Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:67

12:67

وَقَالَ يَـٰبَنِىَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابٍ وَٰحِدٍ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ ۖ وَمَآ أُغْنِى عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

waqāla yābaniyya lā tadkhulū min bābin wāḥidin wa-ud'khulū min abwābin mutafarriqatin wamā ugh'nī ʿankum mina l-lahi min shayin ini l-ḥuk'mu illā lillahi ʿalayhi tawakkaltu waʿalayhi falyatawakkali l-mutawakilūna

And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allāh at all. The decision is only for Allāh; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."

— Saheeh International

He said, ‘My sons, do not enter all by one gate- use different gates. But I cannot help you against the will of God: all power is in God’s hands. I trust in Him; let everyone put their trust in Him,’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And he said: "O my sons! Do not enter by one gate, but enter by different gates, and I cannot avail you against Allâh at all. Verily! The decision rests only with Allâh. In Him, I put my trust and let all those that trust, put their trust in Him."

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

Juz 13Page 243meccan

Word by Word

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd he said
يَـٰبَنِىَّyābaniyyaO my sons
لَاlā(Do) not
تَدْخُلُوا۟tadkhulūenter
مِنۢminfrom
بَابٍۢbābinone gate
وَٰحِدٍۢwāḥidinone gate
وَٱدْخُلُوا۟wa-ud'khulūbut enter
مِنْminfrom
أَبْوَٰبٍۢabwābingates
مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۢۖmutafarriqatindifferent
وَمَآwamāAnd not
أُغْنِىugh'nīI can avail
عَنكُمʿankumyou
مِّنَminaagainst
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مِنminany
شَىْءٍۖshayinthing
إِنِiniNot
ٱلْحُكْمُl-ḥuk'mu(is) the decision
إِلَّاillāexcept
لِلَّهِۖlillahiwith Allah
عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon Him
تَوَكَّلْتُۖtawakkaltuI put my trust
وَعَلَيْهِwaʿalayhiand upon Him
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkalilet put (their) trust
ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūnathe ones who put trust