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 94-104وَ لَمَّاAnd whenفَصَلَتِdepartedالْعِیْرُthe caravanقَالَtheir father saidاَبُوْهُمْtheir father saidاِنِّیْIndeed, Iلَاَجِدُ[I] findرِیْحَ(the) smellیُوْسُفَ(of) Yusufلَوْ لَاۤif notاَنْthatتُفَنِّدُوْنِ you think me weakened in mind قَالُوْاThey saidتَاللّٰهِBy Allahاِنَّكَindeed youلَفِیْsurely (are) inضَلٰلِكَyour errorالْقَدِیْمِ old 12. Yusuf Page 247فَلَمَّاۤThen whenاَنْ[that]جَآءَarrivedالْبَشِیْرُthe bearer of glad tidingsاَلْقٰىهُhe cast itعَلٰیoverوَجْهِهٖhis faceفَارْتَدَّthen returned (his) sightبَصِیْرًا ۚthen returned (his) sightقَالَHe saidاَلَمْDid notاَقُلْI sayلَّكُمْ ۙۚto youاِنِّیْۤindeed, Iاَعْلَمُ[I] knowمِنَfromاللّٰهِAllahمَاwhatلَاnotتَعْلَمُوْنَ you know قَالُوْاThey saidیٰۤاَبَانَاO our father!اسْتَغْفِرْAsk forgivenessلَنَاfor usذُنُوْبَنَاۤ(of) our sinsاِنَّاIndeed weكُنَّاhave beenخٰطِـِٕیْنَ sinners قَالَHe saidسَوْفَSoonاَسْتَغْفِرُI will ask forgivenessلَكُمْfor youرَبِّیْ ؕ(from) my LordاِنَّهٗIndeed HeهُوَHeالْغَفُوْرُ(is) the Oft-Forgivingالرَّحِیْمُ the Most Merciful فَلَمَّاThen whenدَخَلُوْاthey enteredعَلٰیuponیُوْسُفَYusufاٰوٰۤیhe tookاِلَیْهِto himselfاَبَوَیْهِhis parentsوَ قَالَand saidادْخُلُوْاEnterمِصْرَEgyptاِنْifشَآءَAllah willsاللّٰهُAllah willsاٰمِنِیْنَؕsafe وَ رَفَعَAnd he raisedاَبَوَیْهِhis parentsعَلَیuponالْعَرْشِthe throneوَ خَرُّوْاand they fell downلَهٗto himسُجَّدًا ۚprostrateوَ قَالَAnd he saidیٰۤاَبَتِO my fatherهٰذَاThisتَاْوِیْلُ(is the) interpretationرُءْیَایَ(of) my dreamمِنْ(of) beforeقَبْلُ ؗ(of) beforeقَدْVerilyجَعَلَهَاhas made itرَبِّیْmy Lordحَقًّا ؕtrueوَ قَدْAnd indeedاَحْسَنَHe was goodبِیْۤto meاِذْwhenاَخْرَجَنِیْHe took me outمِنَofالسِّجْنِthe prisonوَ جَآءَand broughtبِكُمْyouمِّنَfromالْبَدْوِthe bedouin lifeمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterاَنْ[that]نَّزَغَhad caused discordالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanبَیْنِیْbetween meوَ بَیْنَand betweenاِخْوَتِیْ ؕmy brothersاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordلَطِیْفٌ(is) Most Subtleلِّمَاto whatیَشَآءُ ؕHe willsاِنَّهٗIndeed, HeهُوَHeالْعَلِیْمُ(is) the All-Knowerالْحَكِیْمُ the All-Wise رَبِّMy Lordقَدْindeedاٰتَیْتَنِیْyou have given meمِنَofالْمُلْكِthe sovereigntyوَ عَلَّمْتَنِیْand taught meمِنْofتَاْوِیْلِthe interpretationالْاَحَادِیْثِ ۚof the eventsفَاطِرَCreatorالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ۫and the earthاَنْتَYouوَلِیّٖ(are) my Protectorفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldوَ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۚand the HereafterتَوَفَّنِیْCause me to dieمُسْلِمًا(as) a Muslimوَّ اَلْحِقْنِیْand join meبِالصّٰلِحِیْنَ with the righteous ذٰلِكَThatمِنْ(is) fromاَنْۢبَآءِthe newsالْغَیْبِ(of) the unseenنُوْحِیْهِwhich We revealاِلَیْكَ ۚto youوَ مَاAnd notكُنْتَyou wereلَدَیْهِمْwith themاِذْwhenاَجْمَعُوْۤاthey put togetherاَمْرَهُمْtheir planوَ هُمْwhile theyیَمْكُرُوْنَ (were) plotting وَ مَاۤAnd notاَكْثَرُmostالنَّاسِ(of) the mankindوَ لَوْeven thoughحَرَصْتَyou desireبِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ (will be) believers 12. Yusuf Page 248وَ مَاAnd notتَسْـَٔلُهُمْyou ask themعَلَیْهِfor itمِنْanyاَجْرٍ ؕrewardاِنْNotهُوَ(is) itاِلَّاbutذِكْرٌa reminderلِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ۠to the worlds

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Translation of Verse 94-104

94. When the caravan departed ˹from Egypt˺, their father said ˹to those around him˺, "You may think I am senile, but I certainly sense the smell of Joseph."

95. They replied, "By Allah! You are definitely still in your old delusion."

96. But when the bearer of the good news arrived, he cast the shirt over Jacob's face, so he regained his sight. Jacob then said ˹to his children˺, "Did I not tell you that I truly know from Allah what you do not know?"

97. They begged, "O our father! Pray for the forgiveness of our sins. We have certainly been sinful."

98. He said, "I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. ⁴⁶¹ He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

99. When they entered Joseph's presence, he received his parents ˹graciously˺ and said, "Enter Egypt, Allah willing, in security."

100. Then he raised his parents to the throne, and they all fell down in prostration to Joseph, ⁴⁶² who then said, "O my dear father! This is the interpretation of my old dream. My Lord has made it come true. He was truly kind to me when He freed me from prison, and brought you all from the desert after Satan had ignited rivalry between me and my siblings. ⁴⁶³ Indeed my Lord is subtle in fulfilling what He wills. Surely He ˹alone˺ is the All-Knowing, All-Wise."

101. "My Lord! You have surely granted me authority and taught me the interpretation of dreams. ˹O˺ Originator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Allow me to die as one who submits ⁴⁶⁴ and join me with the righteous."

102. That is from the stories of the unseen which We reveal to you ˹O Prophet˺. You were not present when they ˹all˺ ⁴⁶⁵ made up their minds, and when they plotted ˹against Joseph˺.

103. And most people will not believe-no matter how keen you are-

104. even though you are not asking them for a reward for this ˹Quran˺. It is only a reminder to the whole world.

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Commentary

461. Jacob ( ﷺ ) delayed the prayer for his children to be forgiven until pre-dawn, which is a blessed time for supplication.

462. Joseph's parents and his eleven brothers prostrated before him out of respect, not as an act of worship. This was permissible in their tradition, but in Islam, Muslims prostrate only to Allah.

463. Joseph ( ﷺ ) did not mention how Allah saved him from the well because he did not want to embarrass his brothers after forgiving them.

464. lit., as a Muslim.

465. This includes Joseph's brothers, the travellers who picked him up from the well and sold him into slavery, and the Chief Minister's wife and other women in the city.