Surah Yusuf, Ayah 12 (12:12)

يُوسُف

أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

Quran 12:12 is ayah 12 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 236 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:12
أَرْسِلْهُمَعَنَاغَدًايَرْتَعْوَيَلْعَبْوَإِنَّالَهُۥلَحَٰفِظُونَ١٢
arsil'hu maʿanā ghadan yartaʿ wayalʿab wa-innā lahu laḥāfiẓūna

Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians."(12)

Word by word

  1. أَرْسِلْهُarsil'huSend him
  2. مَعَنَاmaʿanāwith us
  3. غَدًاghadantomorrow
  4. يَرْتَعْyartaʿ(to) enjoy
  5. وَيَلْعَبْwayalʿaband play
  6. وَإِنَّاwa-innāAnd indeed, we
  7. لَهُۥlahufor him
  8. لَحَٰفِظُونَlaḥāfiẓūna(will) surely (be) guardians

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