يوسف
Yusuf
Surah 12
Verse 83
يوسف
Joseph • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
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English - Short Commentary Translation
English - Topics
12:83
وَسْـَٔلِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ ٱلَّتِى كُنَّا فِيهَا وَٱلْعِيرَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَقْبَلْنَا فِيهَا ۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
‘And inquire of the people of the city wherein we were, and of the caravan with which we came, and certainly we are speaking the truth.’”
English - Five Volume Translation
And inquire of the people of the city wherein we were, and of the caravan with which we came, and certainly we are speaking the truth.’ ”[1582]
Commentary:
In the verse قریة (city) is in reality اھل قریة (people of the city) and عیر (caravan) is اصحاب العیر (members of the caravan). The words اھلand اصحاب have been omitted to lend emphasis to the statement. The construction "inquire of the caravan" would signify "if you inquire of any member of the caravan he would testify to the truth of our statement."
English - Short Commentary Translation
‘And inquire of the people of the town[1401] wherein we were, and of the caravan with which we came, and certainly we are speaking the truth.”
In the verse Qaryah (town) is in reality Ahlul-Qaryah (people of the town) and ‘Ir (caravan) is Ashabul-‘Ir (members of the caravan). The words Ahl and Ashab have been omitted to lend emphasis to the statement.