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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 72
قَالُوا۟ نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَآءَ بِهِۦ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِيمٌ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "We have lost the (golden) bowl of the king and for him who produces it is (the reward of) a camel load; and I will be bound by it."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
نَفْقِدُ
nafqidu
We are missing
صُوَاعَ
ṣuwāʿa
(the) cup
ٱلْمَلِكِ
l-maliki
(of) the king
وَلِمَن
waliman
And for (one) who
جَآءَ
jāa
brings
بِهِۦ
bihi
it
حِمْلُ
ḥim'lu
(is) a load
بَعِيرٍۢ
baʿīrin
(of) a camel
وَأَنَا۠
wa-anā
and I
بِهِۦ
bihi
for it
زَعِيمٌۭ
zaʿīmun
(is) responsible
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.
72. 1. That is, I guarantee that whoever hands over this royal cup to us before investigation, he will be given as a reward or wage as much grain as a camel can carry.
