The Holy Quran 12:43 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ ۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَـٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

Translation

(One day) The king said (to his ministers), "I see (in a dream) seven fat cows being eaten by seven thin cows and seven green ears of corn and others that are dry. O my ministers! Furnish (give me) an interpretation for my dream if you are indeed able to interpret dreams."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The king's dream: those dry ears of corn wrap themselves around the green ones and dry them up. This dream, which in the end became the cause of the release of Yusuf ﵇ and of his outward rise, was seen by the king of Egypt, Rayyan ibn al-Walid.

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