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Surah Yusuf, Ayah 54 (12:54)

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وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦٓ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى ۖ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ …

Quran 12:54 is ayah 54 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 242 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:54
وَقَالَٱلْمَلِكُٱئْتُونِىبِهِۦٓأَسْتَخْلِصْهُلِنَفْسِى ۖفَلَمَّاكَلَّمَهُۥقَالَإِنَّكَٱلْيَوْمَلَدَيْنَامَكِينٌأَمِينٌ٥٤
waqāla l-maliku i'tūnī bihi astakhliṣ'hu linafsī falammā kallamahu qāla innaka l-yawma ladaynā makīnun amīnun

And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted."(54)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
  2. ٱلْمَلِكُl-malikuthe king
  3. ٱئْتُونِىi'tūnīBring him to me
  4. بِهِۦٓbihiBring him to me
  5. أَسْتَخْلِصْهُastakhliṣ'huI will select him
  6. لِنَفْسِى ۖlinafsīfor myself
  7. فَلَمَّاfalammāThen when
  8. كَلَّمَهُۥkallamahuhe spoke to him
  9. قَالَqālahe said
  10. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
  11. ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawma(are) today
  12. لَدَيْنَاladaynāwith us
  13. مَكِينٌmakīnunfirmly established
  14. أَمِينٌamīnun(and) trusted

Tafsir (commentary) of 12:54

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This commentary explains ayahs 12:54–55 together.

Yusuf's Rank with the King of Egypt

Allah states that when he became aware of Yusuf's innocence and his innocense of what he was accused of, the king said,

ائْتُونِى بِهِ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى

(Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person.), `that I may make him among my close aids and associates,'

فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ

(Then, when he spoke to him), when the king spoke to Yusuf and further recognized his virtues, great ability, brilliance, good conduct and perfect mannerism, he said to him,

إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مِكِينٌ أَمِينٌ

(Verily, this day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted.) The king said to Yusuf, `You have assumed an exalted status with us and are indeed fully trusted.' Yusuf, peace be upon him said,

اجْعَلْنِى عَلَى خَزَآئِنِ الاٌّرْضِ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ

(Set me over the storehouses of the land; I will indeed guard them with full knowledge.) Yusuf praised himself, for this is allowed when one's abilities are unknown and there is a need to do so. He said that he is,

حَفِيظٌ

(Hafiz), an honest guard,

عَلِيمٌ

(`Alim), having knowledge and wisdom about the job he is to be entrusted with. Prophet Yusuf asked the king to appoint him as minister of finance for the land, responsible for the harvest storehouses, in which they would collect produce for the years of drought which he told them will come. He wanted to be the guard, so that he could dispense the harvest in the wisest, best and most beneficial way. The king accepted Yusuf's offer, for he was eager to draw Yusuf close to him and to honor him. So Allah said,

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