Surah Yusuf 12:85 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 85 / 111 · Page 245
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ تَفْتَأُ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ حَرَضًا أَوْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الْهَالِكِينَ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
تَاللَّهِ
tal-lahi
By Allah
تَفْتَأُ
tafta-u
you will not cease
تَذْكُرُ
tadhkuru
remembering
يُوسُفَ
yusufa
Yusuf
حَتَّى
hatta
until
تَكُونَ
takuna
you become
حَرَضًا
haradan
fatally ill
أَوْ
aw
or
تَكُونَ
takuna
become
مِنَ
mina
of
الْهَالِكِينَ
al-halikina
those who perish
Transliteration
Qaaloo tallaahi tafta'u tazkuru Yoosufa hattaa takoona haradan aw takoona minal haalikeen
Translation
They said, "By Allah, you will not cease remembering Joseph until you become fatally ill or become of those who perish."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The brothers of Joseph said to the father, swearing by Allah, that he would not stop remembering Joseph and grieving over him until he became very ill or actually died.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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