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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 55
قَالَ ٱجْعَلْنِى عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Yûsuf (Joseph)] said: "Set me over the store-houses of the land; I will indeed guard them with full knowledge" (as a minister of finance in Egypt).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
ٱجْعَلْنِى
ij'ʿalnī
Appoint me
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
خَزَآئِنِ
khazāini
(the) treasuries
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ
l-arḍi
(of) the land
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I
حَفِيظٌ
ḥafīẓun
(will be) a guardian
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
knowing
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.
55. 1 Khazain is the plural of Khazanah. Khazanah refers to a place where things are kept safe. By "the treasures of the earth" is meant those storehouses where grain is collected. The desire to take control of its management was expressed so that, in view of the coming days of famine (according to the interpretation of the dream), appropriate arrangements could be made to deal with it and a reasonable quantity of grain could be saved. Although, in normal circumstances, seeking office and position is not permissible, the action of Hazrat Yusuf (علیہ السلام) shows that in special circumstances, if a person thinks that the dangers facing the nation and country can be dealt with better by him than by others, and he possesses the necessary abilities, then he may seek such a specific office or position according to his competence. Moreover, Hazrat Yusuf (علیہ السلام) did not actually seek office or position at all; rather, when the king of Egypt offered it to him, he then desired such a position in which he saw a prominent aspect of serving the country and nation.
55. 2 Ḥafīẓ means that I will protect it in such a way that I will not spend it on any unnecessary expenditure. ‘Alīm means I have full knowledge of collecting, spending, storing, and distributing it.
55. 2 Ḥafīẓ means that I will protect it in such a way that I will not spend it on any unnecessary expenditure. ‘Alīm means I have full knowledge of collecting, spending, storing, and distributing it.
