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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 65
وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا۟ مَتَـٰعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا۟ بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِى ۖ هَـٰذِهِۦ بِضَـٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيرٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَسِيرٌ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they opened their bags, they found their money had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? This, our money has been returned to us; so we shall get (more) food for our family, and we shall guard our brother and add one more measure of a camel’s load. This quantity is easy (for the king to give)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
فَتَحُوا۟
fataḥū
they opened
مَتَـٰعَهُمْ
matāʿahum
their baggage
وَجَدُوا۟
wajadū
they found
بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ
biḍāʿatahum
their merchandise
رُدَّتْ
ruddat
returned
إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
ilayhim
to them
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰٓأَبَانَا
yāabānā
O our father
مَا
mā
What
نَبْغِى ۖ
nabghī
(could) we desire
هَـٰذِهِۦ
hādhihi
This
بِضَـٰعَتُنَا
biḍāʿatunā
(is) our merchandise
رُدَّتْ
ruddat
returned
إِلَيْنَا ۖ
ilaynā
to us
وَنَمِيرُ
wanamīru
And we will get provision
أَهْلَنَا
ahlanā
(for) our family
وَنَحْفَظُ
wanaḥfaẓu
and we will protect
أَخَانَا
akhānā
our brother
وَنَزْدَادُ
wanazdādu
and get an increase
كَيْلَ
kayla
measure
بَعِيرٍۢ ۖ
baʿīrin
(of) a camel's (load)
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
كَيْلٌۭ
kaylun
(is) a measurement
يَسِيرٌۭ
yasīrun
easy
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.
Then when they opened their baggage, they found that their money had been returned to them. (They were overjoyed and) said, "O our father! What more could we desire? Our money has been returned to us [62]. Now we will bring food for our family, protect our brother, and bring an extra camel-load of grain [63]. This time, obtaining the grain will be easy."
[62] Then, when they opened the sacks of grain and began to take out the grain, they also found the money returned to them which they had paid as the price for the grain, and their happiness knew no bounds. The favors of the king of Egypt came to their minds, and a new reason arose for again requesting to take Binyamin along. At the time of the first request, they did not know when the money for the grain would be available and when they would have to go to Egypt again. That is why the demand to take Binyamin along was not so insistent. Perhaps they thought that when the time came, their father would agree or they would persuade him, but now that the money for the grain was also available, they began to make promises and pledges for Binyamin’s protection and started to compel their father to let him go with them, explaining its benefits.
[63] That is, Binyamin’s share will also be obtained, and now that all the facilities are available, then why should we not try to bring more grain? And some people have taken the meaning of ﴿يَسِيْرٌ﴾ in this verse as “little” instead of “easy.” That is, the grain we have brought is little for our household. How long will it last? Therefore, we should not miss the opportunity to bring more grain at any cost.
[62] Then, when they opened the sacks of grain and began to take out the grain, they also found the money returned to them which they had paid as the price for the grain, and their happiness knew no bounds. The favors of the king of Egypt came to their minds, and a new reason arose for again requesting to take Binyamin along. At the time of the first request, they did not know when the money for the grain would be available and when they would have to go to Egypt again. That is why the demand to take Binyamin along was not so insistent. Perhaps they thought that when the time came, their father would agree or they would persuade him, but now that the money for the grain was also available, they began to make promises and pledges for Binyamin’s protection and started to compel their father to let him go with them, explaining its benefits.
[63] That is, Binyamin’s share will also be obtained, and now that all the facilities are available, then why should we not try to bring more grain? And some people have taken the meaning of ﴿يَسِيْرٌ﴾ in this verse as “little” instead of “easy.” That is, the grain we have brought is little for our household. How long will it last? Therefore, we should not miss the opportunity to bring more grain at any cost.
