Quran 12:46

Surah Yusuf, Verse 46

Juz 12 · Page 241 · Ruku 198 · Meccan

يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِى سَبْعِ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٍ لَّعَلِّىٓ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

Word by word

يُوسُفُ yūsufu Yusuf أَيُّهَا ayyuhā O ٱلصِّدِّيقُ l-ṣidīqu the truthful one أَفْتِنَا aftinā Explain to us فِى fī about سَبْعِ sabʿi (the) seven بَقَرَٰتٍۢ baqarātin cows سِمَانٍۢ simānin fat يَأْكُلُهُنَّ yakuluhunna eating them سَبْعٌ sabʿun seven عِجَافٌۭ ʿijāfun lean ones وَسَبْعِ wasabʿi and seven سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ sunbulātin ears (of corn) خُضْرٍۢ khuḍ'rin green وَأُخَرَ wa-ukhara and other يَابِسَـٰتٍۢ yābisātin dry لَّعَلِّىٓ laʿallī that I may أَرْجِعُ arjiʿu return إِلَى ilā to ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi the people لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know

Transliteration

Yoosufu ayyuha assiddeequaftina fee sabAAi baqaratin simaninya/kuluhunna sabAAun AAijafun wasabAAi sunbulatinkhudrin waokhara yabisatin laAAallee arjiAAuila annasi laAAallahum yaAAlamoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

(And when he came to Joseph in the prison, he exclaimed): Joseph! O thou truthful one! Expound for us the seven fat kine which seven lean were eating and the seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry, that I may return unto the people, so that they may know.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"O Joseph!" (he said) "O man of truth! Expound to us (the dream) of seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour, and of seven green ears of corn and (seven) others withered: that I may return to the people, and that they may understand."

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

فقال : ( يوسف أيها الصديق أفتنا ) وذكر المنام الذي رآه الملك ، فعند ذلك ذكر له يوسف ، عليه السلام ، تعبيرها من غير تعنيف لذلك الفتى في نسيانه ما وصاه به ، ومن غير اشتراط للخروج قبل ذلك ،