Quran 12:65 — Yusuf, verse 65
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Then, when they opened their packs, they discovered that their goods had been returned to them and they said, ‘Father! We need no more [goods to barter]: look, our goods have been returned to us. We shall get corn for our household; we shall keep our brother safe; we shall be entitled to another camel-load of grain- an extra measure so easily achieved!’
وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِي ۖ هَـٰذِهِ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيرٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَسِيرٌ
walammā fataḥū matāʿahum wajadū biḍāʿatahum ruddat ilayhim qālū yāabānā mā nabghī hādhihi biḍāʿatunā ruddat ilaynā wanamīru ahlanā wanaḥfaẓu akhānā wanazdādu kayla baʿīrin dhālika kaylun yasīrun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when they opened their things, they found their merchandise, restored to them. 'Father,' they said, 'what more should we desire? See, our merchandise here is restored to us. We shall get provision for our family, and we shall be watching over our brother; we shall obtain an extra camel's load -- that is an easy measure.
- Muhammad Asad
- Thereupon, when they opened their packs, they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them; [and] they said: "O our father! What more could we desire? Here is our merchandise: it has been returned to us! [If thou send Benjamin with us,] we shall (again] be able to bring food for our family, and shall guard our brother [well], and receive in addition another camel-load of grain That [which we have brought the first time] was but a scanty measure."
- Sahih International
- And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies [i.e., food] for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَمَّاwalammā | And when | — |
| 2 | فَتَحُوا۟fataḥū | they opened | فتح |
| 3 | مَتَـٰعَهُمْmatāʿahum | their baggage | متع |
| 4 | وَجَدُوا۟wajadū | they found | وجد |
| 5 | بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْbiḍāʿatahum | their merchandise | بضع |
| 6 | رُدَّتْruddat | returned | ردد |
| 7 | إِلَيْهِمْ ۖilayhim | to them | — |
| 8 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 9 | يَـٰٓأَبَانَاyāabānā | O our father | أبو |
| 10 | مَاmā | What | — |
| 11 | نَبْغِى ۖnabghī | (could) we desire | بغي |
| 12 | هَـٰذِهِۦhādhihi | This | — |
| 13 | بِضَـٰعَتُنَاbiḍāʿatunā | (is) our merchandise | بضع |
| 14 | رُدَّتْruddat | returned | ردد |
| 15 | إِلَيْنَا ۖilaynā | to us | — |
| 16 | وَنَمِيرُwanamīru | And we will get provision | مير |
| 17 | أَهْلَنَاahlanā | (for) our family | أهل |
| 18 | وَنَحْفَظُwanaḥfaẓu | and we will protect | حفظ |
| 19 | أَخَانَاakhānā | our brother | أخو |
| 20 | وَنَزْدَادُwanazdādu | and get an increase | زيد |
| 21 | كَيْلَkayla | measure | كيل |
| 22 | بَعِيرٍۢ ۖbaʿīrin | (of) a camel's (load) | بعر |
| 23 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | That | — |
| 24 | كَيْلٌۭkaylun | (is) a measurement | كيل |
| 25 | يَسِيرٌۭyasīrun | easy | يسر |