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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 73
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَـٰرِقِينَ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "By Allâh! Indeed you know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
تَٱللَّهِ
tal-lahi
By Allah
لَقَدْ
laqad
certainly
عَلِمْتُم
ʿalim'tum
you know
مَّا
mā
not
جِئْنَا
ji'nā
we came
لِنُفْسِدَ
linuf'sida
that we cause corruption
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كُنَّا
kunnā
we are
سَـٰرِقِينَ
sāriqīna
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.
73. 1. Since the brothers of Yusuf ؑ were unaware of the plan that Yusuf ؑ had prepared, they swore an oath denying that they were thieves and that they caused corruption in the land.
