Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:41

12:41

يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِى رَبَّهُۥ خَمْرًا ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِۦ ۚ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ

yāṣāḥibayi l-sij'ni ammā aḥadukumā fayasqī rabbahu khamran wa-ammā l-ākharu fayuṣ'labu fatakulu l-ṭayru min rasihi quḍiya l-amru alladhī fīhi tastaftiyāni

O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire."

— Saheeh International

Fellow prisoners, one of you will serve his master with wine; the other will be crucified and the birds will peck at his head. That is the end of the matter on which you asked my opinion.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"O two companions of the prison! As for one of you, he (as a servant) will pour out wine for his lord (king or master) to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified and birds will eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which you both did inquire."

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

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Word by Word

يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِyāṣāḥibayiO my two companions
ٱلسِّجْنِl-sij'ni(of) the prison
أَمَّآammāAs for
أَحَدُكُمَاaḥadukumāone of you
فَيَسْقِىfayasqīhe will give drink
رَبَّهُۥrabbahu(to) his master
خَمْرًۭاۖkhamranwine
وَأَمَّاwa-ammāand as for
ٱلْـَٔاخَرُl-ākharuthe other
فَيُصْلَبُfayuṣ'labuhe will be crucified
فَتَأْكُلُfatakuluand will eat
ٱلطَّيْرُl-ṭayruthe birds
مِنminfrom
رَّأْسِهِۦۚrasihihis head
قُضِىَquḍiyaHas been decreed
ٱلْأَمْرُl-amruthe matter
ٱلَّذِىalladhīabout which
فِيهِfīhiabout which
تَسْتَفْتِيَانِtastaftiyāniyou both inquire