Quran 12:16

Surah Yusuf, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 111 in Surah Yusuf (يوسف), chapter 12 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And they came to their father at night, weeping.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: இன்னும், அவர்கள் (அன்று) பொழுது சாய்ந்ததும் தங்களுடைய தந்தையாரிடம் அழுது கொண்டே வந்தார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද ඔවුහු හඩා වැළපෙමින් අඳුරු සමයේ ඔවුන්ගේ පියාණන් වෙත පැමිණියෝ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور عشا کے وقت (وه سب) اپنے باپ کے پاس روتے ہوئے پہنچے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 日が暮れてかれらは，泣きながら父の許に（帰って）来た。
ChineseMa Jian: 傍晚，他们哭著来见他们的父亲，

Tafsir of 12:16

Yusuf's Brothers try to deceive Their Father Allah narrates to us the deceit that Yusuf's brothers resorted to, after they threw him to the bottom of the well. They went back to their father, during the darkness of the night, crying and showing sorrow and grief for losing Yusuf. They started giving excuses to their father for what happened to Yusuf, falsely claiming that, إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ (We went racing with one another), or had a shooting competition, وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَعِنَا (and left Yusuf by our belongings), guarding our clothes and luggage, فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ (and a wolf devoured him), which is exactly what their father told them he feared for Yusuf and warned against. They said next, وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَدِقِينَ (but you will never believe us even when we speak the truth.) They tried to lessen the impact of the grave news they were delivering. They said, `We know that you will not believe this news, even if you consider us truthful.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)