Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:88

12:88

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَـٰعَةٍ مُّزْجَىٰةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا ٱلْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْزِى ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ

falammā dakhalū ʿalayhi qālū yāayyuhā l-ʿazīzu massanā wa-ahlanā l-ḍuru waji'nā bibiḍāʿatin muz'jātin fa-awfi lanā l-kayla wataṣaddaq ʿalaynā inna l-laha yajzī l-mutaṣadiqīna

So when they entered upon him [i.e., Joseph], they said, "O ʿAzeez, adversity has touched us and our family, and we have come with goods poor in quality, but give us full measure and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allāh rewards the charitable."

— Saheeh International

Then, when they presented themselves before Joseph, they said, ‘Mighty governor, misfortune has afflicted us and our family. We have brought only a little merchandise, but give us full measure. Be charitable to us: God rewards the charitable.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Then, when they entered unto him [Yûsuf (Joseph)], they said: "O ruler of the land! A hard time has hit us and our family, and we have brought but poor capital, so pay us full measure and be charitable to us. Truly, Allâh does reward the charitable."

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

Juz 13Page 246meccan

Word by Word

فَلَمَّاfalammāSo when
دَخَلُوا۟dakhalūthey entered
عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon him
قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO Aziz
ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuO Aziz
مَسَّنَاmassanāHas touched us
وَأَهْلَنَاwa-ahlanāand our family
ٱلضُّرُّl-ḍuruthe adversity
وَجِئْنَاwaji'nāand we have come
بِبِضَـٰعَةٍۢbibiḍāʿatinwith goods
مُّزْجَىٰةٍۢmuz'jātin(of) little value
فَأَوْفِfa-awfibut pay (in) full
لَنَاlanāto us
ٱلْكَيْلَl-kaylathe measure
وَتَصَدَّقْwataṣaddaqand be charitable
عَلَيْنَآۖʿalaynāto us
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَجْزِىyajzīrewards
ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَl-mutaṣadiqīnathe charitable