Surah Yusuf, Ayah 79 (12:79)

يُوسُف

قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ

Quran 12:79 is ayah 79 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 245 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:79
قَالَمَعَاذَٱللَّهِأَننَّأْخُذَإِلَّامَنوَجَدْنَامَتَٰعَنَاعِندَهُۥٓإِنَّآإِذًالَّظَٰلِمُونَ٧٩
qāla maʿādha l-lahi an nakhudha illā man wajadnā matāʿanā ʿindahu innā idhan laẓālimūna

He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh [to prevent] that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."(79)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. مَعَاذَmaʿādhaAllah forbid
  3. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah forbid
  4. أَنanthat
  5. نَّأْخُذَnakhudhawe take
  6. إِلَّاillāexcept
  7. مَنman(one) who
  8. وَجَدْنَاwajadnāwe found
  9. مَتَٰعَنَاmatāʿanāour possession
  10. عِندَهُۥٓʿindahuwith him
  11. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, we
  12. إِذًاidhanthen
  13. لَّظَٰلِمُونَlaẓālimūnasurely (would be) wrongdoers

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