Quran 12:58 — Yusuf, verse 58
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Joseph’s brothers came and presented themselves before him. He recognized them- though they did not recognize him-
وَجَاءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ مُنْكِرُونَ
wajāa ikh'watu yūsufa fadakhalū ʿalayhi faʿarafahum wahum lahu munkirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And the brethren of Joseph came, and entered unto him, and he knew them, but they knew him not.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND [after some years,] Joseph's brothers came [to Egypt] and presented themselves before him: and he knew them [at once], whereas they did not recognize him.
- Sahih International
- And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَجَآءَwajāa | And came | جيأ |
| 2 | إِخْوَةُikh'watu | (the) brothers | أخو |
| 3 | يُوسُفَyūsufa | (of) Yusuf | — |
| 4 | فَدَخَلُوا۟fadakhalū | and they entered | دخل |
| 5 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | upon him | — |
| 6 | فَعَرَفَهُمْfaʿarafahum | and he recognized them | عرف |
| 7 | وَهُمْwahum | but they | — |
| 8 | لَهُۥlahu | knew him not | — |
| 9 | مُنكِرُونَmunkirūna | knew him not | نكر |