Surah Yusuf, ayah 21
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكْرِمِى مَثْوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events [i.e., dreams]. And Allāh is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
Word by word
- وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one who
- ٱشْتَرَىٰهُish'tarāhubought him
- مِنminof
- مِّصْرَmiṣ'raEgypt
- لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓli-im'ra-atihito his wife
- أَكْرِمِىakrimīMake comfortable
- مَثْوَىٰهُmathwāhuhis stay
- عَسَىٰٓʿasāPerhaps
- أَنanthat
- يَنفَعَنَآyanfaʿanā(he) will benefit us
- أَوْawor
- نَتَّخِذَهُۥnattakhidhahuwe will take him
- وَلَدًۭا ۚwaladan(as) a son
- وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
- مَكَّنَّاmakkannāWe established
- لِيُوسُفَliyūsufaYusuf
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
- وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥwalinuʿallimahuthat We might teach him
- مِنmin(the) interpretation of
- تَأْوِيلِtawīli(the) interpretation of
- ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚl-aḥādīthithe events
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- غَالِبٌghālibun(is) Predominant
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāover
- أَمْرِهِۦamrihiHis affairs
- وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
- أَكْثَرَaktharamost
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the people
- لَاlā(do) not
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
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