← Surah 12

12:8

إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Word by word

إِذْ
When
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِذْNoun — time adverb
قَالُوا۟
they said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
لَيُوسُفُ
Surely Yusuf
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
يُوسُفُNoun — proper noun، masculine، nominative
وَأَخُوهُ
and his brother
Noun
Root: أخو
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
أَخُوNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
هُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
أَحَبُّ
(are) more beloved
Noun
Root: حبب
Grammar (i'rab)
أَحَبُّNoun — masc. sing.، nominative، adjective
إِلَىٰٓ
to
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَىٰٓPreposition — preposition
أَبِينَا
our father
Noun
Root: أبو
Grammar (i'rab)
أَبِيNoun — masc. sing.، genitive
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
مِنَّا
than we
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنَّPreposition — preposition
اNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
وَنَحْنُ
while we
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
نَحْنُNoun — pronoun، 1st plur.
عُصْبَةٌ
(are) a group
Noun
Root: عصب
Grammar (i'rab)
عُصْبَةٌNoun — feminine، indefinite، nominative
إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
أَبَانَا
our father
Noun
Root: أبو
Grammar (i'rab)
أَبَاNoun — masc. sing.، accusative
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
لَفِى
(is) surely in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
فِىPreposition — preposition
ضَلَٰلٍ
an error
Noun
Root: ضلل
Grammar (i'rab)
ضَلَٰلٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive
مُّبِينٍ
clear
Noun
Root: بين
Grammar (i'rab)
مُّبِينٍNoun — active participle، masculine، indefinite، genitive، adjective

Translation

EN

They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! really our father is obviously wandering (in his mind)!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

The brothers said [to each other], ‘Although we are many, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are–– our father is clearly in the wrong.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

When they said: Verily Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, many though we be. Lo! our father is in plain aberration.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Kardeşleri demişlerdi ki: "Yusuf ve özkardeşi babamıza bizden daha sevgilidir. Oysa biz bir cemaatiz. Babamız açık bir yanlışlık içindedir."

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Hani demişlerdi ki: "Yusuf ve kardeşi (Bünyamin) babamıza bizden daha sevgili, biz ise güçlü ve tutkun bir grubuz. Doğrusu, babamız belli ki, çok açık bir yanılgı içindedir."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Hani (kardeşleri) şöyle demişlerdi: “Biz (kalabalık) bir topluluk olmamıza rağmen Yusuf ile kardeşi (Bünyamin) babamıza bizden daha sevgilidir. Şüphesiz ki babamız apaçık bir şaşkınlık içindedir.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

إذ قال إخوة يوسف من أبيه فيما بينهم: إن يوسف وأخاه الشقيق أحب إلى أبينا منا، يفضِّلهما علينا، ونحن جماعة ذوو عدد، إن أبانا لفي خطأ بيِّن حيث فضَّلهما علينا من غير موجب نراه.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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