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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 70
فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ ٱلسِّقَايَةَ فِى رَحْلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَـٰرِقُونَ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So when he had furnished them forth with their provisions, he put the (golden) bowl in his brother’s bag. Then a crier cried: "O you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
جَهَّزَهُم
jahhazahum
he had furnished them
بِجَهَازِهِمْ
bijahāzihim
with their supplies
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
he put
ٱلسِّقَايَةَ
l-siqāyata
the drinking cup
فِى
fī
in
رَحْلِ
raḥli
the bag
أَخِيهِ
akhīhi
(of) his brother
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَذَّنَ
adhana
called out
مُؤَذِّنٌ
mu-adhinun
an announcer
أَيَّتُهَا
ayyatuhā
O you
ٱلْعِيرُ
l-ʿīru
(in) the caravan
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
Indeed, you
لَسَـٰرِقُونَ
lasāriqūna
surely (are) thieves
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.
70. 1. The commentators have stated that this سِقَايَة (drinking vessel) was made of gold or silver, and besides being used for drinking water, it was also used for measuring grain. It was secretly placed in Binyamin's luggage.
70. 2. الْعِير originally refers to those camels, donkeys, or mules on which grain is loaded and transported. Here, it means أَصْحَابُ الْعِير, i.e., the people of the caravan.
70. 3. This attribution of theft was, correct in its own right because the announcer was not aware of the plan devised by Prophet Yusuf ﷺ, or it means that your condition is like that of thieves, as the king's cup, without the king's consent, is inside your luggage.
70. 2. الْعِير originally refers to those camels, donkeys, or mules on which grain is loaded and transported. Here, it means أَصْحَابُ الْعِير, i.e., the people of the caravan.
70. 3. This attribution of theft was, correct in its own right because the announcer was not aware of the plan devised by Prophet Yusuf ﷺ, or it means that your condition is like that of thieves, as the king's cup, without the king's consent, is inside your luggage.
