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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 65
وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا۟ مَتَـٰعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا۟ بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِى ۖ هَـٰذِهِۦ بِضَـٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيرٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَسِيرٌ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they opened their bags, they found their money had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? This, our money has been returned to us; so we shall get (more) food for our family, and we shall guard our brother and add one more measure of a camel’s load. This quantity is easy (for the king to give)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
فَتَحُوا۟
fataḥū
they opened
مَتَـٰعَهُمْ
matāʿahum
their baggage
وَجَدُوا۟
wajadū
they found
بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ
biḍāʿatahum
their merchandise
رُدَّتْ
ruddat
returned
إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
ilayhim
to them
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰٓأَبَانَا
yāabānā
O our father
مَا
mā
What
نَبْغِى ۖ
nabghī
(could) we desire
هَـٰذِهِۦ
hādhihi
This
بِضَـٰعَتُنَا
biḍāʿatunā
(is) our merchandise
رُدَّتْ
ruddat
returned
إِلَيْنَا ۖ
ilaynā
to us
وَنَمِيرُ
wanamīru
And we will get provision
أَهْلَنَا
ahlanā
(for) our family
وَنَحْفَظُ
wanaḥfaẓu
and we will protect
أَخَانَا
akhānā
our brother
وَنَزْدَادُ
wanazdādu
and get an increase
كَيْلَ
kayla
measure
بَعِيرٍۢ ۖ
baʿīrin
(of) a camel's (load)
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
كَيْلٌۭ
kaylun
(is) a measurement
يَسِيرٌۭ
yasīrun
easy
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.
65. 1. That is, after the king's gracious treatment, that he honored us so well for our sake and even returned our capital, what more do we need?
65. 2. Because each person was given as much grain as a camel could carry, due to Binyamin, an additional camel-load of grain would be received.
65. 3. One meaning of this is that for the king, giving a camel-load of grain is not a difficult matter, it is easy. The second meaning is that ذٰ لِکَ refers to the grain that was brought along. And یسیر means little, that is, the grain we have brought with us is little; if we get some more grain by taking Binyamin along, then it is a good thing, our needs will be fulfilled in a better way.
65. 2. Because each person was given as much grain as a camel could carry, due to Binyamin, an additional camel-load of grain would be received.
65. 3. One meaning of this is that for the king, giving a camel-load of grain is not a difficult matter, it is easy. The second meaning is that ذٰ لِکَ refers to the grain that was brought along. And یسیر means little, that is, the grain we have brought with us is little; if we get some more grain by taking Binyamin along, then it is a good thing, our needs will be fulfilled in a better way.
