Surah 12 Yusuf — Ayah 88
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَٰعَةٍۢ مُّزْجَىٰةٍۢ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا ٱلْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْزِى ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ
پوءِ جنھن مھل يوسف وٽ آيا (تنھن مھل) چيائون ته اي عزيز اسان کي ۽ اسان جي گھر وارن کي ڏک پھتو آھي ۽ نڪمو سامان کڻي آيا آھيون پوءِ اسان کي پوري مئپ ڏي ۽ اسان کي (ڪجھ) خيرات (به) ڏي، ڇوته الله خيرات ڪندڙن کي چڱو بدلو ڏيندو آھي.
falammā dakhalū ʿalayhi qālū yāayyuhā l-ʿazīzu massanā wa-ahlanā l-ḍuru waji'nā bibiḍāʿatin muz'jātin fa-awfi lanā l-kayla wataṣaddaq ʿalaynā inna l-laha yajzī l-mutaṣadiqīna
Word by word
- فَلَمَّا falammā So when
- دَخَلُوا۟ dakhalū they entered
- عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon him
- قَالُوا۟ qālū they said
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O Aziz
- ٱلْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu O Aziz
- مَسَّنَا massanā Has touched us
- وَأَهْلَنَا wa-ahlanā and our family
- ٱلضُّرُّ l-ḍuru the adversity
- وَجِئْنَا waji'nā and we have come
- بِبِضَـٰعَةٍۢ bibiḍāʿatin with goods
- مُّزْجَىٰةٍۢ muz'jātin (of) little value
- فَأَوْفِ fa-awfi but pay (in) full
- لَنَا lanā to us
- ٱلْكَيْلَ l-kayla the measure
- وَتَصَدَّقْ wataṣaddaq and be charitable
- عَلَيْنَآ ۖ ʿalaynā to us
- إِنَّ inna Indeed
- ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
- يَجْزِى yajzī rewards
- ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ l-mutaṣadiqīna the charitable
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Ya`qub orders His Children to inquire about Yusuf and His Brother
Allah states that Ya`qub, peace be upon him, ordered his children to go back and inquire about the news of Yusuf and his brother Binyamin, in a good manner, not as spies. He encouraged them, delivered to them the good news and ordered them not to despair of Allah's mercy. He ordered them to never give up hope in Allah, nor to ever discontinue trusting in Him for what they seek to accomplish. He said to them that only the disbelieving people despair of Allah's mercy.
Yusuf's Brothers stand before Him
Allah said next,
(Then, when they entered unto him), when they went back to Egypt and entered upon Yusuf,
(they said: "O Aziz! A hard time has hit us and our family..."), because of severe droughts and the scarcity of food,
(and we have brought but poor capital,) means, `we brought money for the food we want to buy, but it is not substantial,' according to Mujahid, Al-Hasan and several others. Allah said that they said next,
(so pay us full measure) meaning, `in return for the little money we brought, give us the full measure that you gave us before.' Ibn Mas`ud read this Ayah in a way that means, "So give the full load on our animals and be charitable with us." Ibn Jurayj commented, "So be charitable to us by returning our brother to us." And when Sufyan bin `Uyaynah was asked if the Sadaqah (charity) was prohibited for any Prophet before our Prophet , he said, "Have you not heard the Ayah,
(so pay us full measure and be charitable to us. Truly, Allah does reward the charitable.)" Ibn Jarir At-Tabari collected this statement.