۞ لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ آيَاتٌ لِّلسَّائِلِينَ ٧

Verily, in Yusuf (Joseph) and his brethren, there were Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for those who ask.

۞ لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ

Verily, in Yusuf (Joseph) and his brethren,

آيَاتٌ

there were Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)

لِّلسَّائِلِينَ

for those who ask.

إِذْ قَالُوا لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٨

When they said: "Truly, Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother (Benjamin) are loved more by our father than we, but we are 'Usbah (a strong group). Really, our father is in a plain error.

إِذْ قَالُوا

When they said:

لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ

Truly, Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother (Benjamin)

أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰ أَبِينَا مِنَّا

are loved more by our father than we

وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ

but we are 'Usbah (a strong group).

إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ

Really, our father is in a plain error.

اقْتُلُوا يُوسُفَ أَوِ اطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا مِن بَعْدِهِ قَوْمًا صَالِحِينَ ٩

"Kill Yusuf (Joseph) or cast him out to some (other) land, so that the favour of your father may be given to you alone, and after that you will be righteous folk (by intending repentance before committing the sin)."

اقْتُلُوا يُوسُفَ

Kill Yusuf (Joseph)

أَوِ اطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا

or cast him out to some (other) land

يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ

so that the favour of your father may be given to you alone

وَتَكُونُوا مِن بَعْدِهِ قَوْمًا صَالِحِينَ

and after that you will be righteous folk (by intending repentance before committing the sin)