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Surah Yusuf, Ayah 36 (12:36)

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وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجْنَ فَتَيَانِ ۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَآ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰنِىٓ أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَقَالَ …

Quran 12:36 is ayah 36 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 239 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:36
وَدَخَلَمَعَهُٱلسِّجْنَفَتَيَانِ ۖقَالَأَحَدُهُمَآإِنِّىٓأَرَىٰنِىٓأَعْصِرُخَمْرًا ۖوَقَالَٱلَْٔاخَرُإِنِّىٓأَرَىٰنِىٓأَحْمِلُفَوْقَرَأْسِىخُبْزًاتَأْكُلُٱلطَّيْرُمِنْهُ ۖنَبِّئْنَابِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓ ۖإِنَّانَرَىٰكَمِنَٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ٣٦
wadakhala maʿahu l-sij'na fatayāni qāla aḥaduhumā innī arānī aʿṣiru khamran waqāla l-ākharu innī arānī aḥmilu fawqa rasī khub'zan takulu l-ṭayru min'hu nabbi'nā bitawīlihi innā narāka mina l-muḥ'sinīna

And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing [grapes for] wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good."(36)

Word by word

  1. وَدَخَلَwadakhalaAnd entered
  2. مَعَهُmaʿahuwith him
  3. ٱلسِّجْنَl-sij'na(in) the prison
  4. فَتَيَانِ ۖfatayānitwo young men
  5. قَالَqālaSaid
  6. أَحَدُهُمَآaḥaduhumāone of them
  7. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  8. أَرَىٰنِىٓarānī[I] see myself
  9. أَعْصِرُaʿṣirupressing
  10. خَمْرًا ۖkhamranwine
  11. وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
  12. ٱلَْٔاخَرُl-ākharuthe other
  13. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  14. أَرَىٰنِىٓarānī[I] see myself
  15. أَحْمِلُaḥmilu[I am] carrying
  16. فَوْقَfawqaover
  17. رَأْسِىrasīmy head
  18. خُبْزًاkhub'zanbread
  19. تَأْكُلُtakulu(were) eating
  20. ٱلطَّيْرُl-ṭayruthe birds
  21. مِنْهُ ۖmin'hufrom it
  22. نَبِّئْنَاnabbi'nāInform us
  23. بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓ ۖbitawīlihiof its interpretation
  24. إِنَّاinnāindeed, we
  25. نَرَىٰكَnarāka[we] see you
  26. مِنَminaof
  27. ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers

Tafsir (commentary) of 12:36

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Two Jail Mates ask Yusuf to interpret their Dreams

Qatadah said, "One of them was the king's distiller and the other was his baker." Each of these two men had a dream and asked Yusuf to interpret it for them. 

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