سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 50
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ ٱلرَّسُولُ قَالَ ٱرْجِعْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ ٱلنِّسْوَةِ ٱلَّـٰتِى قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٌ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the king said: "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Yûsuf (Joseph)] said: "Return to your lord and ask him, ‘What happened to the women who cut their hands? Surely, my Lord (Allâh) is Well-Aware of their plot.’"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلْمَلِكُ
l-maliku
the king
ٱئْتُونِى
i'tūnī
Bring him to me
بِهِۦ ۖ
bihi
Bring him to me
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
جَآءَهُ
jāahu
came to him
ٱلرَّسُولُ
l-rasūlu
the messenger
قَالَ
qāla
he said
ٱرْجِعْ
ir'jiʿ
Return
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
your lord
فَسْـَٔلْهُ
fasalhu
and ask him
مَا
mā
what
بَالُ
bālu
(is the) case
ٱلنِّسْوَةِ
l-nis'wati
(of) the women
ٱلَّـٰتِى
allātī
who
قَطَّعْنَ
qaṭṭaʿna
cut
أَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۚ
aydiyahunna
their hands
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
بِكَيْدِهِنَّ
bikaydihinna
of their plot
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
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.
50. 1. The meaning is that when that person, after seeking the interpretation, went to the king and told him the interpretation, he was greatly impressed by this interpretation and by the solution provided by Hazrat Yusuf (عليه السلام), and he realized that this person, who had been imprisoned for a long time, possesses extraordinary knowledge, virtue, and high capabilities. Therefore, the king ordered that he be presented in the court.
50. 2. When Hazrat Yusuf (عليه السلام) saw that the king was now inclined to show favor, he did not prefer to leave the prison merely due to royal kindness, but rather gave preference to the affirmation of his elevated character and chastity, so that his character and its nobility would become clear before the world. Because for a caller to Allah, this chastity, purity, and nobility of character are very necessary.
50. 2. When Hazrat Yusuf (عليه السلام) saw that the king was now inclined to show favor, he did not prefer to leave the prison merely due to royal kindness, but rather gave preference to the affirmation of his elevated character and chastity, so that his character and its nobility would become clear before the world. Because for a caller to Allah, this chastity, purity, and nobility of character are very necessary.
