Quran 12:61
Surah Yusuf, Verse 61
Juz 13 · Page 242 · Ruku 200 · Meccan
قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ
Word by word
قَالُوا۟ qālū They said سَنُرَٰوِدُ sanurāwidu We will try to get permission عَنْهُ ʿanhu for him أَبَاهُ abāhu (from) his father وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed we لَفَـٰعِلُونَ lafāʿilūna surely will do
Transliteration
Qaloo sanurawidu AAanhu abahuwa-inna lafaAAiloon
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
They said: We will try to win him from his father: that we will surely do.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: Indeed we shall do it."
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
أي : سنحرص على مجيئه إليك بكل ممكن ولا نبقي مجهودا لتعلم صدقنا فيما قلناه .
وذكر السدي : أنه أخذ منهم رهائن حتى يقدموا به معهم . وفي هذا نظر; لأنه أحسن إليهم ورغبهم كثيرا ، وهذا لحرصه على رجوعهم .