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وَحَمَدَAnd praisedيُوسُفُYusufاللّٰهَAllahحَمْدًاwith praiseطَيِّبًاgoodكَثِيرًاabundant

And Yusuf praised Allah with abundant good praise.

وَشَكَرَAnd thankedيُوسُفُYusufعَلَىٰforذَٰلِكَthatشُكْرًاwith gratitudeعَظِيمًاgreat

And Yusuf thanked for that with great gratitude.

وَبَقِيَAnd remainedيَعْقُوبُYaqubوَآلُand the family ofيَعْقُوبَYaqubفِيinمِصْرَEgyptزَمَنًاa timeطَوِيلًاlong

And Yaqub and the family of Yaqub remained in Egypt for a long time,

وَمَاتَand diedيَعْقُوبُYaqubوَزَوْجَتُهُand his wifeفِيinمِصْرَEgypt

and Yaqub and his wife died in Egypt.

٢٥25--حُسْنُGoodالْعَاقِبَةِoutcome

25 - Good outcome

وَلَمْAnd did notيَشْغَلْoccupyيُوسُفُYusufهَٰذَاthisالْمُلْكَkingdomالْعَظِيمَgreatعَنِfromاللّٰهِAllah

And this great kingdom did not distract Yusuf from Allah,

وَلَمْand did notيُغَيِّرْهُchange him

nor did it change him.

وَكَانَAnd wasيُوسُفُYusufيَذْكُرُrememberingاللّٰهَAllah

And Yusuf was remembering Allah,

وَيَعْبُدُهُand worshipping Himوَيَخَافُهُand fearing Him

and worshipping Him, and fearing Him.

وَكَانَAnd wasيُوسُفُYusufيَحْكُمُjudgingبِحُكْمِby the judgment ofاللّٰهِAllah

And Yusuf was judging by the judgment of Allah

وَيُنْفِذُand carrying outأَوَامِرَthe commands ofاللّٰهِAllah

and carrying out the commands of Allah.

وَكَانَAnd wasيُوسُفُYusufلَاnotيَرَىseeingالْمُلْكَthe kingdomكَثِيرًاmuch

And Yusuf did not see the kingdom as much,

وَلَاnorيَعُدُّهُcounting itشَيْئًاa thingكََبِيرًاgreat

nor did he count it as a great thing,

وَكَانَand wasيُوسُفُYusufلَاnotيُحِبُّlikingأَنْtoيَمُوتَdie

and Yusuf did not like to die

مَوْتَthe deathمَلِكٍof a kingوَيُحْشَرَand be gatheredمَعَwithالْمُلُوكِthe kings

the death of a king and be gathered with the kings,

بَلْratherكَانَhe wasيُحِبُّlikingأَنْtoيَمُوتَdie

rather he liked to die

مَوْتَthe deathعَبْدٍof a servantوَيُحْشَرَand be gatheredمَعَwithالصَّالِحِينَthe righteous

the death of a servant and be gathered with the righteous.

وَكَانَAnd wasدُعَاءُthe prayer ofيُوسُفَYusufرَبِّMy LordقَدْindeedأَتَيْتَنِيYou have brought meمِنَofالْمُلْكِthe dominion

And the prayer of Yusuf was: 'My Lord, You have indeed given me of dominion

وَعَلَّمْتَنِيand taught meمِنْofتَأْوِيلِthe interpretationالْأَحَادِيثِof stories

and taught me of the interpretation of stories.

فَاطِرَOriginatorالسَّمَاوَاتِof the heavensوَالْأَرْضِand the earthأَنْتَYouوَلِيٌّare Protectorفِيinالدُّنْيَاthe worldوَالْآخِرَةِand the Hereafter

Originator of the heavens and the earth, You are my Protector in this world and the Hereafter.

تَوَفَّنِيCause me to dieمُسْلِمًاas a Muslimوَالْحِقْنِيand join meبِالصَّالِحِينَwith the righteous

Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous.'

تَوَفَّاهُCaused him to dieاللّٰهُAllahمُسْلِمًاas a Muslimوَأَلْحَقَهُand joined himبِآبَائِهِwith his fathers

Allah caused him to die as a Muslim and joined him with his fathers

إِبْرَاهِيمَAbrahamوَإِسْحَاقَand Isaacوَيَعْقُوبَand Yaqub

Abraham, Isaac, and Yaqub.

صَلَّىMay send peaceاللّٰهُAllahعَلَيْهِمْupon themوَعَلَىٰand uponنَبِيِّنَاour Prophetوَسَلَّمَand grant peace

May Allah send peace upon them and upon our Prophet and grant peace.

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