Surah Yusuf 12:60 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 60 / 111 · Page 242
فَإِن لَّمْ تَأْتُونِي بِهِ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِندِي وَلَا تَقْرَبُونِ
Word by Word
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
لَّمْ
lam
not
تَأْتُونِي
tatuni
you bring him to me
بِهِ
bihi
you bring him to me
فَلَا
fala
then (there will be) no
كَيْلَ
kayla
measure
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
عِندِي
indi
from me
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَقْرَبُونِ
taqrabuni
you will come near me
Transliteration
Fa il lam taatoonee bihee falaa kaila lakum 'indee wa laa taqraboon
Translation
But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Joseph told them that if they did not bring the brother asked for, then it would be clear that they were not telling the truth in their claim that they had a brother on their father’s side. He told them that in that case he would not give them any measure of food, and they should not approach his country.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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