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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 41
يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِى رَبَّهُۥ خَمْرًا ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِۦ ۚ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O two companions of the prison! As for one of you, he (as a servant) will pour out wine for his lord (king or master) to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified and birds will eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which you both did inquire."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ
yāṣāḥibayi
O my two companions
ٱلسِّجْنِ
l-sij'ni
(of) the prison
أَمَّآ
ammā
As for
أَحَدُكُمَا
aḥadukumā
one of you
فَيَسْقِى
fayasqī
he will give drink
رَبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
(to) his master
خَمْرًۭا ۖ
khamran
wine
وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
and as for
ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ
l-ākharu
the other
فَيُصْلَبُ
fayuṣ'labu
he will be crucified
فَتَأْكُلُ
fatakulu
and will eat
ٱلطَّيْرُ
l-ṭayru
the birds
مِن
min
from
رَّأْسِهِۦ ۚ
rasihi
his head
قُضِىَ
quḍiya
Has been decreed
ٱلْأَمْرُ
l-amru
the matter
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
about which
فِيهِ
fīhi
about which
تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ
tastaftiyāni
you both inquire
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.
41. 1 After preaching monotheism, now Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) is explaining the interpretations of the dreams they narrated.
41. 2 This is the same person who saw himself squeezing grapes in his dream; however, he did not specify which of the two it was so that the one destined to die would not be overcome with grief and sorrow beforehand.
41. 3 This is the person who saw bread on his head in his dream.
41. 4 That is, this matter is already decreed in divine destiny, and the interpretation I have given will inevitably come to pass. As mentioned in the hadith, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A dream, until it is interpreted, is on a bird's leg. When it is interpreted, it happens." (Musnad Ahmad, referenced by Ibn Kathir)
41. 2 This is the same person who saw himself squeezing grapes in his dream; however, he did not specify which of the two it was so that the one destined to die would not be overcome with grief and sorrow beforehand.
41. 3 This is the person who saw bread on his head in his dream.
41. 4 That is, this matter is already decreed in divine destiny, and the interpretation I have given will inevitably come to pass. As mentioned in the hadith, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A dream, until it is interpreted, is on a bird's leg. When it is interpreted, it happens." (Musnad Ahmad, referenced by Ibn Kathir)
