سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 88
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَـٰعَةٍ مُّزْجَىٰةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا ٱلْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْزِى ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ ﴿88﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then, when they entered unto him [Yûsuf (Joseph)], they said: "O ruler of the land! A hard time has hit us and our family, and we have brought but poor capital, so pay us full measure and be charitable to us. Truly, Allâh does reward the charitable."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
دَخَلُوا۟
dakhalū
they entered
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
upon him
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O Aziz
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
O Aziz
مَسَّنَا
massanā
Has touched us
وَأَهْلَنَا
wa-ahlanā
and our family
ٱلضُّرُّ
l-ḍuru
the adversity
وَجِئْنَا
waji'nā
and we have come
بِبِضَـٰعَةٍۢ
bibiḍāʿatin
with goods
مُّزْجَىٰةٍۢ
muz'jātin
(of) little value
فَأَوْفِ
fa-awfi
but pay (in) full
لَنَا
lanā
to us
ٱلْكَيْلَ
l-kayla
the measure
وَتَصَدَّقْ
wataṣaddaq
and be charitable
عَلَيْنَآ ۖ
ʿalaynā
to us
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَجْزِى
yajzī
rewards
ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ
l-mutaṣadiqīna
the charitable
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.
88. 1. This is their third time going to Egypt.
88. 2. That is, the price (thaman) we have brought to buy grain is very little and insignificant.
88. 3. That is, do not look at our meager capital, give us full measure in exchange for it.
88. 4. That is, accept our meager capital and show kindness and charity to us. And some commentators have interpreted this to mean: by freeing our brother Binyamin, show kindness to us.
88. 2. That is, the price (thaman) we have brought to buy grain is very little and insignificant.
88. 3. That is, do not look at our meager capital, give us full measure in exchange for it.
88. 4. That is, accept our meager capital and show kindness and charity to us. And some commentators have interpreted this to mean: by freeing our brother Binyamin, show kindness to us.
