Surah 12. Yusuf, Ayah 87
| يَا بَنِيَّ اذْهَبُوا فَتَحَسَّسُوا مِنْ يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَيْأَسُوا مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَا يَيْأَسُ مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | yaa bane -ya idhhabo fa- tah.assaso min yosuf wa- 'akhe -hi wa- laa tay'aso min rawh. 'allaah 'inna -hu laa yay'as min rawh. 'allaah 'illaa al- qawm al- kaafiron |
| Pickthall | : | Go, O my sons, and ascertain concerning Joseph and his brother, and despair not of the Spirit of Allah. Lo! none despaireth of the Spirit of Allah save disbelieving folk |
| Asad | : | [Hence,] O my sons, go forth and try to obtain some tidings of Joseph and his brother; and do not lose hope of God's life-giving mercy:88 verily, none but people who deny the truth can ever lose hope of God's life-giving mercy." |
| Malik | : | O my sons! Go and search for Yusuf and his brother. Never give up hope of Allah's mercy; in fact none despairs of Allah's mercy except the unbelieving people." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | "O my sons! go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy except those who have no faith." 1762 1763 |
Note - 88According to most of the commentators, especially Ibn
'Abbas (as quoted by Tabari and others), the term rawh is
here synonymous with rahmah ("grace" or "mercy"). Since
it is linguistically related to the noun ruh ("breath of
life" or "spirit"), and has also the metonymic
significance of "rest" (rahah) from grief and sadness
(Taj al-'Arus), the most appropriate rendering would seem
to be "life-giving mercy".
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Note - 1762The word is rauh, not ruh as some translators have
mistakenly construed it. Rauh includes the idea of a
Mercy that stills or calms our distracted state, and is
particularly appropriate here in the mouth of Jacob.
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Note - 1763Jacob ignores and forgives the sting and malice in the
speech of his sons, and like a true Prophet of Allah,
still wishes them well, gives them sound advice, and
sends them on an errand which is to open their eyes to
the wonderful ways of Providence as much as it will bring
consolation to his own distressed soul. He asks them to
go again in search of Joseph and Benjamin. Perhaps by now
he had an idea that they might be together in Egypt. In
any case their stock of grain is again low, and they must
seek its replenishment in Egypt.
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According to most of the commentators, especially Ibn 'Abbas (as quoted by Tabari and others), the term rawh is here synonymous with rahmah ("grace" or "mercy"). Since it is linguistically related to the noun ruh ("breath of life" or "spirit"), and has also the metonymic significance of "rest" (rahah) from grief and sadness (Taj al-'Arus), the most appropriate rendering would seem to be "life-giving mercy". |
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The word is rauh, not ruh as some translators have mistakenly construed it. Rauh includes the idea of a Mercy that stills or calms our distracted state, and is particularly appropriate here in the mouth of Jacob. |
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Jacob ignores and forgives the sting and malice in the speech of his sons, and like a true Prophet of Allah, still wishes them well, gives them sound advice, and sends them on an errand which is to open their eyes to the wonderful ways of Providence as much as it will bring consolation to his own distressed soul. He asks them to go again in search of Joseph and Benjamin. Perhaps by now he had an idea that they might be together in Egypt. In any case their stock of grain is again low, and they must seek its replenishment in Egypt. |
