سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 87
يَـٰبَنِىَّ ٱذْهَبُوا۟ فَتَحَسَّسُوا۟ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟ مِن رَّوْحِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يَا۟يْـَٔسُ مِن رَّوْحِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿87﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O my sons! Go you and enquire about Yûsuf (Joseph) and his brother, and never give up hope of Allâh’s Mercy. Certainly no one despairs of Allâh’s Mercy, except the people who disbelieve."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰبَنِىَّ
yābaniyya
O my sons
ٱذْهَبُوا۟
idh'habū
Go
فَتَحَسَّسُوا۟
fataḥassasū
and inquire
مِن
min
about
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
وَأَخِيهِ
wa-akhīhi
and his brother
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟
tāy'asū
despair
مِن
min
of
رَّوْحِ
rawḥi
(the) Mercy of Allah
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(the) Mercy of Allah
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed
لَا
lā
none
يَا۟يْـَٔسُ
yāy'asu
despairs
مِن
min
of
رَّوْحِ
rawḥi
(the) Mercy of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(the) Mercy of Allah
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْقَوْمُ
l-qawmu
the people
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
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.
87. O my sons! Go and search diligently for Joseph and his brother, and do not despair of Allah’s mercy [84]. Indeed, none despairs of Allah’s mercy except the disbelieving people.
[84] On the basis of this conviction, he said to his sons: Go and make efforts for both Yusuf ؑ and his brother so that they may be found by us. As for the third son who had remained in Egypt, he did not mention his name because he had stayed there for the very purpose of keeping an eye on Binyamin’s situation and to make use of any possible means for his release whenever the opportunity arose. And he emphasized to them not to despair of Allah’s mercy, because despairing of Allah’s mercy is not the way of Muslims.
[84] On the basis of this conviction, he said to his sons: Go and make efforts for both Yusuf ؑ and his brother so that they may be found by us. As for the third son who had remained in Egypt, he did not mention his name because he had stayed there for the very purpose of keeping an eye on Binyamin’s situation and to make use of any possible means for his release whenever the opportunity arose. And he emphasized to them not to despair of Allah’s mercy, because despairing of Allah’s mercy is not the way of Muslims.
