Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 69
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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➋ {قَالَ اِنِّيْۤ اَنَا اَخُوْكَ …:} It is obvious that when Yusuf (peace be upon him) was alone with his brother and told him that he was his real brother, he must have recounted the stories of the mistreatment by his stepbrothers, and surely he would have also described his own and his father's condition in the separation from Yusuf (peace be upon him). Upon this, Yusuf (peace be upon him) comforted him, saying that now you have reached your brother, so do not grieve over the mistreatment of these brothers; now the time has come for all our sorrows to be removed and for Allah Almighty to grant us relief and honor.
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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The Accidental Meeting of Two Separated Brothers:
Just as the brothers of Yusufؑ were jealous of Sayyiduna Yusufؑ, they were similarly jealous of Binyamin, because after the separation from Sayyiduna Yusufؑ, Binyamin became the center and focus of their father's attention. Thus, after setting out, along the way they kept taunting and reproaching him, venting the frustrations of their hearts in various ways. When these people entered Egypt, Sayyiduna Yusufؑ welcomed them and accommodated them in the royal guesthouse. He gave each pair of brothers a separate room to stay in. When Binyamin was left alone, he said to him, "I will stay with you." Thus, when privacy was available, Sayyiduna Yusufؑ told Binyamin that he himself was his lost brother. The emotional turmoil that arises on such a sudden meeting of real brothers after a long period of separation and despair is generally known to everyone. The same happened here. Sayyiduna Yusufؑ narrated all the events from the time he was thrown into the well up to the present, and the younger brother Binyamin told the circumstances at home, the details of Sayyiduna Yaqub's sorrow in the separation of his son, and the unjust treatment he himself received from the brothers. Then Sayyiduna Yusufؑ consoled him, saying, "What has happened, has happened. Now your brothers will not be able to harm you. I will devise such a plan that I will not send you back with them. But do not mention anything from our conversation to them, nor tell them anything about me yet."
