قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۬نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ ١١
They said, "O our father, why do you not entrust us with Joseph while indeed, we are to him sincere counselors?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- يَٰٓأَبَانَاO our fatheryāabānā
- مَاWhymā
- لَكَ(do) youlaka
- لَاnotlā
- تَأۡمَ۬نَّاtrust ustamannā
- عَلَىٰwithʿalā
- يُوسُفَYusufyūsufa
- وَإِنَّاwhile indeed, wewa-innā
- لَهُۥ(are) for himlahu
- لَنَٰصِحُونَsurely well-wisherslanāṣiḥūna
Tafsir
When they agreed to get rid of him, they said to their father, Jacob: O our father, why do not you trust us with Joseph? We have compassion for him and we will take care of him against anything that might harm him. We want good for him, so we will protect and look after him until he comes back to you safely. So, what stops you from sending him with us?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran