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Surah Yusuf, Ayah 64 (12:64)

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قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ …

Quran 12:64 is ayah 64 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 243 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:64
قَالَهَلْءَامَنُكُمْعَلَيْهِإِلَّاكَمَآأَمِنتُكُمْعَلَىٰٓأَخِيهِمِنقَبْلُ ۖفَٱللَّهُخَيْرٌحَٰفِظًا ۖوَهُوَأَرْحَمُٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ٦٤
qāla hal āmanukum ʿalayhi illā kamā amintukum ʿalā akhīhi min qablu fal-lahu khayrun ḥāfiẓan wahuwa arḥamu l-rāḥimīna

He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allāh is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."(64)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. هَلْhalShould
  3. ءَامَنُكُمْāmanukumI entrust you
  4. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiwith him
  5. إِلَّاillāexcept
  6. كَمَآkamāas
  7. أَمِنتُكُمْamintukumI entrusted you
  8. عَلَىٰٓʿalāwith
  9. أَخِيهِakhīhihis brother
  10. مِنminbefore
  11. قَبْلُ ۖqablubefore
  12. فَٱللَّهُfal-lahuBut Allah
  13. خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) the best
  14. حَٰفِظًا ۖḥāfiẓanGuardian
  15. وَهُوَwahuwaand He
  16. أَرْحَمُarḥamu(is the) Most Merciful
  17. ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna(of) the merciful

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