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Surah Yusuf, ayah 76

فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِيُوسُفَ ۖ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِى دِينِ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَـٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ ۗ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِى عِلْمٍ عَلِيمٌ

So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion [i.e., law] of the king except that Allāh willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.

Yusuf · 12:76

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  1. فَبَدَأَfabada-aSo he began
  2. بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْbi-awʿiyatihimwith their bags
  3. قَبْلَqablabefore
  4. وِعَآءِwiʿāi(the) bag
  5. أَخِيهِakhīhi(of) his brother
  6. ثُمَّthummathen
  7. ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَاis'takhrajahāhe brought it out
  8. مِنminfrom
  9. وِعَآءِwiʿāi(the) bag
  10. أَخِيهِ ۚakhīhi(of) his brother
  11. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  12. كِدْنَاkid'nā(did) We plan
  13. لِيُوسُفَ ۖliyūsufafor Yusuf
  14. مَاmāHe could not
  15. كَانَkānaHe could not
  16. لِيَأْخُذَliyakhudhatake
  17. أَخَاهُakhāhuhis brother
  18. فِىfīby
  19. دِينِdīnithe law
  20. ٱلْمَلِكِl-maliki(of) the king
  21. إِلَّآillāexcept
  22. أَنanthat
  23. يَشَآءَyashāaAllah willed
  24. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah willed
  25. نَرْفَعُnarfaʿuWe raise
  26. دَرَجَـٰتٍۢdarajātin(in) degrees
  27. مَّنmanwhom
  28. نَّشَآءُ ۗnashāuWe will
  29. وَفَوْقَwafawqabut over
  30. كُلِّkullievery
  31. ذِىdhīpossessor
  32. عِلْمٍʿil'min(of) knowledge
  33. عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun(is) the All-Knower

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