Surah Yusuf, Ayah 46 (12:46)

يُوسُف

يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِى سَبْعِ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ …

Quran 12:46 is ayah 46 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 241 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:46
يُوسُفُأَيُّهَاٱلصِّدِّيقُأَفْتِنَافِىسَبْعِبَقَرَٰتٍسِمَانٍيَأْكُلُهُنَّسَبْعٌعِجَافٌوَسَبْعِسُنۢبُلَٰتٍخُضْرٍوَأُخَرَيَابِسَٰتٍلَّعَلِّىٓأَرْجِعُإِلَىٱلنَّاسِلَعَلَّهُمْيَعْلَمُونَ٤٦
yūsufu ayyuhā l-ṣidīqu aftinā fī sabʿi baqarātin simānin yakuluhunna sabʿun ʿijāfun wasabʿi sunbulātin khuḍ'rin wa-ukhara yābisātin laʿallī arjiʿu ilā l-nāsi laʿallahum yaʿlamūna

[He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people [i.e., the king and his court]; perhaps they will know [about you]."(46)

Word by word

  1. يُوسُفُyūsufuYusuf
  2. أَيُّهَاayyuhāO
  3. ٱلصِّدِّيقُl-ṣidīquthe truthful one
  4. أَفْتِنَاaftināExplain to us
  5. فِىfīabout
  6. سَبْعِsabʿi(the) seven
  7. بَقَرَٰتٍbaqarātincows
  8. سِمَانٍsimāninfat
  9. يَأْكُلُهُنَّyakuluhunnaeating them
  10. سَبْعٌsabʿunseven
  11. عِجَافٌʿijāfunlean ones
  12. وَسَبْعِwasabʿiand seven
  13. سُنۢبُلَٰتٍsunbulātinears (of corn)
  14. خُضْرٍkhuḍ'ringreen
  15. وَأُخَرَwa-ukharaand other
  16. يَابِسَٰتٍyābisātindry
  17. لَّعَلِّىٓlaʿallīthat I may
  18. أَرْجِعُarjiʿureturn
  19. إِلَىilāto
  20. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
  21. لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
  22. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow

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