Quran 12:67 — Yusuf, verse 67
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
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,’
وَقَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا مِنْ بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَادْخُلُوا مِنْ أَبْوَابٍ مُتَفَرِّقَةٍ ۖ وَمَا أُغْنِي عَنْكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
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
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He also said, 'O my sons, enter not by one door; enter by separate doors. Yet I cannot avail you anything against God; judgment belongs not to any but God. In Him I have put my trust; and in Him let all put their trust who put their trust.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And he added: "O my sons! Do not enter [the city all] by one gate, but enter by different gates. Yet [even so,] I can be of no avail whatever to you against [anything that may be willed by] God: judgment [as to what is to happen] rests with none but God. In Him have I placed my trust: for, all who have trust [in His existence] must place their trust in Him alone."
- Sahih International
- 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."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالَwaqāla | And he said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰبَنِىَّyābaniyya | O my sons | بني |
| 3 | لَاlā | (Do) not | — |
| 4 | تَدْخُلُوا۟tadkhulū | enter | دخل |
| 5 | مِنۢmin | from | — |
| 6 | بَابٍۢbābin | one gate | بوب |
| 7 | وَٰحِدٍۢwāḥidin | one gate | وحد |
| 8 | وَٱدْخُلُوا۟wa-ud'khulū | but enter | دخل |
| 9 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 10 | أَبْوَٰبٍۢabwābin | gates | بوب |
| 11 | مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۢ ۖmutafarriqatin | different | فرق |
| 12 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 13 | أُغْنِىugh'nī | I can avail | غني |
| 14 | عَنكُمʿankum | you | — |
| 15 | مِّنَmina | against | — |
| 16 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 17 | مِنmin | any | — |
| 18 | شَىْءٍ ۖshayin | thing | شيأ |
| 19 | إِنِini | Not | — |
| 20 | ٱلْحُكْمُl-ḥuk'mu | (is) the decision | حكم |
| 21 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 22 | لِلَّهِ ۖlillahi | with Allah | أله |
| 23 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | upon Him | — |
| 24 | تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖtawakkaltu | I put my trust | وكل |
| 25 | وَعَلَيْهِwaʿalayhi | and upon Him | — |
| 26 | فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkali | let put (their) trust | وكل |
| 27 | ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūna | the ones who put trust | وكل |