Surah Yusuf, ayah 43
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ ۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَـٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ
And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."
Yusuf · 12:43
Word by word
- وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
- ٱلْمَلِكُl-malikuthe king
- إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
- أَرَىٰarā[I] have seen
- سَبْعَsabʿaseven
- بَقَرَٰتٍۢbaqarātincows
- سِمَانٍۢsimāninfat
- يَأْكُلُهُنَّyakuluhunnaeating them
- سَبْعٌsabʿunseven
- عِجَافٌۭʿijāfunlean ones
- وَسَبْعَwasabʿaand seven
- سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍsunbulātinears (of corn)
- خُضْرٍۢkhuḍ'ringreen
- وَأُخَرَwa-ukharaand others
- يَابِسَـٰتٍۢ ۖyābisātindry
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
- ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uchiefs
- أَفْتُونِىaftūnīExplain to me
- فِىfīabout
- رُءْيَـٰىَru'yāyamy vision
- إِنinif
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou can
- لِلرُّءْيَاlilrru'yāof visions
- تَعْبُرُونَtaʿburūnainterpret
A layered explanation of this ayah has not been written yet. Explore the topics for ayahs we have explained in depth.