قَالُواْ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنۡهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ ٦١
They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- سَنُرَٰوِدُWe will try to get permissionsanurāwidu
- عَنۡهُfor himʿanhu
- أَبَاهُ(from) his fatherabāhu
- وَإِنَّاand indeed wewa-innā
- لَفَٰعِلُونَsurely will dolafāʿilūna
Tafsir
His brothers replied to him, saying that they would ask for him from their father, and would work hard to bring him, doing what Joseph instructed them without fail.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran