سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 62
وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَـٰنِهِ ٱجْعَلُوا۟ بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ فِى رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And [Yûsuf (Joseph)] told his servants to put their money (with which they had bought the corn) into their bags, so that they might know it when they go back to their people; in order they might come again.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And he said
لِفِتْيَـٰنِهِ
lifit'yānihi
to his servants
ٱجْعَلُوا۟
ij'ʿalū
Put
بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ
biḍāʿatahum
their merchandise
فِى
fī
in
رِحَالِهِمْ
riḥālihim
their saddlebags
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they
يَعْرِفُونَهَآ
yaʿrifūnahā
may recognize it
إِذَا
idhā
when
ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟
inqalabū
they go back
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
to
أَهْلِهِمْ
ahlihim
their people
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah62) {وَ قَالَ لِفِتْيٰنِهِ …: ’’ فِتْيَانٌ‘‘ ’’فَتًي‘‘ } is the plural of "رَحْلٌ" of "فَتًي", see (Ayah 36). {’’رِحَالٌ‘‘ ’’رَحْلٌ‘‘} is the plural of "رَحْلٌ" of "فَتًي", that saddle which is placed on a camel for riding, and also refers to the goods that are placed on the camel, therefore the camel is called {’’رَاحِلَةٌ‘‘}. {’’بِضَاعَةٌ‘‘ } is the money or goods with which something is bought, meaning the money or goods that they brought as the price to buy grain he ordered his servants to place them in their sacks as a favor without telling them, and also because seeing the condition of the brothers, the poverty of the household was realized, which they themselves mentioned upon coming the third time. See Ayah (88) {’’ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُوْنَهَاۤ ‘‘} perhaps they may recognize those dirhams, etc., by their design or seal or pouches, and because of the presence of this favor and money, they may come again.
