Surah Yusuf 12:89 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 89 / 111 · Page 246
قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا فَعَلْتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنتُمْ جَاهِلُونَ
Word by Word
قَالَ
qala
He said
هَلْ
hal
Do
عَلِمْتُم
alim'tum
you know
مَّا
ma
what
فَعَلْتُم
fa'altum
you did
بِيُوسُفَ
biyusufa
with Yusuf
وَأَخِيهِ
wa-akhihi
and his brother
إِذْ
idh
when
أَنتُمْ
antum
you were
جَاهِلُونَ
jahiluna
ignorant
Transliteration
Qaala hal 'alimtum maa fa'altum bi Yoosufa wa akheehi iz antum jaahiloon
Translation
He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When he heard their words he felt compassion towards them, and let them know who he was, asking them if they knew what they did to Joseph and his full brother when they were ignorant of the consequences of what they did to them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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