Yusuf (Joseph)
Verse 55of 111
قَالَ ٱجْعَلْنِى عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌۭ﴿٥٥﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
Word-by-word meaning
قَالَqālaHe said
ٱجْعَلْنِىij'ʿalnīAppoint me
عَلَىٰʿalāover
خَزَآئِنِkhazāini(the) treasuries
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖl-arḍi(of) the land
إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I
حَفِيظٌḥafīẓun(will be) a guardian
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunknowing
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Yusuf's Rank with the King of EgyptAllah states that when he became aware of Yusuf's innocence and his innocense of what he was accused of, the king said, ائْتُونِى بِهِ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى(Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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