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Yusuf 70

Ayah 70 of 111 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمۡ جَعَلَ ٱلسِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحۡلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلۡعِيرُ إِنَّكُمۡ لَسَٰرِقُونَ ٧٠

So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَمَّاSo whenfalammā
  2. جَهَّزَهُمhe had furnished themjahhazahum
  3. بِجَهَازِهِمۡwith their suppliesbijahāzihim
  4. جَعَلَhe putjaʿala
  5. ٱلسِّقَايَةَthe drinking cupl-siqāyata
  6. فِيinfī
  7. رَحۡلِthe bagraḥli
  8. أَخِيهِ(of) his brotherakhīhi
  9. ثُمَّThenthumma
  10. أَذَّنَcalled outadhana
  11. مُؤَذِّنٌan announcermu-adhinun
  12. أَيَّتُهَاO youayyatuhā
  13. ٱلۡعِيرُ(in) the caravanl-ʿīru
  14. إِنَّكُمۡIndeed, youinnakum
  15. لَسَٰرِقُونَsurely (are) thieveslasāriqūna

Tafsir

So when Joseph instructed his servants to load the camels of his brothers with food, he put the measuring bowl of the king, which the food was measured with for those who came to get provisions, into the bag of his full brother, without their knowledge, in order to have him stay with him. When they were to travel and return back to their family, a caller called after them, saying that they, with their camels loaded with provisions, were thieves.

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