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Yusuf 63

Ayah 63 of 111 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمۡ قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلۡكَيۡلُ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكۡتَلۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ ٦٣

So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَمَّاSo whenfalammā
  2. رَجَعُوٓاْthey returnedrajaʿū
  3. إِلَىٰٓtoilā
  4. أَبِيهِمۡtheir fatherabīhim
  5. قَالُواْthey saidqālū
  6. يَٰٓأَبَانَاO our fatheryāabānā
  7. مُنِعَHas been deniedmuniʿa
  8. مِنَّاto usminnā
  9. ٱلۡكَيۡلُthe measurel-kaylu
  10. فَأَرۡسِلۡso sendfa-arsil
  11. مَعَنَآwith usmaʿanā
  12. أَخَانَاour brotherakhānā
  13. نَكۡتَلۡ(that) we will get measurenaktal
  14. وَإِنَّاAnd indeed, wewa-innā
  15. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  16. لَحَٰفِظُونَ(will) surely (be) guardianslaḥāfiẓūna

Tafsir

When they returned to their father, and told him about the generosity of Joseph to them, they also told their father that any further measure would be denied to them if they did not bring their brother with them. They asked him to send him with them, because if he did so they would be given provisions. They promised their father that they would take good care of him, bringing him back safely.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran