Joseph — Verse 78
12:78 · Yusuf
Joseph 12:78
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
|
They said | V |
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
|
O | Noun |
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ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
|
Aziz | Noun |
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إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
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لَهُۥٓ
lahu
|
he has | Noun |
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أَبًا
aban
|
a father | Noun |
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شَيْخًا
shaykhan
|
old | Noun |
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كَبِيرًا
kabīran
|
[great] | Noun |
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فَخُذْ
fakhudh
|
so take | V |
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أَحَدَنَا
aḥadanā
|
one of us | Noun |
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مَكَانَهُۥٓ
makānahu
|
(in) his place | Noun |
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إِنَّا
innā
|
Indeed, we | Prep |
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نَرَىٰكَ
narāka
|
[we] see you | V |
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مِنَ
mina
|
of | Prep |
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ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
|
the good-doers | Noun |
They said, ‘Mighty governor, he has an elderly father. Take one of us in his place. We can see that you are a very good man.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِیزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥۤ أَبࣰا شَیۡخࣰا كَبِیرࣰا فَخُذۡ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥۤۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ٧٨
qālū yāayyuhā l-ʿazīzu inna lahu aban shaykhan kabīran fakhudh aḥadanā makānahu innā narāka mina l-muḥ'sinīn