سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 90
قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ يُوسُفُ وَهَـٰذَآ أَخِى ۖ قَدْ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿90﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Are you indeed Yûsuf (Joseph)?" He said: "I am Yûsuf (Joseph), and this is my brother (Benjamin). Allâh has indeed been gracious to us. Verily, he who fears Allâh with obedience to Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then surely, Allâh makes not the reward of the Muhsinûn (good-doers - see V.2:112) to be lost."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
أَءِنَّكَ
a-innaka
Are you indeed
لَأَنتَ
la-anta
surely you
يُوسُفُ ۖ
yūsufu
Yusuf
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَنَا۠
anā
I am
يُوسُفُ
yūsufu
Yusuf
وَهَـٰذَآ
wahādhā
and this
أَخِى ۖ
akhī
(is) my brother
قَدْ
qad
Indeed
مَنَّ
manna
Allah has been gracious
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has been gracious
عَلَيْنَآ ۖ
ʿalaynā
to us
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
مَن
man
who
يَتَّقِ
yattaqi
fears Allah
وَيَصْبِرْ
wayaṣbir
and (is) patient
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُضِيعُ
yuḍīʿu
let go waste
أَجْرَ
ajra
(the) reward
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
(of) the good-doers
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.
90. They exclaimed, “Are you indeed Joseph [87]?” He said, “I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has certainly favored us. Indeed, whoever fears Allah and is patient, then surely Allah does not let the reward of the good-doers go to waste.”
[87]
The Brothers Are Startled and Express Remorse:
At this question from the king of Egypt, they were suddenly startled—how did he come to know of these matters? Could it be that this king of Egypt is actually Yusuf (peace be upon him) himself? Then, to remove their astonishment and wonder, they asked the king of Egypt: "Are you indeed Yusuf (peace be upon him)?" The king of Egypt replied: "Yes, I am Yusuf, and the one whom I kept back last time is my younger brother Binyamin, who is now with me. See how Allah has shown mercy to us and reunited us two brothers after a long separation. He has replaced humiliation with honor, hardship with comfort, and difficulty with ease and tranquility. The brother whom you threw into the well—Allah Almighty has today granted him the rule over the entire land of Egypt. And Allah bestows His blessings in this way upon those who are patient and fear Him."
[87]
The Brothers Are Startled and Express Remorse:
At this question from the king of Egypt, they were suddenly startled—how did he come to know of these matters? Could it be that this king of Egypt is actually Yusuf (peace be upon him) himself? Then, to remove their astonishment and wonder, they asked the king of Egypt: "Are you indeed Yusuf (peace be upon him)?" The king of Egypt replied: "Yes, I am Yusuf, and the one whom I kept back last time is my younger brother Binyamin, who is now with me. See how Allah has shown mercy to us and reunited us two brothers after a long separation. He has replaced humiliation with honor, hardship with comfort, and difficulty with ease and tranquility. The brother whom you threw into the well—Allah Almighty has today granted him the rule over the entire land of Egypt. And Allah bestows His blessings in this way upon those who are patient and fear Him."
