Quran 12:63

Surah Yusuf, Verse 63

Juz 13 · Page 242 · Ruku 200 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

Word by word

فَلَمَّا falammā So when رَجَعُوٓا۟ rajaʿū they returned إِلَىٰٓ ilā to أَبِيهِمْ abīhim their father قَالُوا۟ qālū they said يَـٰٓأَبَانَا yāabānā O our father مُنِعَ muniʿa Has been denied مِنَّا minnā to us ٱلْكَيْلُ l-kaylu the measure فَأَرْسِلْ fa-arsil so send مَعَنَآ maʿanā with us أَخَانَا akhānā our brother نَكْتَلْ naktal (that) we will get measure وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, we لَهُۥ lahu for him لَحَـٰفِظُونَ laḥāfiẓūna (will) surely (be) guardians

Transliteration

Falamma rajaAAoo ila abeehim qalooya abana muniAAa minna alkaylufaarsil maAAana akhana naktal wa-innalahu lahafithoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

So when they went back to their father they said: O our father! The measure is denied us, so send with us our brother that we may obtain the measure, surely we will guard him well.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Now when they returned to their father, they said: "O our father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother): So send our brother with us, that we may get our measure; and we will indeed take every care of him."

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يخبر تعالى عنهم إنهم رجعوا إلى أبيهم ( قالوا ياأبانا منع منا الكيل ) يعنون بعد هذه المرة ، إن لم ترسل معنا أخانا بنيامين ، فأرسله معنا نكتل .

وقرأ بعضهم : [ يكتل ] بالياء ، أي يكتل هو ، ( وإنا له لحافظون ) أي : لا تخف عليه فإنه سيرجع إليك . وهذا كما قالوا له في يوسف : ( أرسله معنا غدا يرتع ويلعب وإنا له لحافظون )