سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 21
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكْرِمِى مَثْوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he (the man) from Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay comfortable, may be he will profit us or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did We establish Yûsuf (Joseph) in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allâh has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the one who
ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ
ish'tarāhu
bought him
مِن
min
of
مِّصْرَ
miṣ'ra
Egypt
لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ
li-im'ra-atihi
to his wife
أَكْرِمِى
akrimī
Make comfortable
مَثْوَىٰهُ
mathwāhu
his stay
عَسَىٰٓ
ʿasā
Perhaps
أَن
an
that
يَنفَعَنَآ
yanfaʿanā
(he) will benefit us
أَوْ
aw
or
نَتَّخِذَهُۥ
nattakhidhahu
we will take him
وَلَدًۭا ۚ
waladan
(as) a son
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
مَكَّنَّا
makkannā
We established
لِيُوسُفَ
liyūsufa
Yusuf
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ
walinuʿallimahu
that We might teach him
مِن
min
(the) interpretation of
تَأْوِيلِ
tawīli
(the) interpretation of
ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ
l-aḥādīthi
the events
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَالِبٌ
ghālibun
(is) Predominant
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
over
أَمْرِهِۦ
amrihi
His affairs
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
21. 1. It is said that at that time, Egypt was ruled by Rayyan bin Waleed, and this Aziz of Egypt, who bought Yusuf (علیہ السلام), was his minister of finance. Some have mentioned his wife's name as Ra'eel and some as Zuleikha. And Allah knows best.
21. 2. That is, just as We saved Yusuf (علیہ السلام) from the well and from his oppressive brothers, in the same way, We granted Yusuf (علیہ السلام) a reasonable and good place in the land of Egypt.
21. 2. That is, just as We saved Yusuf (علیہ السلام) from the well and from his oppressive brothers, in the same way, We granted Yusuf (علیہ السلام) a reasonable and good place in the land of Egypt.
