قَالَ هَلۡ عَلِمۡتُم مَّا فَعَلۡتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذۡ أَنتُمۡ جَٰهِلُونَ ٨٩
He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- هَلۡDohal
- عَلِمۡتُمyou knowʿalim'tum
- مَّاwhatmā
- فَعَلۡتُمyou didfaʿaltum
- بِيُوسُفَwith Yusufbiyūsufa
- وَأَخِيهِand his brotherwa-akhīhi
- إِذۡwhenidh
- أَنتُمۡyou wereantum
- جَٰهِلُونَignorantjāhilūna
Tafsir
When he heard their words he felt compassion towards them, and let them know who he was, asking them if they knew what they did to Joseph and his full brother when they were ignorant of the consequences of what they did to them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran