Surah Yusuf 12:71 — translation and meaning

يوسف · Verse 71 / 111 · Page 244

قَالُوا وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِم مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
وَأَقْبَلُوا
wa-aqbalu
turning towards
عَلَيْهِم
alayhim
them
مَّاذَا
madha
What (is it)
تَفْقِدُونَ
tafqiduna
you miss

Transliteration

Qaaloo wa aqbaloo 'alaihim maazaa tafqidoon

Translation

They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The brothers of Joseph, turning towards the person calling after them and his companions who were with him, asked what they were missing that made them accuse them of stealing.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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