Tafsir as-Saadi (تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان) — Page 693

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الْمُخُّ، وَأَنَّهُ لَا يُقْبَرُ وَيُسْتَرُ عَنِ الطُّيُورِ، بَلْ يُصْلَبُ وَيُجْعَلُ فِي مَحَلٍّ، تَتَمَكَّنُ الطُّيُورُ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ، ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَهُمَا بِأَنَّ هَذَا التَّأْوِيلَ الَّذِي تَأَوَّلَهُ لَهُمَا أَنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ وُقُوعِهِ فَقَالَ: {قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ} أَيْ: تَسْأَلَانِ عَنْ تَعْبِيرِهِ وَتَفْسِيرِهِ.

(from previous page) ⟵ For he expressed the bread eaten by birds as the meat and fat of his head, and what is in it of the brain, and that it is not buried and hidden from birds, but rather crucified and placed in a location where birds can eat it. Then he informed them that this interpretation he gave them must come to pass, so he said: "The matter about which you inquire has been decreed," meaning: you ask about its interpretation and explanation.

{وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ نَاجٍ مِنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنْسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِ فَلَبِثَ فِي السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ} أَيْ: وَقَالَ يُوسُفُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: {لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ نَاجٍ مِنْهُمَا} وَهُوَ: الَّذِي رَأَى أَنَّهُ يَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا: {اذْكُرْنِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ} أَيْ: اذْكُرْ لَهُ شَأْنِي وَقِصَّتِي، لَعَلَّهُ يَرِقُّ لِي، فَيُخْرِجُنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ، {فَأَنْسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِ} أَيْ: فَأَنْسَى الشَّيْطَانُ ذَلِكَ النَّاجِيَ ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَذِكْرَ مَا يُقَرِّبُ إِلَيْهِ، وَمِنْ جُمْلَةِ ذَلِكَ نِسْيَانُهُ ذِكْرَ يُوسُفَ الَّذِي يَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ يُجَازَى بِأَتَمِّ الْإِحْسَانِ، وَذَلِكَ لِيُتِمَّ اللَّهُ أَمْرَهُ وَقَضَاءَهُ.

{And he said to the one he knew would be saved, 'Mention me to your master.' But Satan made him forget to mention it to his master, and he remained in prison for several years.} This means Joseph, peace be upon him, said to the one he knew would be saved—the one who had dreamed he was pressing wine—{Mention me to your master}, meaning: tell him of my situation and my story, perhaps he will pity me and release me from this state. {But Satan made him forget the mention of his master} means Satan made that survivor forget to mention Allah the Exalted and what draws one closer to Him, and among those things was his forgetting to mention Joseph, who deserved to be rewarded with the utmost kindness, so that Allah might complete His command and decree.

{فَلَبِثَ فِي السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ} وَالْبِضْعُ مِنَ الثَّلَاثِ إِلَى التِّسْعِ، وَلِهَذَا قِيلَ: إِنَّهُ لَبِثَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ، وَلَمَّا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُتِمَّ أَمْرَهُ، وَيَأْذَنَ بِإِخْرَاجِ يُوسُفَ مِنَ السِّجْنِ، قَدَّرَ لِذَلِكَ سَبَبًا لِإِخْرَاجِ يُوسُفَ وَارْتِفَاعِ شَأْنِهِ وَإِعْلَاءِ قَدْرِهِ، وَهُوَ رُؤْيَا الْمَلِكِ.

{And he remained in prison for several years.} The word 'several' refers to a number between three and nine; hence, it is said he remained for seven years. When Allah willed to complete His command and permit Joseph’s release, He ordained a cause for his freedom, the elevation of his status, and the raising of his rank: the King’s dream.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (45 verbs · 57 nouns)

• قَبَرَ — to bury
• سَتَرَ — to cover
• صَلَبَ — to crucify
• مُخّ — brain
• طَيْر — bird
• مَحَلّ — place