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Yusuf 4

Ayah 4 of 111 · Meccan

إِذۡ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ لِي سَٰجِدِينَ ٤

[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father,1 "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The prophet Jacob (upon whom be peace).

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِذۡWhenidh
  2. قَالَsaidqāla
  3. يُوسُفُYusufyūsufu
  4. لِأَبِيهِto his fatherli-abīhi
  5. يَٰٓأَبَتِO my fatheryāabati
  6. إِنِّيIndeed, Iinnī
  7. رَأَيۡتُI sawra-aytu
  8. أَحَدَelevenaḥada
  9. عَشَرَelevenʿashara
  10. كَوۡكَبٗاstarskawkaban
  11. وَٱلشَّمۡسَand the sunwal-shamsa
  12. وَٱلۡقَمَرَand the moonwal-qamara
  13. رَأَيۡتُهُمۡI saw themra-aytuhum
  14. لِيto melī
  15. سَٰجِدِينَprostratingsājidīna

Tafsir

I tell you, O Messenger, about the time when Joseph said to his father, Jacob, ‘O my father, I dreamt of eleven stars and I saw the sun and the moon. I saw all of them prostrating to me’. This dream was an early sign of good news for Joseph (peace be upon him).

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