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Yusuf 18

Ayah 18 of 111 · Meccan

وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٖ كَذِبٖۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرٗاۖ فَصَبۡرٞ جَمِيلٞۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١٨

And they brought upon his shirt false blood.1 [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allāh is the one sought for help against that which you describe."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 They had stained Joseph's shirt with the blood of a lamb but had forgotten to tear it, thereby arousing their father's suspicion.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَجَآءُوAnd they broughtwajāū
  2. عَلَىٰuponʿalā
  3. قَمِيصِهِۦhis shirtqamīṣihi
  4. بِدَمٖwith false bloodbidamin
  5. كَذِبٖۚwith false bloodkadhibin
  6. قَالَHe saidqāla
  7. بَلۡNaybal
  8. سَوَّلَتۡhas enticed yousawwalat
  9. لَكُمۡhas enticed youlakum
  10. أَنفُسُكُمۡyour soulsanfusukum
  11. أَمۡرٗاۖ(to) a matteramran
  12. فَصَبۡرٞso patiencefaṣabrun
  13. جَمِيلٞۖ(is) beautifuljamīlun
  14. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  15. ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ(is) the One sought for helpl-mus'taʿānu
  16. عَلَىٰagainstʿalā
  17. مَاwhatmā
  18. تَصِفُونَyou describetaṣifūna

Tafsir

They confirmed their story with a trick. They brought the shirt of Joseph stained with the blood of something else, giving the impression that it was a sign of the wolf’s having eaten him. Jacob realised that they were lying, because the shirt was not torn, and he said to them: The matter is not as you have said. Instead, your souls have made an evil action that you committed seem good to you. I will exercise beautiful patience without any complaint. Allah is the One from Whom aid is requested against what you mention about the matter of Joseph.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran