Joseph — Verse 21

12:21 · Yusuf

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Joseph 12:21

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وَقَالَ waqāla
And said V
ٱلَّذِى alladhī
the one who Noun
ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ ish'tarāhu
bought him V
مِن min
of Prep
مِّصْرَ miṣ'ra
Egypt Noun
لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ li-im'ra-atihi
to his wife Noun
أَكْرِمِى akrimī
Make comfortable V
مَثْوَىٰهُ mathwāhu
his stay Noun
عَسَىٰٓ ʿasā
Perhaps V
أَن an
that Prep
يَنفَعَنَآ yanfaʿanā
(he) will benefit us V
أَوْ aw
or Prep
نَتَّخِذَهُۥ nattakhidhahu
we will take him V
وَلَدًا waladan
(as) a son Noun
وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika
And thus Noun
مَكَّنَّا makkannā
We established V
لِيُوسُفَ liyūsufa
Yusuf Noun
فِى fī
in Prep
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi
the land Noun
وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ walinuʿallimahu
that We might teach him V
مِن min
(the) interpretation of Prep
تَأْوِيلِ tawīli
(the) interpretation of Noun
ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ l-aḥādīthi
the events Noun
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu
And Allah Noun
غَالِبٌ ghālibun
(is) Predominant Noun
عَلَىٰٓ ʿalā
over Prep
أَمْرِهِۦ amrihi
His affairs Noun
وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna
but Prep
أَكْثَرَ akthara
most Noun
ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi
(of) the people Noun
لَا lā
(do) not Prep
يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna
know V

The Egyptian who bought him said to his wife, ‘Look after him well! He may be useful to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’ In this way We settled Joseph in that land and later taught him how to interpret dreams: God always prevails in His purpose, though most people do not realize it

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِی ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦۤ أَكۡرِمِی مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰۤ أَن یَنفَعَنَاۤ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدࣰاۚ وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِیُوسُفَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِیلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِیثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰۤ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٢١

waqāla alladhī ish'tarāhu min miṣ'ra li-im'ra-atihi akrimī mathwāhu ʿasā an yanfaʿanā aw nattakhidhahu waladan wakadhālika makkannā liyūsufa fī l-arḍi walinuʿallimahu min tawīli l-aḥādīthi wal-lahu ghālibun ʿalā amrihi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

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