Yusuf: 10

Ayah

Word by Word

قَالَ

Said

قَآئِلٞ

a speaker

مِّنۡهُمۡ

among them

لَا

(Do) not

تَقۡتُلُواْ

kill

يُوسُفَ

Yusuf

وَأَلۡقُوهُ

but throw him

فِي

غَيَٰبَتِ

the bottom

ٱلۡجُبِّ

(of) the well

يَلۡتَقِطۡهُ

will pick him

بَعۡضُ

some

ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ

[the] caravan

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

you are

فَٰعِلِينَ

doing

Translation

Said one of them: "Slay not Joseph, but if ye must do something, throw him down to the bottom of the well: he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers."

Tafsir

"Yusuf's Brothers ask for Their Father's Permission to take Yusuf with Them Allah tells; قَالُواْ يَا أَبَانَا مَا لَكَ They said:""O our father! Why, When Yusuf's brothers agreed to take him and throw him down the well, taking the advice of their elder brother Rubil, they went to their father Yaqub, peace be upon him. They said to him, ""Why is it that you, لَا تَأْمَنَّا عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَنَاصِحُونَ do not trust us with Yusuf though we are indeed his well-wishers."" They started executing their plan by this introductory statement, even though they really intended its opposite, out of envy towards Yusuf for being loved by his father. They said أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ ""Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, i.e. so that we all enjoy ourselves and play. Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and As-Suddi said similarly. Yusuf's brothers said next, وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ and verily, we will take care of him. we will protect him and ensure his safety for you."