سوره 12 Yusuf — آیه 39
يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ ءَأَرْبَابٌۭ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ
اى دو زندانى، آيا خدايان متعدد بهتر است يا اللّه آن خداوند يكتاى غالب بر همگان؟
yāṣāḥibayi l-sij'ni a-arbābun mutafarriqūna khayrun ami l-lahu l-wāḥidu l-qahāru
کلمه به کلمه
- يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ yāṣāḥibayi O my two companions
- ٱلسِّجْنِ l-sij'ni (of) the prison
- ءَأَرْبَابٌۭ a-arbābun Are lords
- مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ mutafarriqūna separate
- خَيْرٌ khayrun better
- أَمِ ami or
- ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
- ٱلْوَٰحِدُ l-wāḥidu the One
- ٱلْقَهَّارُ l-qahāru the Irresistible
تفسیر · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
(Are many different lords (gods) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible) to Whose grace and infinite kingdom everything and everyone has submitted in humiliation. Prophet Yusuf explained to them next that it is because of their ignorance that they worship false deities and give them names, for these names were forged and are being transferred from one generation to the next generation. They have no proof or authority that supports this practice, hence his statement to them,
(for which Allah has sent down no authority) or proof and evidence. He then affirmed that the judgement, decision, will and kingdom are all for Allah alone, and He has commanded all of His servants to worship none but Him. He said,
(that is the straight religion,) `this, Tawhid of Allah and directing all acts of worship at Him alone in sincerity, that I am calling you to is the right, straight religion that Allah has ordained and for which He has revealed what He wills of proofs and evidences,'
(but most men know not.), and this is why most of them are idolators,
(And most of mankind will not believe even if you eagerly desire it.) 12:103 When Yusuf finished calling them, he started interpreting their dreams for them,