Surah Yusuf 12:99 — translation and meaning

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فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَى يُوسُفَ آوَى إِلَيْهِ أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوا مِصْرَ إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ آمِنِينَ

Word by Word

فَلَمَّا
falamma
Then when
دَخَلُوا
dakhalu
they entered
عَلَى
ala
upon
يُوسُفَ
yusufa
Yusuf
آوَى
awa
he took
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to himself
أَبَوَيْهِ
abawayhi
his parents
وَقَالَ
waqala
and said
ادْخُلُوا
ud'khulu
Enter
مِصْرَ
mis'ra
Egypt
إِن
in
if
شَاءَ
shaa
Allah wills
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah wills
آمِنِينَ
aminina
safe

Transliteration

Falammaa dakhaloo 'alaa Yoosufa aawaaa ilaihi abayaihi wa qaalad khuloo Misra inshaaa'al laahu aamineen

Translation

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself and said, "Enter Egypt, Allah willing, safe [and secure]."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Jacob and his family left their land to travel to Joseph in Egypt. When they came before him he embraced his father and mother, and told his brothers and their family to enter Egypt safely, Allah willing, not experiencing any harm there.

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

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