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Yusuf (Joseph)

Verse 87of 111

يَٰبَنِىَّ ٱذْهَبُوا۟ فَتَحَسَّسُوا۟ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟ مِن رَّوْحِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يَا۟يْـَٔسُ مِن رَّوْحِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ﴿٨٧

Translation (Sahih International)

O my sons, go and find out about Joseph and his brother and despair not of relief from Allah. Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people."

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰبَنِىَّyābaniyyaO my sons
ٱذْهَبُوا۟idh'habūGo
فَتَحَسَّسُوا۟fataḥassasūand inquire
مِنminabout
يُوسُفَyūsufaYusuf
وَأَخِيهِwa-akhīhiand his brother
وَلَاwalāand not
تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟tāy'asūdespair
مِنminof
رَّوْحِrawḥi(the) Mercy of Allah
ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(the) Mercy of Allah
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed
لَاnone
يَا۟يْـَٔسُyāy'asudespairs
مِنminof
رَّوْحِrawḥi(the) Mercy of Allah
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) Mercy of Allah
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلْقَوْمُl-qawmuthe people
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnathe disbelievers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Ya`qub orders His Children to inquire about Yusuf and His BrotherAllah states that Ya`qub, peace be upon him, ordered his children to go back and inquire about the news of Yusuf and his brother Binyamin, in a good manner, not as spies. He encouraged them, delivered to them the good news and ordered them not to despair of Allah's mercy. He ordered them to never give up hope in Allah, nor to ever discontinue trusting in Him for what they seek to accomplish.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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