With AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِWith Allah 23Upon himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِhim / his / it 24I put my trustتَوَكَّلْتُtawakkaltuF 26Let put their trustفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkaliCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَتَوَكَّلْLet put their trust 27The ones who put trustالْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilunaIالthe+مُتَوَكِّلُونَOnes who put trust وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةً فِى نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَا ۚ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿68﴾
And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah at all except [it was] a need within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَلَمَّاwalammaCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen 2They enteredدَخَلُواdakhaluF 5Ordered themأَمَرَهُمْamarahumCBFV+PRONATTأَمَرَOrdered+هُمْthem / their 6Their fatherأَبُوهُمْabuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَبُوTheir father+هُمْthem / their 10Themعَنْهُمْ'anhumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْthem+هُمْthem / their 15ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 16It was a needحَاجَةًhajatanI 18Jacobs soulنَفْسِnafsiI 19Jacobs soulيَعْقُوبَya'qubaI 20Which he carried outقَضَاهَاqadahaCBFV+PRONATTقَضَاWhich he carried out+هَاher / it / its 21And indeed heوَإِنَّهُwa-innahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 22Was a possessorلَذُوladhuCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+ذُوWas a possessor 23Of knowledgeعِلْمٍ'ilminI 24BecauseلِمَاlimaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَاBecause 25We had taught himعَلَّمْنَاهُ'allamnahuCBFV+PRONATTعَلَّمْنَاWe had taught+هُhim / his / it 26ButوَلَكِنَّwalakinnaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut 28Of the peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِOf the people 30Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF 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.
