Al-Qur'an Surah Yusuf Verse 54

Mufti Taqi Usmani

The king said, “Bring him to me, and I shall employ him purely for myself.” So, when he (the king) talked to him, he said (to Yūsuf), “Today you are with us well-placed, fully trusted.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

The King said, “Bring him to me. I will employ him exclusively in my service.” And when Joseph spoke to him, the King said, “Today you are highly esteemed and fully trusted by us.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

The King said, “Bring him to me, so that I will appoint him [as an adviser] exclusively to myself.” Then when he spoke to him, he said, “You are today in a highly esteemed position and fully trusted by us.”

A. J. Arberry

The king said, 'Bring him to me! I would attach him to my person.' Then, when he had spoken with him, he said, 'Today thou art established firmly in our favour and in our trust.'

Abdul Haleem

The king said, ‘Bring him to me: I will have him serve me personally,’ and then, once he had spoken with him, ‘From now on you will have our trust and favour.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And the king said: bring him unto me I will single him out for myself Then when he spake unto him, he said: verily thou art to-day with us placed high, intrusted.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So the king said; "Bring him unto me; I will take him specially to serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken to him, he said; "Be assured this day, thou art, before our own presence, with rank firmly established, and fidelity fully proved!

Abul Ala Maududi

The king said: "Bring him to me. I will select him exclusively for my own service." So when Joseph spoke to him the king said: "You are now one of established position, fully-trusted by us."

Ahmed Ali

When the king heard this he said: "Bring him to me. I shall take him in my special service." When he had talked to him, he said: "Today you are established in a rank of trust with us."

Ahmed Raza Khan

And the king said, “Bring him to me so that I may choose him especially for myself”; and when he had talked to him he said, “Indeed you are today, before us, the honourable, the trusted.”

Ali Quli Qarai

The king said, ‘Bring him to me, I will make him my favourite.’ Then, when he had spoken with him, he said, ‘Indeed today [onwards] you will be honoured and trustworthy with us.’

Ali Ünal

The king said: "Bring him to me, so that I may appoint him to myself (as my personal counselor)." And when he had conversed with him, he said: "From this day you shall be of high standing with us, established and trusted."

Amatul Rahman Omar

And the king said, `Bring him to me. I will make him my special attache.´ And when he (- Joseph came and) spoke to him, he (- the king) said, `From this day you hold a (notable) position of honour (and) trust with us.´

English Literal

And the king said: "Come with him to me (bring him), I choose/select him to myself." So when he conversed/spoke to him , he said: "That you are today near us , highly positioned , faithful/loyal ."

Faridul Haque

And the king said, "Bring him to me so that I may choose him especially for myself"; and when he had talked to him he said, "Indeed you are today, before us, the honourable, the trusted."

Hamid S. Aziz

"Yet I do not absolve myself, for the human soul is prone to evil, save that on which my Lord has mercy; verily, my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful."

Hilali & Khan

And the king said: "Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person." Then, when he spoke to him, he said: "Verily, this day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And I call not myself sinless; surely (man’s) self is wont to command evil, except those on whom my Lord has mercy. Surely my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And the king said: Bring him to me, I will choose him for myself. So when he had spoken with him, he said: Surely you are in our presence today an honorable, a faithful one.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person. And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted.

Muhammad Sarwar

The King ordered his men to bring Joseph before him. He wanted to grant him a high office. The King said to Joseph, "From now on you will be an honored and trusted person among us".

Qaribullah & Darwish

The king said: 'Bring him before me. I will assign him to myself' And when he had spoken with him he said: 'Today, you are firmly established in both our favor and trust'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And the king said: "Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person." Then, when he spoke to him, he said: "Verily, this day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted."

Wahiduddin Khan

The king said, "Bring him to me. I will take him for my special service." And when he had spoken to him, he said, "From now on you will dwell with us, honoured and trusted."

Talal Itani

The king said, “Bring him to me, and I will reserve him for myself.” And when he spoke to him, he said, “This day you are with us established and secure.”

Tafsir jalalayn

And the king said, `Bring him to me, that I may use him for myself', that I may make him mine exclusively, with none to share [him with me]. The messenger came to him [to Joseph] and said, `Respond to the king!', and so he got up and bid farewell to [his] fellow-prisoners and prayed for them. He then washed himself, put on some good clothes and entered upon him. And when he had spoken with him, he said, to him; `Indeed you are on this day in our presence established and trustworthy', a person of status, entrusted over our affair, so what do you think we should do? He said, `Gather food [stocks] and sow abundantly in these fertile years, then store the corn in its ears. People [from far and wide] will come to you and ask you to supply them [with provisions]'. He [the king] said, `Whom can I delegate this [task] to?'

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Yusuf's Rank with the King of Egypt

Allah states that when he became aware of Yusuf's innocence and his innocence of what he was accused of,

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ايْتُونِي بِهِ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِي

And the king said;"Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person."

`that I may make him among my close aids and associates,'

فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ

Then, when he spoke to him,

when the king spoke to Yusuf and further recognized his virtues, great ability, brilliance, good conduct and perfect mannerism,

قَالَ إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مِكِينٌ أَمِينٌ



he said;"Verily, this day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted."

The king said to Yusuf, `You have assumed an exalted status with us and are indeed fully trusted.'

Yusuf, peace be upon him said,