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Surah Yusuf, Ayah 69 (12:69)

يُوسُف

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا …

Quran 12:69 is ayah 69 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 243 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:69
وَلَمَّادَخَلُوا۟عَلَىٰيُوسُفَءَاوَىٰٓإِلَيْهِأَخَاهُ ۖقَالَإِنِّىٓأَنَا۠أَخُوكَفَلَاتَبْتَئِسْبِمَاكَانُوا۟يَعْمَلُونَ٦٩
walammā dakhalū ʿalā yūsufa āwā ilayhi akhāhu qāla innī anā akhūka falā tabta-is bimā kānū yaʿmalūna

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do [to me]."(69)

Word by word

  1. وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd when
  2. دَخَلُوا۟dakhalūthey entered
  3. عَلَىٰʿalāupon
  4. يُوسُفَyūsufaYusuf
  5. ءَاوَىٰٓāwāhe took
  6. إِلَيْهِilayhito himself
  7. أَخَاهُ ۖakhāhuhis brother
  8. قَالَqālaHe said
  9. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  10. أَنَا۠anā[I] am
  11. أَخُوكَakhūkayour brother
  12. فَلَاfalāso (do) not
  13. تَبْتَئِسْtabta-isgrieve
  14. بِمَاbimāfor what
  15. كَانُوا۟kānūthey used (to)
  16. يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado

Tafsir (commentary) of 12:69

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Yusuf comforts Binyamin

Allah states that when Yusuf's brothers went in before him along with his full brother Binyamin, he invited them to a place of honor as privileged guests. He granted them gifts and generous hospitality and kindness. He met his brother in confidence and told him the story of what happened to him and that he was in fact his brother. He said to him,

لاتَبْتَئِسْ

`(grieve not) nor feel sad for what they did to me.' He ordered Binyamin to hide the news from them and to refrain from telling them that the `Aziz is his brother Yusuf. He plotted with him to keep him in Egypt enjoying honor and great hospitality.

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