سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 10
قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِى غَيَـٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَـٰعِلِينَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
One from among them said: "Kill not Yûsuf (Joseph), but if you must do something, throw him down to the bottom of a well; he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
قَآئِلٌۭ
qāilun
a speaker
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَقْتُلُوا۟
taqtulū
kill
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
وَأَلْقُوهُ
wa-alqūhu
but throw him
فِى
fī
in
غَيَـٰبَتِ
ghayābati
the bottom
ٱلْجُبِّ
l-jubi
(of) the well
يَلْتَقِطْهُ
yaltaqiṭ'hu
will pick him
بَعْضُ
baʿḍu
some
ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ
l-sayārati
[the] caravan
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
فَـٰعِلِينَ
fāʿilīna
doing
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
10. One of them said: "Do not kill Yusuf, but if you must do something, then throw him into the depths of a well, so that some passing caravan may pick him up [9]."
[9] Then one of them (most likely the eldest brother, Judah) perhaps felt pity for Yusuf’s life and gave the opinion that they should not kill him, for that would be a great sin, and abandoning him in some far-off place would not be an easy task either. Therefore, the better and easier way is to throw him into a distant well that is located on a trade caravan route. When a caravan passes by, they will see him and take him away. In this way, Yusuf himself will reach a far-off place, and we will also be spared the trouble of going there ourselves.
[9] Then one of them (most likely the eldest brother, Judah) perhaps felt pity for Yusuf’s life and gave the opinion that they should not kill him, for that would be a great sin, and abandoning him in some far-off place would not be an easy task either. Therefore, the better and easier way is to throw him into a distant well that is located on a trade caravan route. When a caravan passes by, they will see him and take him away. In this way, Yusuf himself will reach a far-off place, and we will also be spared the trouble of going there ourselves.
