Yusuf: 8

Ayah

Word by Word

إِذۡ

When

قَالُواْ

they said

لَيُوسُفُ

Surely Yusuf

وَأَخُوهُ

and his brother

أَحَبُّ

(are) more beloved

إِلَىٰٓ

أَبِينَا

our father

مِنَّا

than we

وَنَحۡنُ

while we

عُصۡبَةٌ

(are) a group

إِنَّ

Indeed

أَبَانَا

our father

لَفِي

(is) surely in

ضَلَٰلٖ

an error

مُّبِينٍ

clear

Translation

They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! really our father is obviously wandering (in his mind)!

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."