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Yusuf 22

Ayah 22 of 111 · Meccan

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٢٢

And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَمَّاAnd whenwalammā
  2. بَلَغَhe reachedbalagha
  3. أَشُدَّهُۥٓhis maturityashuddahu
  4. ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُWe gave himātaynāhu
  5. حُكۡمٗاwisdomḥuk'man
  6. وَعِلۡمٗاۚand knowledgewaʿil'man
  7. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thuswakadhālika
  8. نَجۡزِيWe rewardnajzī
  9. ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna

Tafsir

When Joseph reached the height of his spiritual and physical strength, I gave him understanding and knowledge. With a reward similar to what I gave him, I reward those who do good by following Me.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran