Surah Yusuf, Ayah 22 (12:22)

يُوسُف

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Quran 12:22 is ayah 22 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 237 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:22
وَلَمَّابَلَغَأَشُدَّهُۥٓءَاتَيْنَٰهُحُكْمًاوَعِلْمًا ۚوَكَذَٰلِكَنَجْزِىٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ٢٢
walammā balagha ashuddahu ātaynāhu ḥuk'man waʿil'man wakadhālika najzī l-muḥ'sinīna

And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.(22)

Word by word

  1. وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd when
  2. بَلَغَbalaghahe reached
  3. أَشُدَّهُۥٓashuddahuhis maturity
  4. ءَاتَيْنَٰهُātaynāhuWe gave him
  5. حُكْمًاḥuk'manwisdom
  6. وَعِلْمًا ۚwaʿil'manand knowledge
  7. وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
  8. نَجْزِىnajzīWe reward
  9. ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers

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