Surah Yusuf, ayah 38
وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allāh. That is from the favor of Allāh upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.
Yusuf · 12:38
Word by word
- وَٱتَّبَعْتُwa-ittabaʿtuAnd I follow
- مِلَّةَmillata(the) religion
- ءَابَآءِىٓābāī(of) my forefathers
- إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
- وَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
- وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
- مَاmāNot
- كَانَkānawas
- لَنَآlanāfor us
- أَنanthat
- نُّشْرِكَnush'rikawe associate
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
- مِنminany
- شَىْءٍۢ ۚshayinthing
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- مِنmin(is) from
- فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Grace
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon us
- وَعَلَىwaʿalāand upon
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
- وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
- أَكْثَرَaktharamost
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the men
- لَاlā(are) not
- يَشْكُرُونَyashkurūnagrateful
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