Surah Yusuf 12:55 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 55 / 111 · Page 242
ۖ قَالَ اجْعَلْنِي عَلَى خَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ
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ۖ
قَالَ
qala
He said
اجْعَلْنِي
ij'alni
Appoint me
عَلَى
ala
over
خَزَائِنِ
khazaini
(the) treasuries
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
(of) the land
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
حَفِيظٌ
hafizun
(will be) a guardian
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
knowing
Transliteration
Qaalaj 'alnee 'alaa khazaaa'inil ardi innee hafeezun 'aleem
Translation
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Joseph asked the king to put him in charge of taking care of the storehouses of wealth and food in the land of Egypt, because he would be a trustworthy guardian, with knowledge and insight about what he was taking care of.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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