# 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 58 - **Surah:** 12. Surah Yusuf (Joseph) — سورة يوسف - **Verse:** 58 / 111 · **Juz:** 13 · **Mushaf page:** 241 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-58 ## Arabic وَجَٓاءَ اِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ مُنْكِرُونَ ## Transcription Wajaa ikhwatu yoosufa fadakhalooAAalayhi faAAarafahum wahum lahu munkiroon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley The brothers of Yusuf came into his presence and he knew them but they did not know him. ### Progressive Muslims And Joseph's brothers came and entered upon him, and he recognized them, but they did not recognize him. ### Shabbir Ahmed (And after some years) Joseph's brothers came and presented themselves before him. Joseph recognized them, but they did not. (They came from Canaan to buy grain as places around Egypt started suffering the drought). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And the brothers of Joseph came, and entered upon him; and he knew them, but he was to them unknown. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Andthe brothers of Joseph came and entered upon him, and he recognized them, but they did not recognize him. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Joseph's brothers came; when they entered, he recognized them, while they did not recognize him. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira The brothers of Joseph came (to Egypt) and visited him. He recognised them, though they did not recognise him. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown. ### Muhammad Asad AND [after some years, ] Joseph's brothers came [to Egypt] and presented themselves before him: and he knew them [at once], whereas they did not recognize him. ### Marmaduke Pickthall And Joseph's brethren came and presented themselves before him, and he knew them but they knew him not. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary And Joseph's brothers came to Egypt and presented themselves before him.[1] He recognized them, but they did not know him.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] The events of several years after his coming into power have been left out for the sake of brevity, and the story has been resumed from the time when the brothers of Prophet Joseph came to Egypt, and paved the way for the eventual settlement of the Israelites in Egypt. It will, however, be worthwhile to have a glimpse of those events. During the first seven years of his reign, there was abundance of food as he had predicted while interpreting the dream of the king. Accordingly he adopted all the measures he had put before the king concerning the years of plenty. Then the seven years of scarcity began and famine reigned not only over Egypt but all over the adjoining countries. Accordingly, Syria, Palestine, Trans Jordan and the Northern part of Arabia began to suffer from the scarcity of food, but there was plenty of it in Egypt in spite of famine because of the wise steps Prophet Joseph had taken as a safeguard. That was why his brothers, like other neighboring people, were forced by circumstances to go to Egypt and present themselves before him. It appears that Prophet Joseph had so arranged things that no foreigner was allowed to buy food without a special permit from him. Therefore when the brothers reached Egypt, they might have had to present themselves before him for obtaining the special permit for buying the fixed quantity allowed under the famine regulations. - [2] It is no wonder that his brothers could not recognize Prophet Joseph, for, when they cast him into the well, he was merely a lad of seventeen and at the time of their meeting, he was a grown up man of thirty eight years or so. Naturally, he must have changed in form during this long period. Besides, they could never have imagined that the brother whom they had cast into the well had become the ruler of Egypt. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab They went to the man in charge of the granaries -Yusuf- who knew them while they failed to recognize him. ### Bijan Moeinian Joseph’s brothers (like the other people who were caught by the draught) came to Joseph (asking for food for their tribe. ) He recognized them but they did not. ### Al-Hilali & Khan And Yûsuf’s (Joseph) brethren came and they entered unto him, and he recognized them, but they recognized him not. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Then came Joseph's brethren: they entered his presence, and he knew them, but they knew him not. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran And Joseph’s brothers came and entered his presence. He recognized them but they were unaware of who he really was. ### Taqi Usmani And came the brothers of Yūsuf and appeared before him. He recognized them, while they did not recognize him. ### Abdul Haleem Joseph’s brothers came and presented themselves before him. He recognized them- though they did not recognize him- ### Arthur John Arberry And the brethren of Joseph came, and entered unto him, and he knew them, but they knew him not. ### E. Henry Palmer And his brethren came to Joseph, and they entered in unto him and he knew them, but they recognised not him. ### Hamid S. Aziz Surely the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believe and fears (ward off evil or are constant in righteousness). ### Mahmoud Ghali And Yûsuf's brothers came. Then they entered to him, and so he recognized them, and they were denying him. (Or: not knowing him) ### George Sale Moreover Joseph's brethren came, and went in unto him; and he knew them, but they knew not him. