Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:43

12:43

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ ۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَـٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

waqāla l-maliku innī arā sabʿa baqarātin simānin yakuluhunna sabʿun ʿijāfun wasabʿa sunbulātin khuḍ'rin wa-ukhara yābisātin yāayyuhā l-mala-u aftūnī fī ru'yāya in kuntum lilrru'yā taʿburūna

And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."

— Saheeh International

The king said, ‘I dreamed about seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones; seven green ears of corn and [seven] others withered. Counsellors, if you can interpret dreams, tell me the meaning of my dream.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And the king (of Egypt) said: "Verily, I saw (in a dream) seven fat cows, whom seven lean ones were devouring, and seven green ears of corn, and (seven) others dry. O notables! Explain to me my dream, if it be that you can interpret dreams."

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

Juz 12Page 240meccan

Word by Word

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
ٱلْمَلِكُl-malikuthe king
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
أَرَىٰarā[I] have seen
سَبْعَsabʿaseven
بَقَرَٰتٍۢbaqarātincows
سِمَانٍۢsimāninfat
يَأْكُلُهُنَّyakuluhunnaeating them
سَبْعٌsabʿunseven
عِجَافٌۭʿijāfunlean ones
وَسَبْعَwasabʿaand seven
سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍsunbulātinears (of corn)
خُضْرٍۢkhuḍ'ringreen
وَأُخَرَwa-ukharaand others
يَابِسَـٰتٍۢۖyābisātindry
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uchiefs
أَفْتُونِىaftūnīExplain to me
فِىfīabout
رُءْيَـٰىَru'yāyamy vision
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou can
لِلرُّءْيَاlilrru'yāof visions
تَعْبُرُونَtaʿburūnainterpret