Surah 12. Yusuf

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Verses [Section]: 1-6[1], 7-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-35 [4], 36-42 [5], 43-49 [6], 50-57 [7], 58-68 [8], 69-79 [9], 80-93 [10], 94-104 [11], 105-111 [12]

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Quran Text of Verse 36-42وَ دَخَلَAnd enteredمَعَهُwith himالسِّجْنَ(in) the prisonفَتَیٰنِ ؕtwo young menقَالَSaidاَحَدُهُمَاۤone of themاِنِّیْۤIndeed Iاَرٰىنِیْۤ[I] see myselfاَعْصِرُpressingخَمْرًا ۚwineوَ قَالَAnd saidالْاٰخَرُthe otherاِنِّیْۤIndeed Iاَرٰىنِیْۤ[I] see myselfاَحْمِلُ[I am] carryingفَوْقَoverرَاْسِیْmy headخُبْزًاbreadتَاْكُلُ(were) eatingالطَّیْرُthe birdsمِنْهُ ؕfrom itنَبِّئْنَاInform usبِتَاْوِیْلِهٖ ۚof its interpretationاِنَّاindeed weنَرٰىكَ[we] see youمِنَofالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ the good-doers قَالَHe saidلَاNotیَاْتِیْكُمَا(will) come to both of youطَعَامٌfoodتُرْزَقٰنِهٖۤyou are provided withاِلَّاbutنَبَّاْتُكُمَاI will inform both of youبِتَاْوِیْلِهٖof its interpretationقَبْلَbeforeاَنْ[that]یَّاْتِیَكُمَا ؕ[it] comes to both of youذٰلِكُمَاThatمِمَّا(is) of whatعَلَّمَنِیْhas taught meرَبِّیْ ؕmy LordاِنِّیْIndeed Iتَرَكْتُ[I] abandonمِلَّةَ(the) religionقَوْمٍ(of) a peopleلَّاnotیُؤْمِنُوْنَthey believeبِاللّٰهِin Allahوَ هُمْand theyبِالْاٰخِرَةِin the Hereafterهُمْ[they]كٰفِرُوْنَ (are) disbelievers 12. Yusuf Page 240وَ اتَّبَعْتُAnd I followمِلَّةَ(the) religionاٰبَآءِیْۤ(of) my forefathersاِبْرٰهِیْمَIbrahimوَ اِسْحٰقَand Ishaqوَ یَعْقُوْبَ ؕand YaqubمَاNotكَانَwasلَنَاۤfor usاَنْthatنُّشْرِكَwe associateبِاللّٰهِwith Allahمِنْanyشَیْءٍ ؕthingذٰلِكَThatمِنْ(is) fromفَضْلِ(the) Graceاللّٰهِ(of) Allahعَلَیْنَاupon usوَ عَلَیand uponالنَّاسِthe mankindوَ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَmostالنَّاسِ(of) the menلَا(are) notیَشْكُرُوْنَ grateful یٰصَاحِبَیِO my two companionsالسِّجْنِ(of) the prison!ءَاَرْبَابٌAre lordsمُّتَفَرِّقُوْنَseparateخَیْرٌbetterاَمِorاللّٰهُAllahالْوَاحِدُthe Oneالْقَهَّارُؕthe Irresistible مَاNotتَعْبُدُوْنَyou worshipمِنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖۤbesides Himاِلَّاۤbutاَسْمَآءًnamesسَمَّیْتُمُوْهَاۤwhich you have named themاَنْتُمْyouوَ اٰبَآؤُكُمْand your forefathersمَّاۤnotاَنْزَلَ(has) sent downاللّٰهُAllahبِهَاfor itمِنْanyسُلْطٰنٍ ؕauthorityاِنِNotالْحُكْمُ(is) the commandاِلَّاbutلِلّٰهِ ؕfor AllahاَمَرَHe has commandedاَلَّاthat notتَعْبُدُوْۤاyou worshipاِلَّاۤbutاِیَّاهُ ؕHim AloneذٰلِكَThatالدِّیْنُ(is) the religionالْقَیِّمُthe rightوَ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَmostالنَّاسِ[the] menلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know یٰصَاحِبَیِO my two companionsالسِّجْنِ(of) the prisonاَمَّاۤAs forاَحَدُكُمَاone of youفَیَسْقِیْhe will give drinkرَبَّهٗ(to) his masterخَمْرًا ۚwineوَ اَمَّاand as forالْاٰخَرُthe otherفَیُصْلَبُhe will be crucifiedفَتَاْكُلُand will eatالطَّیْرُthe birdsمِنْfromرَّاْسِهٖ ؕhis headقُضِیَHas been decreedالْاَمْرُthe matterالَّذِیْabout whichفِیْهِabout whichتَسْتَفْتِیٰنِؕyou both inquire وَ قَالَAnd he saidلِلَّذِیْto the one whomظَنَّhe thoughtاَنَّهٗthat heنَاجٍ(would be) savedمِّنْهُمَاof both of themاذْكُرْنِیْMention meعِنْدَtoرَبِّكَ ؗyour masterفَاَنْسٰىهُBut made him forgetالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanذِكْرَ(the) mentionرَبِّهٖ(to) his masterفَلَبِثَso he remainedفِیinالسِّجْنِthe prisonبِضْعَseveralسِنِیْنَؕ۠years

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Translation of Verse 36-42

36. And two other servants went to jail with Joseph. One of them said, "I dreamt I was pressing wine." The other said, "I dreamt I was carrying ˹some˺ bread on my head, from which birds were eating." ˹Then both said,˺ "Tell us their interpretation, for we surely see you as one of the good-doers."

37. Joseph replied, "I can even tell you what kind of meal you will be served before you receive it. This ˹knowledge˺ is from what my Lord has taught me. I have shunned the faith of a people who disbelieve in Allah and deny the Hereafter.

38. I follow the faith of my fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is not ˹right˺ for us to associate anything with Allah ˹in worship˺. This is part of Allah's grace upon us and humanity, but most people are not grateful.

39. O my fellow- prisoners! Which is far better: many different lords or Allah-the One, the Supreme?

40. Whatever ˹idols˺ you worship instead of Him are mere names which you and your forefathers have made up ⁴⁴⁹ -a practice Allah has never authorized. It is only Allah Who decides. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the upright faith, but most people do not know.

41. "O my fellow-prisoners! ˹The first˺ one of you will serve wine to his master, and the other will be crucified and the birds will eat from his head. The matter about which you inquired has been decided."

42. Then he said to the one he knew would survive, "Mention me in the presence of your master. ⁴⁵⁰ " But Satan made him forget to mention Joseph to his master, so he remained in prison for several years.

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Commentary

449. Meaning, "You call them gods while in fact they are not gods."

450. The King of Egypt.