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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 78
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿78﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O ruler of the land! Verily, he has an old father (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place. Indeed we think that you are one of the Muhsinûn (good-doers - see the footnote of V.9:120)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
Aziz
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
he has
أَبًۭا
aban
a father
شَيْخًۭا
shaykhan
old
كَبِيرًۭا
kabīran
[great]
فَخُذْ
fakhudh
so take
أَحَدَنَا
aḥadanā
one of us
مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ
makānahu
(in) his place
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
نَرَىٰكَ
narāka
[we] see you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
the good-doers
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.
(Ayah78) {قَالُوْا يٰۤاَيُّهَا الْعَزِيْزُ اِنَّ لَهٗۤ اَبًا … :} His father is very old, he will not be able to bear his separation, you have already done many favors to us, so please do us this one more favor that you keep one of us in his place, we hope that you will not disappoint us with your kindness.
