Quran 12:99 — Yusuf, verse 99
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Later, when they presented themselves before Joseph, he drew his parents to him- he said, ‘Welcome to Egypt: you will all be safe here, God willing’-
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ آوَىٰ إِلَيْهِ أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوا مِصْرَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ آمِنِينَ
falammā dakhalū ʿalā yūsufa āwā ilayhi abawayhi waqāla ud'khulū miṣ'ra in shāa l-lahu āminīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So, when they entered unto Joseph, he took his father and mother into his arms saying, 'Enter you into Egypt, if God will, in security.'
- Muhammad Asad
- AND WHEN they [all arrived in Egypt and] presented themselves before Joseph, he drew his parents unto himself, saying, "Enter Egypt! If God so wills, you shall be secure [from all evil]!"
- Sahih International
- And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself [i.e., embraced them] and said, "Enter Egypt, Allāh willing, safe [and secure]."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَلَمَّاfalammā | Then when | — |
| 2 | دَخَلُوا۟dakhalū | they entered | دخل |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | upon | — |
| 4 | يُوسُفَyūsufa | Yusuf | — |
| 5 | ءَاوَىٰٓāwā | he took | أوي |
| 6 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to himself | — |
| 7 | أَبَوَيْهِabawayhi | his parents | أبو |
| 8 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and said | قول |
| 9 | ٱدْخُلُوا۟ud'khulū | Enter | دخل |
| 10 | مِصْرَmiṣ'ra | Egypt | مصر |
| 11 | إِنin | if | — |
| 12 | شَآءَshāa | Allah wills | شيأ |
| 13 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah wills | أله |
| 14 | ءَامِنِينَāminīna | safe | أمن |