يوسف
Yusuf
Surah 12
Verse 87
يوسف
Joseph • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
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12:87
قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشْكُوا۟ بَثِّى وَحُزْنِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
He replied, ‘I only complain of my sorrow and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not.
English - Five Volume Translation
He replied, ‘I only complain of my sorrow and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not.[1586]
Commentary:
In this beautiful verse Jacob pours out his heart to God, in Whom all holy men seek solace. He also hints at the fact that he knew from God that Joseph, Benjamin and Judah were alive.
English - Short Commentary Translation
He replied, ‘I only complain of my sorrow and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not,[1404A]
The verse implies that Jacob had been informed by God that Joseph, Benjamin and Judah were alive.