Quran 12:68

Surah Yusuf, Verse 68

Juz 13 · Page 243 · Ruku 200 · Meccan

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةً فِى نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَا وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Word by word

وَلَمَّا walammā And when دَخَلُوا۟ dakhalū they entered مِنْ min from حَيْثُ ḥaythu where أَمَرَهُمْ amarahum ordered them أَبُوهُم abūhum their father مَّا mā not كَانَ kāna it يُغْنِى yugh'nī avail(ed) عَنْهُم ʿanhum them مِّنَ mina against ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مِن min any شَىْءٍ shayin thing إِلَّا illā but حَاجَةًۭ ḥājatan (it was) a need فِى fī of نَفْسِ nafsi Yaqub's soul يَعْقُوبَ yaʿqūba Yaqub's soul قَضَىٰهَا ۚ qaḍāhā which he carried out وَإِنَّهُۥ wa-innahu And indeed, he لَذُو ladhū (was) a possessor عِلْمٍۢ ʿil'min (of) knowledge لِّمَا limā because عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ ʿallamnāhu We had taught him وَلَـٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know

Transliteration

Walamma dakhaloo min haythuamarahum aboohum ma kana yughnee AAanhum mina Allahimin shay-in illa hajatan fee nafsi yaAAqooba qadahawa-innahu lathoo AAilmin lima AAallamnahuwalakinna akthara annasi layaAAlamoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And when they entered in the manner which their father had enjoined, it would have naught availed them as against Allah; it was but a need of Jacob's soul which he thus satisfied; and lo! he was a lord of knowledge because We had taught him; but most of mankind know not.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined, it did not profit them in the least against (the plan of) Allah: It was but a necessity of Jacob's soul, which he discharged. For he was, by our instruction, full of knowledge (and experience): but most men know not.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

قالوا : هي دفع إصابة العين لهم ، ( وإنه لذو علم لما علمناه ) قال قتادة والثوري : لذو عمل بعلمه . وقال ابن جرير : لذو علم لتعليمنا إياه ، ( ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون )