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Yusuf 46

Ayah 46 of 111 · Meccan

يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفۡتِنَا فِي سَبۡعِ بَقَرَٰتٖ سِمَانٖ يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافٞ وَسَبۡعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضۡرٖ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٖ لَّعَلِّيٓ أَرۡجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٤٦

[He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people [i.e., the king and his court]; perhaps they will know [about you]."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يُوسُفُYusufyūsufu
  2. أَيُّهَاOayyuhā
  3. ٱلصِّدِّيقُthe truthful onel-ṣidīqu
  4. أَفۡتِنَاExplain to usaftinā
  5. فِيaboutfī
  6. سَبۡعِ(the) sevensabʿi
  7. بَقَرَٰتٖcowsbaqarātin
  8. سِمَانٖfatsimānin
  9. يَأۡكُلُهُنَّeating themyakuluhunna
  10. سَبۡعٌsevensabʿun
  11. عِجَافٞlean onesʿijāfun
  12. وَسَبۡعِand sevenwasabʿi
  13. سُنۢبُلَٰتٍears (of corn)sunbulātin
  14. خُضۡرٖgreenkhuḍ'rin
  15. وَأُخَرَand otherwa-ukhara
  16. يَابِسَٰتٖdryyābisātin
  17. لَّعَلِّيٓthat I maylaʿallī
  18. أَرۡجِعُreturnarjiʿu
  19. إِلَىtoilā
  20. ٱلنَّاسِthe peoplel-nāsi
  21. لَعَلَّهُمۡso that they maylaʿallahum
  22. يَعۡلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna

Tafsir

When the man who had been saved reached Joseph, he asked Joseph, the truthful, to inform them of the interpretation of someone dreaming about seven fat cows being eaten by seven thin cows, and seven green ears of corn and seven dry ears of corn, so that he might return to the king and those with him and they might know the explanation of the king’s dream, and also know the virtue and rank of Joseph.

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