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Surah Yûsuf 12:45

Joseph · Verse 45 of 111

وَقَالَ الَّذِي نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَأَرْسِلُونِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And of the two (prisoners) the one who had got his release and who (now) recalled (Joseph) to his mind after a long time, said, `I will inform you of its (true) interpretation, therefore send me (for the purpose to Joseph in prison).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But the man who had been released, one of the two (who had been in prison) and who now bethought him after (so long) a space of time, said: "I will tell you the truth of its interpretation: send ye me (therefore).

Ahmed Ali

Then the servant, who of the two had been released, remembering (Joseph), said: "I will give you its interpretation; let me go for it."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Now after all that time, of the two (prisoners) the one who had been delivered remembered (what Joseph had asked him to remember) and he said: "I will inform you of its meaning, so send me forth!"

Daryabadi

Then the one of the twain, who was saved, and now recollected himself after a period, said: I, even I, shall declare unto you the interpretation thereof; so send me forth.

Faridul Haque

And of the two the one who was released said - and after a long time he had remembered - "I will tell you its interpretation, therefore send me forth."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And of the two, he who had found deliverance and remembered after a long time said: I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And he of the two who was released and who now remembered after a time, said, `I will let you know its interpretation, therefore, send ye me.'

Muhammad Asad

At that, the one of the two [erstwhile prisoners] who had been saved, and [who suddenly] remembered [Joseph] after all that time, spoke [thus]: "It is I who can inform you of the real meaning of this [dream]; so let me go [in search of it]."

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then the man who was released (one of the two who were in prison), now at length remembered and said: "I will tell you its interpretation, so send me forth."

Muhammad Pickthall

And he of the two who was released, and (now) at length remembered, said: I am going to announce unto you the interpretation, therefore send me forth.

Muhammad Sarwar

The man who was in prison with Joseph and who was released, recalled after so many years Joseph's (ability to interpret dreams) and said, "I can tell you the meaning of this dream if you allow me to go (to the prison and ask the man who knows the meanings of dreams)."

Muhammed ali Shakir

And of the two (prisoners) he who had found deliverance and remembered after a long time said: I will inform you of its interpretation, so let me go:

Rashad Khalifa

The one who was saved (from the prison) said, now that he finally remembered, "I can tell you its interpretation, so send me (to Joseph)."

Shabbir Ahmed

The one who was released (the chief butler) at long last remembered. He said, "I can bring you the meaning, so send me forth."

Commentary 12:45 The fellow prisoner who remembered Joseph, after some time, went to Joseph to ask him for the meaning of the kings dream. In the following verse we see…

وَقَالَ الَّذِي نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَأَرْسِلُونِ

12:45 The fellow prisoner who remembered Joseph, after some time, went to Joseph to ask him for the meaning of the kings dream. In the following verse we see that he did not apologize for his forgetfulness nor did he mention that it was the King who had this dream. Here we see a similarity with the Dajjâl. The selfish character of the fellow prisoner became evident to Joseph; accordingly, Joseph did not attempt to preach to him.