سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 11
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَ۫نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَـٰصِحُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O our father! Why do you not trust us with Yûsuf (Joseph) though we are indeed his well-wishers?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰٓأَبَانَا
yāabānā
O our father
مَا
mā
Why
لَكَ
laka
(do) you
لَا
lā
not
تَأْمَ۫نَّا
tamannā
trust us
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
with
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
while indeed, we
لَهُۥ
lahu
(are) for him
لَنَـٰصِحُونَ
lanāṣiḥūna
surely well-wishers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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11. (After this suggestion) they said to their father: "What is the matter with you that you do not trust us with Yusuf [10], even though we are his well-wishers?"
[10]
The Brothers’ Demand to Take Yusuf Along from Their Father:
Now the question was how they could take Yusuf with them so they could carry out their plan. Sayyiduna Yaqub already knew that his sons did not have pure hearts towards Yusuf. For this purpose, they had to resort to lies and deceit. They said to their father that after all, they were his brothers. Why did he hesitate to let Yusuf go out with them? He should trust them. They were not his enemies, and it would be better if, when they took their flock to graze in the wilderness the next day, he would send Yusuf with them. There, his heart would be entertained, he would eat the fruits of the wilderness, he would become familiar with them, and they would become familiar with him, and they would also fully protect him.
[10]
The Brothers’ Demand to Take Yusuf Along from Their Father:
Now the question was how they could take Yusuf with them so they could carry out their plan. Sayyiduna Yaqub already knew that his sons did not have pure hearts towards Yusuf. For this purpose, they had to resort to lies and deceit. They said to their father that after all, they were his brothers. Why did he hesitate to let Yusuf go out with them? He should trust them. They were not his enemies, and it would be better if, when they took their flock to graze in the wilderness the next day, he would send Yusuf with them. There, his heart would be entertained, he would eat the fruits of the wilderness, he would become familiar with them, and they would become familiar with him, and they would also fully protect him.
