Sura 12 Yusuf (Joseph), ayah 66
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قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِي بِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُحَاطَ بِكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا آتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ
Translation by words
- قَالَ
- He said,
- لَنْ
- "Never
- أُرْسِلَهُۥ
- will I send him
- مَعَكُمْ
- with you
- حَتَّىٰ
- until
- تُؤْتُونِ
- you give to me
- مَوْثِقًا
- a promise
- مِّنَ
- by
- ٱللَّهِ
- Allah
- لَتَأْتُنَّنِى
- that surely you will bring him to me
- بِهِۦٓ
- that surely you will bring him to me
- إِلَّآ
- unless
- أَن
- that
- يُحَاطَ
- you are surrounded."
- بِكُمْ
- you are surrounded."
- فَلَمَّآ
- And when
- ءَاتَوْهُ
- they had given him
- مَوْثِقَهُمْ
- their promise,
- قَالَ
- he said,
- ٱللَّهُ
- "Allah
- عَلَىٰ
- over
- مَا
- what
- نَقُولُ
- we say
- وَكِيلٌ
- (is) a Guardian."
(Jacob) said, "Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise by Allah that you will bring him (back) to me, unless you should be surrounded by enemies." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allah, over what we say, is Witness."
12:66
Translation: Saheeh International