فَإِن لَّمۡ تَأۡتُونِي بِهِۦ فَلَا كَيۡلَ لَكُمۡ عِندِي وَلَا تَقۡرَبُونِ ٦٠
But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَإِنBut iffa-in
- لَّمۡnotlam
- تَأۡتُونِيyou bring him to metatūnī
- بِهِۦyou bring him to mebihi
- فَلَاthen (there will be) nofalā
- كَيۡلَmeasurekayla
- لَكُمۡfor youlakum
- عِندِيfrom meʿindī
- وَلَاand notwalā
- تَقۡرَبُونِyou will come near metaqrabūni
Tafsir
Joseph told them that if they did not bring the brother asked for, then it would be clear that they were not telling the truth in their claim that they had a brother on their father’s side. He told them that in that case he would not give them any measure of food, and they should not approach his country.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran