Surah Yusuf, Ayah 66 (12:66)

يُوسُف

قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُۥ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِى بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن …

Quran 12:66 is ayah 66 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 243 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:66
قَالَلَنْأُرْسِلَهُۥمَعَكُمْحَتَّىٰتُؤْتُونِمَوْثِقًامِّنَٱللَّهِلَتَأْتُنَّنِىبِهِۦٓإِلَّآأَنيُحَاطَبِكُمْ ۖفَلَمَّآءَاتَوْهُمَوْثِقَهُمْقَالَٱللَّهُعَلَىٰمَانَقُولُوَكِيلٌ٦٦
qāla lan ur'silahu maʿakum ḥattā tu'tūni mawthiqan mina l-lahi latatunnanī bihi illā an yuḥāṭa bikum falammā ātawhu mawthiqahum qāla l-lahu ʿalā mā naqūlu wakīlun

[Jacob] said, "Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise [i.e., oath] by Allāh that you will bring him [back] to me, unless you should be surrounded [i.e., overcome by enemies]." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allāh, over what we say, is Entrusted."(66)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. لَنْlanNever
  3. أُرْسِلَهُۥur'silahuwill I send him
  4. مَعَكُمْmaʿakumwith you
  5. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  6. تُؤْتُونِtu'tūniyou give to me
  7. مَوْثِقًاmawthiqana promise
  8. مِّنَminaby
  9. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  10. لَتَأْتُنَّنِىlatatunnanīthat surely you will bring him to me
  11. بِهِۦٓbihithat surely you will bring him to me
  12. إِلَّآillāunless
  13. أَنanthat
  14. يُحَاطَyuḥāṭayou are surrounded
  15. بِكُمْ ۖbikumyou are surrounded
  16. فَلَمَّآfalammāAnd when
  17. ءَاتَوْهُātawhuthey had given him
  18. مَوْثِقَهُمْmawthiqahumtheir promise
  19. قَالَqālahe said
  20. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  21. عَلَىٰʿalāover
  22. مَاmāwhat
  23. نَقُولُnaqūluwe say
  24. وَكِيلٌwakīlun(is) a Guardian

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