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Surah Yûsuf 12:55
Joseph · Verse 55 of 111
قَالَ اجْعَلْنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Joseph) said, `Appoint me over the treasures (- granaries and stores) of the land, for I am a careful keeper and possessed of knowledge (of the Job).´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(Joseph) said: "Set me over the store-houses of the land: I will indeed guard them, as one that knows (their importance).
Ahmed Ali
"Appoint me over the granaries of the land," (he said); "I shall be a knowledgeable keeper."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
He (Joseph) said: "Place me in charge over the store-houses of the land, for I am a good custodian, a knowledgeable one."
Daryabadi
He said: set me over the store houses of the land; verily I shall be a keeper knowing.
Faridul Haque
Said Yusuf, "Appoint me over the treasures of the earth; indeed I am a protector, knowledgeable."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Place me (in authority) over the treasures of the land; surely I am a good keeper, knowing well.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Joseph said, `Appoint me over the treasures of the land, for I am a good keeper, and possessed of knowledge of these matters.'
Muhammad Asad
[Joseph] replied: "Place in my charge the store-houses of the land; behold, I shall be a good and knowing keeper.
Muhammad Musin Khan
[Yusuf (Joseph)] said: "Set me over the storehouses of the land; I will indeed guard them with full knowledge" (as a minister of finance in Egypt, in place of Al-'Aziz who was dead at that time).
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: Set me over the storehouses of the land. Lo! I am a skilled custodian.
Muhammad Sarwar
Joseph said, "Put me in charge of the treasuries of the land. I know how to manage them."
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: Place me (in authority) over the treasures of the land, surely I am a good keeper, knowing well.
Rashad Khalifa
He said, "Make me the treasurer, for I am experienced in this area and knowledgeable."
Shabbir Ahmed
Joseph replied, "Place in my charge the land resources (the treasury) of the State. I will prove to be a knowledgeable guardian."
Commentary 12:55 Although Joseph did not want to remain permanently close to the king, he did not want to appear ungrateful by rejecting the kings offer. Joseph asked the…
قَالَ اجْعَلْنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ
12:55 Although Joseph did not want to remain permanently close to the king, he did not want to appear ungrateful by rejecting the kings offer. Joseph asked the king to appoint him as a keeper of treasuries in the land. His motivation was not out of any worldly desire or temptation, but from a wish to spend the next years in service to the people of Egypt. He knew that seven years of good harvest would be followed by seven years of austerity and drought. In taking charge of the finance department, his objective was to assure the efficient constitution of grain reserves during the years of plenty, and to manage them in the following years of penury.