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And Yusuf (Joseph)’s brothers came: They entered his presence, and he knew them but they did not know him. ### Amatul Rahman Omar And (in the years of famine) Joseph's brothers came (from Kin`ân to Egypt) and they presented themselves to him. But though he knew them they recognized him not. ### Ali Quli Qarai [After some years] the brothers of Joseph came and entered his presence. He recognized them, but they did not recognize him. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü (Nihayet) Yusuf'un kardeşleri geldi. . . Onun yanına girdiler. . . Onlar Yusuf'u tanımadıkları halde Yusuf, onları tanıdı. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı (Kuraklık başlayınca) Yusuf'un kardeşleri gelip yanına girdiler, onu tanımadıkları halde kendisi onları hemen tanıdı. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Yusuf'un kardeşleri gelip onun huzuruna girdiler. Yusuf onları tanıdı, ama onlar onu tanımıyorlardı. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali (Derken) Yusuf'un kardeşleri çıkageldiler ve yanına girdiler. Yusuf onları tanıdı, onlar ise Yusuf'u tanımıyorlardı. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Bir de Yusüfün biraderleri çıkageldiler, geldiler yanına girdiler, derhal onları tanıdı, onlar ise onu tanımıyorlardı ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Birden Yusuf'un kardeşleri çıkageldiler; gelip yanına girdiler; hemen onları tanıdı, onlar ise onu tanımıyorlardı. ### Gültekin Onan (Kuraklık başlayınca) Yusuf'un kardeşleri gelip yanına girdiler, o onları hemen tanıdı; fakat onlar onu tanımadılar (münkirun). ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Yuusufun kardeşleri gelib onun huzuruna girdiler. (Yuusuf) onları tanıdı, onlar ise kendisini tanımıyorlardı. ### İbni Kesir Yusuf'un kardeşleri gelip yanına girdiler. Onları tanıdı, ama onlar kendisini tanımıyorlardı. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı (Yıllar sonra) Yusuf'un kardeşleri (Mısır'a) geldiler ve o'nun huzuruna çıktılar; o hemen tanıdı onları; ama berikiler o'nu tanımadılar. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Yusuf'un kardeşleri gelip yanına girdiler. Onu tanımadılar; Yusuf, onları tanıdı. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Yusuf'un kardeşleri geldiler, onun yanına girdiler, o onları tanıdı; fakat onlar onu tanımıyorlardı. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Nihayet Yusuf'un kardeşleri çıkageldiler; Yusuf'un yanına girdiler, o onları tanıdı. Ama onlar onu tanıyamıyorlardı. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Nihayet Yusuf'un kardeşleri (tahıl yardımından pay almak için Mısır'a) geldiler ve onun huzuruna çıktılar. O onları derhal tanıdı, fakat onlar onu tanıyamadılar. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Nihayet Yusuf'un kardeşleri geldi ve onun huzuruna çıktılar. Yusuf onları hemen tanıdı. Ama onlar onu tanıyamadılar. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Ve Yusuf'un kardeşleri geldiler; Onun yanına girdiler. Onları, hemen tanıdı; oysa onlar, Onu tanımadılar. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yusuf'un kardeşleri gelmişti, huzuruna çıktılar. Yusuf onları tanıdı ama onlar onu tanıyamıyorlardı. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Yusuf'un kardeşleri gelip huzuruna girmişlerdi. (Yusuf) onları tanımış, onlar ise onu tanımamışlardı. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Nihayet Yusuf'un kardeşleri geldi ve onun huzuruna çıktılar. Yusuf onları hemen tanıdı. Ama onlar onu tanıyamadılar. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Nihayet Yusuf'un kardeşleri geldi ve onun huzuruna çıktılar. Yusuf onları hemen tanıdı. Ama onlar onu tanıyamadılar. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali (Sonra bir gün) Yusuf'un kardeşleri geldi ve onun huzuruna çıktılar. Yusuf onları hemen tanıdı; ama onlar Yusuf'u tanımıyorlardı. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَجَآءَ — wajāa | And came | جيا — Cim-Ye-Elif | | 2 | إِخْوَةُ — ikh'watu | (the) brothers | اخو — Elif-Kh-Vav | | 3 | يُوسُفَ — yūsufa | (of) Yusuf | — | | 4 | فَدَخَلُوا۟ — fadakhalū | and they entered | دخل — Dal-Kh-Lam | | 5 | عَلَيْهِ — ʿalayhi | upon him | — | | 6 | فَعَرَفَهُمْ — faʿarafahum | and he recognized them | عرف — Ayn-Ra-Fe | | 7 | وَهُمْ — wahum | but they | — | | 8 | لَهُۥ — lahu | knew him not | — | | 9 | مُنكِرُونَ — munkirūna | knew him not | نكر — Nun-Kef-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-57.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-59.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.