يُوسُف : ٦٨

  • وَلَمَّا And when
  • دَخَلُواْ they entered
  • مِنۡ from
  • حَيۡثُ where
  • أَمَرَهُمۡ ordered them
  • أَبُوهُم their father
  • مَّا not
  • كَانَ it
  • يُغۡنِي avail(ed)
  • عَنۡهُم them
  • مِّنَ against
  • ٱللَّهِ Allah
  • مِن any
  • شَيۡءٍ thing
  • إِلَّا but
  • حَاجَةٗ (it was) a need
  • فِي of
  • نَفۡسِ (Yaqub's) soul
  • يَعۡقُوبَ Yaqub's (soul)
  • قَضَىٰهَاۚ which he carried out
  • وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, he
  • لَذُو (was) a possessor
  • عِلۡمٖ (of) knowledge
  • لِّمَا because
  • عَلَّمۡنَٰهُ We had taught him
  • وَلَٰكِنَّ but
  • أَكۡثَرَ most
  • ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people
  • لَا (do) not
  • يَعۡلَمُونَ know
And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allāh at all except [it was] a need [i.e., concern] within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.
God, exalted be He, says: And when they entered in the manner which their father had bidden them, that is, separately, it did not avail them anything (min shay'in: min is extra) against God, that is, [against] His decree; it was but a need in Jacob's soul which he [thus] satisfied, and this [need] was his desire to fend off the evil eye [from them], out of affection [for them]. And verily he was possessed of knowledge, because We had taught him; but most of mankind - and they are the disbelievers - do not know, [about] God's inspiring His elect.