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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 36
وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجْنَ فَتَيَانِ ۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَآ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰنِىٓ أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰنِىٓ أَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِى خُبْزًا تَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّيْرُ مِنْهُ ۖ نَبِّئْنَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And there entered with him two young men in the prison. One of them said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) pressing wine." The other said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating thereof." (They said): "Inform us of the interpretation of this. Verily, we think you are one of the Muhsinûn (doers of good)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَدَخَلَ
wadakhala
And entered
مَعَهُ
maʿahu
with him
ٱلسِّجْنَ
l-sij'na
(in) the prison
فَتَيَانِ ۖ
fatayāni
two young men
قَالَ
qāla
Said
أَحَدُهُمَآ
aḥaduhumā
one of them
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَرَىٰنِىٓ
arānī
[I] see myself
أَعْصِرُ
aʿṣiru
pressing
خَمْرًۭا ۖ
khamran
wine
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ
l-ākharu
the other
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَرَىٰنِىٓ
arānī
[I] see myself
أَحْمِلُ
aḥmilu
[I am] carrying
فَوْقَ
fawqa
over
رَأْسِى
rasī
my head
خُبْزًۭا
khub'zan
bread
تَأْكُلُ
takulu
(were) eating
ٱلطَّيْرُ
l-ṭayru
the birds
مِنْهُ ۖ
min'hu
from it
نَبِّئْنَا
nabbi'nā
Inform us
بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓ ۖ
bitawīlihi
of its interpretation
إِنَّا
innā
indeed, we
نَرَىٰكَ
narāka
[we] see you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
the good-doers
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Two other young men also entered the prison [36] with Yusuf. One of them said, “I saw in a dream that I am pressing wine.” The other said, “I saw in my dream that I am carrying bread on my head, and birds are eating from it.” (Then both said,) “Tell us the interpretation of these dreams, for we see that you are a righteous man.”
[36]
The Two Prisoners Asking for the Interpretation of Their Dreams:
During that time, two more prisoners were put into the prison; one of them was the king of Egypt’s baker and the other was his cupbearer, that is, the one who served him wine. The accusation against both was that they had tried to poison the king, and according to some commentators, the accusation was that they had not maintained proper cleanliness during a banquet. After some days, both of them saw dreams on the same night, separately, and since Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) had become famous throughout the prison for his pure character, high morals, and noble conduct, these prisoners turned to him to find out the interpretation of their dreams. The cupbearer described his dream as follows: “I saw in my dream that I am squeezing wine from grapes,” and this dream was related to his profession. The baker said, “I saw in my dream that there are many loaves of bread on my head and birds are pecking and eating them,” and this dream was related to his profession. After describing their respective dreams, they requested him to tell them their interpretation.
[36]
The Two Prisoners Asking for the Interpretation of Their Dreams:
During that time, two more prisoners were put into the prison; one of them was the king of Egypt’s baker and the other was his cupbearer, that is, the one who served him wine. The accusation against both was that they had tried to poison the king, and according to some commentators, the accusation was that they had not maintained proper cleanliness during a banquet. After some days, both of them saw dreams on the same night, separately, and since Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) had become famous throughout the prison for his pure character, high morals, and noble conduct, these prisoners turned to him to find out the interpretation of their dreams. The cupbearer described his dream as follows: “I saw in my dream that I am squeezing wine from grapes,” and this dream was related to his profession. The baker said, “I saw in my dream that there are many loaves of bread on my head and birds are pecking and eating them,” and this dream was related to his profession. After describing their respective dreams, they requested him to tell them their interpretation.
