سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 17
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَـٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O our father! We went racing with one another, and left Yûsuf (Joseph) by our belongings and a wolf devoured him; but you will never believe us even when we speak the truth."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ
yāabānā
O our father
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
ذَهَبْنَا
dhahabnā
[we] went
نَسْتَبِقُ
nastabiqu
racing each other
وَتَرَكْنَا
wataraknā
and we left
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
عِندَ
ʿinda
with
مَتَـٰعِنَا
matāʿinā
our possessions
فَأَكَلَهُ
fa-akalahu
and ate him
ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖ
l-dhi'bu
the wolf
وَمَآ
wamā
But not
أَنتَ
anta
you
بِمُؤْمِنٍۢ
bimu'minin
(will) believe
لَّنَا
lanā
us
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كُنَّا
kunnā
we are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
17. 1. That is, even if we were considered trustworthy and truthful by you, still you would not believe us regarding the matter of Yusuf ؑ. Now, as it is, our status is like that of accused individuals, so how will you believe us now?
