Surah Yusuf 12:90 — translation and meaning

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ۖ ۖ ۖ قَالُوا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُ قَالَ أَنَا يُوسُفُ وَهَذَا أَخِي قَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّهُ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
ۖ
ۖ
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
أَإِنَّكَ
a-innaka
Are you indeed
لَأَنتَ
la-anta
[surely you]
يُوسُفُ
yusufu
Yusuf
قَالَ
qala
He said
أَنَا
ana
I am
يُوسُفُ
yusufu
Yusuf
وَهَذَا
wahadha
and this
أَخِي
akhi
(is) my brother
قَدْ
qad
Indeed
مَنَّ
manna
Allah has been gracious
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has been gracious
عَلَيْنَا
alayna
to us
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed, he
مَن
man
who
يَتَّقِ
yattaqi
fears Allah
وَيَصْبِرْ
wayasbir
and (is) patient
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَا
la
(does) not
يُضِيعُ
yudi'u
let go waste
أَجْرَ
ajra
(the) reward
الْمُحْسِنِينَ
al-muh'sinina
(of) the good-doers

Transliteration

Qaaloo 'a innaka la anta Yoosufu qaala ana Yoosufu wa haazaaa akhee qad mannal laahu 'alainaa innahoo mai yattaqi wa yasbir fa innal laaha laa yudee'u ajral muhsineen

Translation

They said, "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has certainly favored us. Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They were amazed, and asked whether he was in fact Joseph. Joseph said to them that he was indeed Joseph, and that the person with him was his full brother. Allah had favoured them, saving them from their previous situation, raising them in rank. Whoever is Mindful, following what He instructs and staying away from what He has prohibited, and being patient with hardship, their actions are good, and Allah does not allow the reward of those who do good to be lost; rather, He keeps it in store for them.

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

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