Surah 12 Yusuf — Ayah 79
قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ
Йусуф әйтте: "Аллаһ сакласын урламаган кешене алып калудан, савытны кем йөгеннән таптык, фәкать шул кешене генә алып калабыз, әгәр башка кешене алып калсак залимләрдән булырбыз".
qāla maʿādha l-lahi an nakhudha illā man wajadnā matāʿanā ʿindahu innā idhan laẓālimūna
Word by word
- قَالَ qāla He said
- مَعَاذَ maʿādha Allah forbid
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah forbid
- أَن an that
- نَّأْخُذَ nakhudha we take
- إِلَّا illā except
- مَن man (one) who
- وَجَدْنَا wajadnā we found
- مَتَـٰعَنَا matāʿanā our possession
- عِندَهُۥٓ ʿindahu with him
- إِنَّآ innā Indeed, we
- إِذًۭا idhan then
- لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ laẓālimūna surely (would be) wrongdoers
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Yusuf's Brothers offer taking One of Them instead of Binyamin as a Slave, Yusuf rejects the Offer
When it was decided that Benyamin was to be taken and kept with Yusuf according to the law they adhered by, Yusuf's brothers started requesting clemency and raising compassion in his heart for them,
(They said, "O `Aziz! Verily, he has an old father...") who loves him very much and is comfor- ted by his presence from the son that he lost,
(so take one of us in his place.), instead of Binyamin to remain with you,
(Indeed we think that you are one of the doers of good.), the good doers, just, and accepting fairness,
(He said: "Allah forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property..."), `according to the judgement that you gave for his punishment,
(Indeed, we should be wrongdoers.), if we take an innocent man instead of the guilty man. '