قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَـٰعِلُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "அவரது தந்தையிடத்தில் அவர் விஷயமாக நாம் ஓர் உபாயத்தை மேற்கொள்வோம். மேலும் நிச்சயமாக நாம் அதை செய்பவர்கள்தான்" என்று கூறினார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ‘ඔහු ගැන අපගේ පියාණන්ට අපි සැල කරන්නෙමු. තවද නියත වශයෙන් ම අප එය සිදු කරන්නෝ මය’ යැයි ඔවුහු පැවසූහ.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- انہوں نے کہا اچھا ہم اس کے باپ کو اس کی بابت پھسلائیں گے اور پوری کوشش کریں گے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは言った。「かれ（弟）に就いて父を納得させ，必ずそれを実行いたしましょう。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们说：我们要恳求他父亲允许我们带他来见你，我们必定这样做。
Tafsir of 12:61
Yusuf's Brothers travel to Egypt As-Suddi, Muhammad bin Ishaq and several others said that the reason why Yusuf's brothers went to Egypt, is that after Yusuf became minister of Egypt and the seven years of abundance passed, then came the seven years of drought that struck all areas of Egypt. The drought also reached the area of Kana`an (Canaan), where Prophet Ya`qub, peace be upon him, and his children resided. Prophet Yusuf efficiently guarded the people's harvest and collected it, and what he collected became a great fortune for the people. This also permitted Yusuf to give gifts to the people who sought his aid from various areas who came to buy food and provisions for their families. Yusuf would not give a family man more than whatever a camel could carry, as annual provisions for them. Yusuf himself did not fill his stomach from this food, nor did the king and his aids eat except one meal a day. By doing so, the people could sustain themselves with what they had for the remainder of the seven years. Indeed, Yusuf was a mercy from Allah sent to the people of Egypt. Yusuf's brothers were among those who came to Egypt to buy food supplies, by the order of their father.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
