Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:21

12:21

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكْرِمِى مَثْوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

waqāla alladhī ish'tarāhu min miṣ'ra li-im'ra-atihi akrimī mathwāhu ʿasā an yanfaʿanā aw nattakhidhahu waladan wakadhālika makkannā liyūsufa fī l-arḍi walinuʿallimahu min tawīli l-aḥādīthi wal-lahu ghālibun ʿalā amrihi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūna

And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events [i.e., dreams]. And Allāh is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.

— Saheeh International

The Egyptian who bought him said to his wife, ‘Look after him well! He may be useful to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’ In this way We settled Joseph in that land and later taught him how to interpret dreams: God always prevails in His purpose, though most people do not realize it.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And he (the man) from Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay comfortable, may be he will profit us or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did We establish Yûsuf (Joseph) in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allâh has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one who
ٱشْتَرَىٰهُish'tarāhubought him
مِنminof
مِّصْرَmiṣ'raEgypt
لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓli-im'ra-atihito his wife
أَكْرِمِىakrimīMake comfortable
مَثْوَىٰهُmathwāhuhis stay
عَسَىٰٓʿasāPerhaps
أَنanthat
يَنفَعَنَآyanfaʿanā(he) will benefit us
أَوْawor
نَتَّخِذَهُۥnattakhidhahuwe will take him
وَلَدًۭاۚwaladan(as) a son
وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
مَكَّنَّاmakkannāWe established
لِيُوسُفَliyūsufaYusuf
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥwalinuʿallimahuthat We might teach him
مِنmin(the) interpretation of
تَأْوِيلِtawīli(the) interpretation of
ٱلْأَحَادِيثِۚl-aḥādīthithe events
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
غَالِبٌghālibun(is) Predominant
عَلَىٰٓʿalāover
أَمْرِهِۦamrihiHis affairs
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
أَكْثَرَaktharamost
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the people
لَاlā(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow