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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 67
وَقَالَ يَـٰبَنِىَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابٍ وَٰحِدٍ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ ۖ وَمَآ أُغْنِى عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ﴿67﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he said: "O my sons! Do not enter by one gate, but enter by different gates, and I cannot avail you against Allâh at all. Verily! The decision rests only with Allâh. In Him, I put my trust and let all those that trust, put their trust in Him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And he said
يَـٰبَنِىَّ
yābaniyya
O my sons
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَدْخُلُوا۟
tadkhulū
enter
مِنۢ
min
from
بَابٍۢ
bābin
one gate
وَٰحِدٍۢ
wāḥidin
one gate
وَٱدْخُلُوا۟
wa-ud'khulū
but enter
مِنْ
min
from
أَبْوَٰبٍۢ
abwābin
gates
مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۢ ۖ
mutafarriqatin
different
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أُغْنِى
ugh'nī
I can avail
عَنكُم
ʿankum
you
مِّنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
شَىْءٍ ۖ
shayin
thing
إِنِ
ini
Not
ٱلْحُكْمُ
l-ḥuk'mu
(is) the decision
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِلَّهِ ۖ
lillahi
with Allah
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
upon Him
تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ
tawakkaltu
I put my trust
وَعَلَيْهِ
waʿalayhi
and upon Him
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
let put (their) trust
ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
l-mutawakilūna
the ones who put trust
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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67. Then he said, "O my sons! Do not enter (the city) by one gate, but enter by different gates [65]. Yet I cannot avail you against Allah (in anything); the decision rests only with Him. In Him I put my trust, and let all who would trust, put their trust in Him alone."
[65] Then, when the time came for the departure of those eleven brothers, many kinds of apprehensions arose in the heart of Sayyiduna Yaqub (علیہ السلام). Previously, his sons had entered Egypt as foreign travelers and in a state of helplessness. Now, in a sense, they were departing with grandeur on account of a royal invitation. There were eleven brothers, all of them young and handsome. Even the first time, they had not been treated like ordinary people in Egypt; rather, they had been shown great honor and respect, which the people of Egypt knew well. Therefore, at the time of departure, Sayyiduna Yaqub (علیہ السلام) had the greatest concern that they might fall under the evil eye of someone. Thus, as a precautionary measure, he instructed them not to enter Egypt through a single gate, but rather to enter through separate gates. Some people consider the evil eye to be merely a superstition. According to the following hadith, their opinion is invalid: Ibn Abbas (رضی اللہ عنہ) says that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The evil eye is real, and if anything were to overtake destiny, it would be the evil eye." [مسلم، كتاب السلام، باب الطب و المرضيٰ والرقي۔۔]
Along with adopting this precaution, he also informed them that our measures can only be effective if Allah wills, and if Allah does not will, then all measures become useless, and only what Allah wills comes to pass. Therefore, the reality is that placing trust in Allah is even more important than taking precautions.
[65] Then, when the time came for the departure of those eleven brothers, many kinds of apprehensions arose in the heart of Sayyiduna Yaqub (علیہ السلام). Previously, his sons had entered Egypt as foreign travelers and in a state of helplessness. Now, in a sense, they were departing with grandeur on account of a royal invitation. There were eleven brothers, all of them young and handsome. Even the first time, they had not been treated like ordinary people in Egypt; rather, they had been shown great honor and respect, which the people of Egypt knew well. Therefore, at the time of departure, Sayyiduna Yaqub (علیہ السلام) had the greatest concern that they might fall under the evil eye of someone. Thus, as a precautionary measure, he instructed them not to enter Egypt through a single gate, but rather to enter through separate gates. Some people consider the evil eye to be merely a superstition. According to the following hadith, their opinion is invalid: Ibn Abbas (رضی اللہ عنہ) says that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The evil eye is real, and if anything were to overtake destiny, it would be the evil eye." [مسلم، كتاب السلام، باب الطب و المرضيٰ والرقي۔۔]
Along with adopting this precaution, he also informed them that our measures can only be effective if Allah wills, and if Allah does not will, then all measures become useless, and only what Allah wills comes to pass. Therefore, the reality is that placing trust in Allah is even more important than taking precautions.
