Surah Yusuf 12:9 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 9 / 111 · Page 236
اقْتُلُوا يُوسُفَ أَوِ اطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا مِن بَعْدِهِ قَوْمًا صَالِحِينَ
Word by Word
اقْتُلُوا
uq'tulu
Kill
يُوسُفَ
yusufa
Yusuf
أَوِ
awi
or
اطْرَحُوهُ
it'rahuhu
cast him
أَرْضًا
ardan
(to) a land
يَخْلُ
yakhlu
so will be free
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَجْهُ
wajhu
(the) face
أَبِيكُمْ
abikum
(of) your father
وَتَكُونُوا
watakunu
and you will be
مِن
min
after that
بَعْدِهِ
ba'dihi
after that
قَوْمًا
qawman
a people
صَالِحِينَ
salihina
righteous
Transliteration
Uqtuloo Yoosufa awitra hoohu ardany yakhlu lakum wajhu abeekum wa takoonoo mim ba'dihee qawman saaliheen
Translation
Kill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
It was further said: Kill Joseph or expel him to a far-off land and your father’s attention will be all yours and he will love you completely. After killing him and expelling him, you can be righteous when you repent from your sin.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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