Joseph 12:55

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Arabic English Morphology
قَالَ qāla
He said V
Appoint me V
عَلَىٰ ʿalā
over Prep
(the) treasuries Noun
(of) the land Noun
إِنِّى innī
Indeed, I Prep
حَفِيظٌ ḥafīẓun
(will be) a guardian Noun
عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun
knowing Noun

Joseph said, ‘Put me in charge of the nation’s storehouses: I shall manage them prudently and carefully.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِی عَلَىٰ خَزَاۤىِٕنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّی حَفِیظٌ عَلِیمࣱ ۝٥٥

qāla ij'ʿalnī ʿalā khazāini l-arḍi innī ḥafīẓun ʿalīmu