سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 99
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِصْرَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ ﴿99﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then, when they came in before Yûsuf (Joseph), he took his parents to himself and said: "Enter Egypt, if Allâh wills, in security."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
Then when
دَخَلُوا۟
dakhalū
they entered
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
ءَاوَىٰٓ
āwā
he took
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to himself
أَبَوَيْهِ
abawayhi
his parents
وَقَالَ
waqāla
and said
ٱدْخُلُوا۟
ud'khulū
Enter
مِصْرَ
miṣ'ra
Egypt
إِن
in
if
شَآءَ
shāa
Allah wills
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah wills
ءَامِنِينَ
āminīna
safe
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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99. Then, when they came to Yusuf, he seated his father beside him and said (to his family), “Enter the city, Allah willing [93], you will live here in peace and security.”
[93]
The Arrival of the Family of Yaqub in Egypt:
When the entire family of Sayyiduna Yusuf (Joseph) ؑ set out from Canaan and arrived in Egypt, Sayyiduna Yusuf ؑ, accompanied by the prominent dignitaries of the state and military officers, went out to welcome his father and family. With full pomp and grandeur, he brought them to the capital. It was a day of celebration; women, men, and children all gathered to witness this procession, and a wave of happiness spread throughout the land. At that time, Sayyiduna Yusuf ؑ said to his father that they should reside here in Egypt and live with complete peace of mind; Insha’Allah, there would be no danger of famine or anything else.
[93]
The Arrival of the Family of Yaqub in Egypt:
When the entire family of Sayyiduna Yusuf (Joseph) ؑ set out from Canaan and arrived in Egypt, Sayyiduna Yusuf ؑ, accompanied by the prominent dignitaries of the state and military officers, went out to welcome his father and family. With full pomp and grandeur, he brought them to the capital. It was a day of celebration; women, men, and children all gathered to witness this procession, and a wave of happiness spread throughout the land. At that time, Sayyiduna Yusuf ؑ said to his father that they should reside here in Egypt and live with complete peace of mind; Insha’Allah, there would be no danger of famine or anything else.
