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Surah Yusuf, Ayah 48 (12:48)

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ثُمَّ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ يَأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا …

Quran 12:48 is ayah 48 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 241 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:48
ثُمَّيَأْتِىمِنۢبَعْدِذَٰلِكَسَبْعٌشِدَادٌيَأْكُلْنَمَاقَدَّمْتُمْلَهُنَّإِلَّاقَلِيلًامِّمَّاتُحْصِنُونَ٤٨
thumma yatī min baʿdi dhālika sabʿun shidādun yakul'na mā qaddamtum lahunna illā qalīlan mimmā tuḥ'ṣinūna

Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you advanced [i.e., saved] for them, except a little from which you will store.(48)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. يَأْتِىyatīwill come
  3. مِنۢminafter
  4. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  5. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  6. سَبْعٌsabʿunseven
  7. شِدَادٌshidādunhard (years)
  8. يَأْكُلْنَyakul'na(which will) consume
  9. مَاmāwhat
  10. قَدَّمْتُمْqaddamtumyou advanced
  11. لَهُنَّlahunnafor them
  12. إِلَّاillāexcept
  13. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little
  14. مِّمَّاmimmāof what
  15. تُحْصِنُونَtuḥ'ṣinūnayou (will) store

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