The Holy Quran 12:36 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجْنَ فَتَيَانِ ۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَآ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰنِىٓ أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰنِىٓ أَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِى خُبْزًا تَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّيْرُ مِنْهُ ۖ نَبِّئْنَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Translation

Two youths entered the prison with him. (One was the king's baker and the other served drinks to the king. They were both imprisoned because one of them attempted to poison the king and blamed the other. Realising that Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام was a noble man who understood the interpretation of dreams) One of them (the one who served drinks) said, "Indeed I see myself (in a dream) squeezing wine." The other (the baker) said, "I see myself carrying bread on my head, from which birds are eating." (They requested) "Inform us of the interpretation. We truly deem (see) you to be of the righteous."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The dreams of the two prisoners: that is, at that same time two young prisoners were brought into the jail. One of them was the baker of the king of Egypt (Rayyan ibn al-Walid), and the other his cupbearer (the one who served him wine). Both had been arrested on the charge of trying to poison the king.

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