Surah Yusuf, Ayah 59 (12:59)

يُوسُف

وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ٱئْتُونِى بِأَخٍ لَّكُم مِّنْ أَبِيكُمْ ۚ أَلَا تَرَوْنَ أَنِّىٓ …

Quran 12:59 is ayah 59 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 242 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:59
وَلَمَّاجَهَّزَهُمبِجَهَازِهِمْقَالَٱئْتُونِىبِأَخٍلَّكُممِّنْأَبِيكُمْ ۚأَلَاتَرَوْنَأَنِّىٓأُوفِىٱلْكَيْلَوَأَنَا۠خَيْرُٱلْمُنزِلِينَ٥٩
walammā jahhazahum bijahāzihim qāla i'tūnī bi-akhin lakum min abīkum alā tarawna annī ūfī l-kayla wa-anā khayru l-munzilīna

And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do you not see that I give full measure and that I am the best of accommodators?(59)

Word by word

  1. وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd when
  2. جَهَّزَهُمjahhazahumhe had furnished them
  3. بِجَهَازِهِمْbijahāzihimwith their supplies
  4. قَالَqālahe said
  5. ٱئْتُونِىi'tūnīBring to me
  6. بِأَخٍbi-akhina brother
  7. لَّكُمlakumof yours
  8. مِّنْminfrom
  9. أَبِيكُمْ ۚabīkumyour father
  10. أَلَاalāDo not
  11. تَرَوْنَtarawnayou see
  12. أَنِّىٓannīthat I
  13. أُوفِىūfī[I] give full
  14. ٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla[the] measure
  15. وَأَنَا۠wa-anāand that I am
  16. خَيْرُkhayru(the) best
  17. ٱلْمُنزِلِينَl-munzilīna(of) the hosts

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