The Quran

سورة یُوسُف

Surah Yûsuf 12:22

Joseph · Verse 22 of 111

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when he attained his (age of) full strength, We granted him judgment and knowledge, and thus do We reward the doers of good deeds to others.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When Joseph attained His full manhood, We gave him power and knowledge: thus do We reward those who do right.

Ahmed Ali

When he reached the prime of life We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus We reward those who are good.

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Ali Unal

When Joseph reached his full manhood, We granted him authority with sound, wise judgment, and special knowledge. Thus do We reward those devoted to doing good as if seeing God.

Daryabadi

And when he reached his maturity We vouchsafed unto him judgement and knowledge; and Thus We recompense the well-doers.

Faridul Haque

And when he matured to his full strength, We bestowed him wisdom and knowledge; and this is how We reward the virtuous.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when he attained his maturity, we gave him wisdom and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when he attained his age of full strength, WE granted him judgment and knowledge. And thus do WE reward those who do good.

Muhammad Asad

And when he reached full manhood, We bestowed upon him the ability to judge [between right and wrong], as well as [innate] knowledge: for thus do We reward the doers of good.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when he [Yusuf (Joseph)] attained his full manhood, We gave him wisdom and knowledge (the Prophethood), thus We reward the Muhsinun (doers of good - see V.2

Muhammad Pickthall

And And when he reached his prime We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus We reward the good.

Muhammad Sarwar

When he attained maturity, God gave him strength, wisdom and knowledge. Thus, do We reward those who do good.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when he had attained his maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge: and thus do We reward those who do good.

Rashad Khalifa

When he reached maturity, we endowed him with wisdom and knowledge. We thus reward the righteous.

Shabbir Ahmed

When he reached his prime, We bestowed upon him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the doers of good to others.