The Holy Quran 12:19 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَجَآءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا۟ وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَىٰ دَلْوَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ يَـٰبُشْرَىٰ هَـٰذَا غُلَـٰمٌ ۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَـٰعَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

(Soon after 3 days) Some travellers arrived (near the well) and they sent their person who fetches water (to the well to get them some water). He lowered his bucket (into the well) and (seeing Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام hanging onto the bucket, he) exclaimed, “What luck! There is a boy here!" They hid him (among their goods so that no one lays claim to him) as trading stock (intending to sell him as a slave), and Allaah had perfect knowledge of what they did. (When the brothers discovered that the travellers had removed Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام from the well, they told the travellers that he was their escaped slave and that they were willing to sell him.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The three days of Yusuf ﵇ in the well: it is said that Yusuf ﵇ remained in the well for three days. Divine power protected him: it was put into the heart of one brother, Yahuda, to bring food to the well every day.

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