Yūsuf عليه السلام · after long-delayed relief finally arrives

Let me die in submission

Source: Sūrat Yusuf
12:101
Text: Uthmani, verified by checksum

رَبِّ قَدْ ءَاتَيْتَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِى مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِىِّۦ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِى مُسْلِمًۭا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Rabbi qad ʾātaytanī mina al-mulki wa-ʿallamtanī min taʾwīli al-ʾaḥādīthi fa-ṭira as-samāwāti walʾarḍi ʾanta wa-liyyi fī ad-dunyā walʾākhirati tawaffanī musliman wa-ʾalḥiqnī bilṣṣāliḥīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall O my Lord! Thou hast given me (something) of sovereignty and hast taught me (something) of the interpretation of events - Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protecting Guardian in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die muslim (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous.

Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır "Ey Rabbim! Sen bana dünya mülkünden nasip verdin ve bana rüyaların tabirinden bir ilim öğrettin. Ey gökleri ve yeri yoktan var eden Rabbim! Benim velim sensin, benim canımı müslüman olarak al ve beni salih kulların arasına kat!" {*} Hasılı, ne zamanki, Yusuf'a vardılar, yani Yusuf'un daha önce kardeşlerine tenbih edip istediği gibi, başta babaları olmak üzere bütün aile bireyleri topluca Mısır'a gelip Yusuf'un yanına vardılar. Rivayet olunur ki, Yusuf ve Melik, yanlarında dört bin asker, birtakım devlet adamları ve Mısır halkından çok sayıda insan, gelen kafileyi karşılamaya çıkmışlardı. Yakub Aleyhisselam, oğlu Yahuda'ya dayanarak yürüyordu, karşıdan gelen kafileye ve atlılara bakıp, "Ey Yahuda, şu karşıdaki adam Mısır'ın Firavun'u mu?" diye sordu. O da "Hayır, Firavun değil, oğlun" dedi. Yaklaştıkları zaman Yusuf'dan önce Yakup selam verdi ve "Selam sana ey hüzünleri gideren" dedi{*}ilh.

When and why it was said

In the Qur’an (12:101), Yusuf thanks Allah for authority and knowledge and asks for a faithful end.

Qurʾān 12:101

Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn

When he was nearing his end realising that he would not remain alive forever he longed for the everlasting kingdom and said My Lord indeed You have given me something of sovereignty and You have taught me the interpretation of events the ability to explain dreams. Originator Creator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Protector Guardian of my best interests in this world and the Hereafter. Take me in death to You in submission to You and join me to the righteous’ from among my fathers. He lived after that for another week or more. He died at the age of 120 years. The Egyptians were very covetous with regard to his grave; eventually they placed him in a marble coffin and buried him at the top of the Nile so that both banks would be blessed by his body — Glory be to the One Whose Kingdom never ends.

Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com

Reflection

Let blessings lead you to gratitude and a righteous conclusion.

Editorial note — not a transmitted narration

Said when: after long-delayed relief finally arrives when everything has been restored and you want to end well
Themes: When you want to give thanks When you think of the end

Let me die in submission

When and why it was said

Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn

Reflection

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