Surah Yusuf, Ayah 76 (12:76)

يُوسُف

فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ …

Quran 12:76 is ayah 76 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 244 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:76
فَبَدَأَبِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْقَبْلَوِعَآءِأَخِيهِثُمَّٱسْتَخْرَجَهَامِنوِعَآءِأَخِيهِ ۚكَذَٰلِكَكِدْنَالِيُوسُفَ ۖمَاكَانَلِيَأْخُذَأَخَاهُفِىدِينِٱلْمَلِكِإِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُ ۚنَرْفَعُدَرَجَٰتٍمَّننَّشَآءُ ۗوَفَوْقَكُلِّذِىعِلْمٍعَلِيمٌ٧٦
fabada-a bi-awʿiyatihim qabla wiʿāi akhīhi thumma is'takhrajahā min wiʿāi akhīhi kadhālika kid'nā liyūsufa mā kāna liyakhudha akhāhu fī dīni l-maliki illā an yashāa l-lahu narfaʿu darajātin man nashāu wafawqa kulli dhī ʿil'min ʿalīmun

So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion [i.e., law] of the king except that Allāh willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.(76)

Word by word

  1. فَبَدَأَfabada-aSo he began
  2. بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْbi-awʿiyatihimwith their bags
  3. قَبْلَqablabefore
  4. وِعَآءِwiʿāi(the) bag
  5. أَخِيهِakhīhi(of) his brother
  6. ثُمَّthummathen
  7. ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَاis'takhrajahāhe brought it out
  8. مِنminfrom
  9. وِعَآءِwiʿāi(the) bag
  10. أَخِيهِ ۚakhīhi(of) his brother
  11. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  12. كِدْنَاkid'nā(did) We plan
  13. لِيُوسُفَ ۖliyūsufafor Yusuf
  14. مَاmāHe could not
  15. كَانَkānaHe could not
  16. لِيَأْخُذَliyakhudhatake
  17. أَخَاهُakhāhuhis brother
  18. فِىfīby
  19. دِينِdīnithe law
  20. ٱلْمَلِكِl-maliki(of) the king
  21. إِلَّآillāexcept
  22. أَنanthat
  23. يَشَآءَyashāaAllah willed
  24. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah willed
  25. نَرْفَعُnarfaʿuWe raise
  26. دَرَجَٰتٍdarajātin(in) degrees
  27. مَّنmanwhom
  28. نَّشَآءُ ۗnashāuWe will
  29. وَفَوْقَwafawqabut over
  30. كُلِّkullievery
  31. ذِىdhīpossessor
  32. عِلْمٍʿil'min(of) knowledge
  33. عَلِيمٌʿalīmun(is) the All-Knower

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