The Holy Quran 12:44 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَـٰثُ أَحْلَـٰمٍ ۖ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحْلَـٰمِ بِعَـٰلِمِينَ

Translation

(Unable to understand the meaning of the dream) They replied, "These are only confused dreams (nightmares). We have no knowledge concerning the interpretation of confused dreams."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The false excuse of the interpreters: it appears that these people were ignorant of this art. Ashamed to admit their ignorance in plain words, they made up the excuse that this was no dream at all but merely confused thoughts; often in sleep a person imagines such images as are not worth paying attention to, and we have no knowledge of interpreting such…

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