سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 10
قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِى غَيَـٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَـٰعِلِينَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
One from among them said: "Kill not Yûsuf (Joseph), but if you must do something, throw him down to the bottom of a well; he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
قَآئِلٌۭ
qāilun
a speaker
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَقْتُلُوا۟
taqtulū
kill
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
وَأَلْقُوهُ
wa-alqūhu
but throw him
فِى
fī
in
غَيَـٰبَتِ
ghayābati
the bottom
ٱلْجُبِّ
l-jubi
(of) the well
يَلْتَقِطْهُ
yaltaqiṭ'hu
will pick him
بَعْضُ
baʿḍu
some
ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ
l-sayārati
[the] caravan
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
فَـٰعِلِينَ
fāʿilīna
doing
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
10. 1 When it comes to a well, غَیَابَۃ refers to its bottom and depth. A well is already deep, and anything that falls into it is not visible to anyone. When the depth of the well is also mentioned along with it, it expresses exaggeration.
10. 2 That is, the new travelers passing by, when they come to the well in search of water, it is possible that someone may come to know that a human has fallen into the well, and they may take him out and take him with them. This suggestion was presented by one brother out of compassion. Compared to murder, this suggestion truly carries feelings of sympathy. The fire of jealousy among the brothers was so inflamed that even this suggestion was presented by him with fear, that if you must do something, then do it this way.
10. 2 That is, the new travelers passing by, when they come to the well in search of water, it is possible that someone may come to know that a human has fallen into the well, and they may take him out and take him with them. This suggestion was presented by one brother out of compassion. Compared to murder, this suggestion truly carries feelings of sympathy. The fire of jealousy among the brothers was so inflamed that even this suggestion was presented by him with fear, that if you must do something, then do it this way.
