Surah Yusuf 12:63 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 63 / 111 · Page 242
فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ قَالُوا يَاأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ
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Transliteration
Falammaa raja'ooo ilaaa abeehim qaaloo yaaa abaanaa muni'a minnal kailu fa arsil ma'anaaa akhaanaa naktal wa innaa lahoo lahaafizoon
Translation
So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When they returned to their father, and told him about the generosity of Joseph to them, they also told their father that any further measure would be denied to them if they did not bring their brother with them. They asked him to send him with them, because if he did so they would be given provisions. They promised their father that they would take good care of him, bringing him back safely.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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