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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 5
قَالَ يَـٰبُنَىَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُءْيَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا۟ لَكَ كَيْدًا ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He (the father) said: "O my son! Relate not your vision to your brothers, lest they should arrange a plot against you. Verily! Shaitân (Satan) is to man an open enemy!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰبُنَىَّ
yābunayya
O my son
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَقْصُصْ
taqṣuṣ
relate
رُءْيَاكَ
ru'yāka
your vision
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
to
إِخْوَتِكَ
ikh'watika
your brothers
فَيَكِيدُوا۟
fayakīdū
lest they plan
لَكَ
laka
against you
كَيْدًا ۖ
kaydan
a plot
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ
l-shayṭāna
the Shaitaan
لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ
lil'insāni
(is) to man
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
an enemy
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
open
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.
5. 1 Hazrat Yaqub (علیہ السلام) deduced from the dream that this son of his would possess great eminence, therefore he feared that if his other sons heard this dream, they too would realize his greatness and might harm him. For this reason, he forbade him from narrating this dream.
5. 2 The reason for the brothers’ plotting and deception has been explained: since Shaytan is the eternal enemy of mankind, he is always striving and waiting to mislead, deviate, and involve humans in jealousy and malice. Thus, this was a great opportunity for Shaytan to ignite the fire of jealousy and malice in the hearts of Hazrat Yusuf’s (علیہ السلام) brothers against him. As indeed, later on, he did exactly that and Hazrat Yaqub’s (علیہ السلام) fear proved to be correct.
5. 2 The reason for the brothers’ plotting and deception has been explained: since Shaytan is the eternal enemy of mankind, he is always striving and waiting to mislead, deviate, and involve humans in jealousy and malice. Thus, this was a great opportunity for Shaytan to ignite the fire of jealousy and malice in the hearts of Hazrat Yusuf’s (علیہ السلام) brothers against him. As indeed, later on, he did exactly that and Hazrat Yaqub’s (علیہ السلام) fear proved to be correct.
