Surah Yusuf 12:39 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 39 / 111 · Page 240
يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
Word by Word
يَا صَاحِبَيِ
yasahibayi
O my two companions
السِّجْنِ
al-sij'ni
(of) the prison!
أَأَرْبَابٌ
a-arbabun
Are lords
مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ
mutafarriquna
separate
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
better
أَمِ
ami
or
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
الْوَاحِدُ
al-wahidu
the One
الْقَهَّارُ
al-qaharu
the Irresistible
Transliteration
Yaa saahibayis sijni 'a-arbaabum mutafarriqoona khayrun amil laahul waahidul qahhaar
Translation
O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Joseph then addressed the two men in the prison, asking whether worshipping many gods was better or worshipping Allah, the One, Who has no partner, the Prevailing over all else, Who none can prevail over.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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