Well

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قَالَقَآئِلٞمِّنۡهُمۡلَاتَقۡتُلُواْيُوسُفَوَأَلۡقُوهُفِيغَيَٰبَتِٱلۡجُبِّيَلۡتَقِطۡهُبَعۡضُٱلسَّيَّارَةِإِنكُنتُمۡفَٰعِلِينَ١٠
Saheeh International

Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up - if you would do [something]."

قَالَQala
قَآئِلٌۭqailun
مِّنْهُمْminhum
لَاla
تَقْتُلُوا۟taqtuloo
يُوسُفَyoosufa
وَأَلْقُوهُwaalqoohu
فِىfee
غَيَـٰبَتِghayabati
ٱلْجُبِّaljubbi
يَلْتَقِطْهُyaltaqithu
بَعْضُbaAAdu
ٱلسَّيَّارَةِalssayyarati
إِنin
كُنتُمْkuntum
فَـٰعِلِينَfaAAileena
فَلَمَّاذَهَبُواْبِهِۦوَأَجۡمَعُوٓاْأَنيَجۡعَلُوهُفِيغَيَٰبَتِٱلۡجُبِّۚوَأَوۡحَيۡنَآإِلَيۡهِلَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمبِأَمۡرِهِمۡهَٰذَاوَهُمۡلَايَشۡعُرُونَ١٥
Saheeh International

So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well...1 But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]."

فَلَمَّاFalamma
ذَهَبُوا۟thahaboo
بِهِۦbihi
وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟waajmaAAoo
أَنan
يَجْعَلُوهُyajAAaloohu
فِىfee
غَيَـٰبَتِghayabati
ٱلْجُبِّ ۚaljubbi
وَأَوْحَيْنَآwaawhayna
إِلَيْهِilayhi
لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمlatunabiannahum
بِأَمْرِهِمْbiamrihim
هَـٰذَاhatha
وَهُمْwahum
لَاla
يَشْعُرُونَyashAAuroona
فَكَأَيِّنمِّنقَرۡيَةٍأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَاوَهِيَظَالِمَةٞفَهِيَخَاوِيَةٌعَلَىٰعُرُوشِهَاوَبِئۡرٖمُّعَطَّلَةٖوَقَصۡرٖمَّشِيدٍ٤٥
Saheeh International

And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin1 - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.2

فَكَأَيِّنFakaayyin
مِّنmin
قَرْيَةٍqaryatin
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَاahlaknaha
وَهِىَwahiya
ظَالِمَةٌۭthalimatun
فَهِىَfahiya
خَاوِيَةٌkhawiyatun
عَلَىٰAAala
عُرُوشِهَاAAurooshiha
وَبِئْرٍۢwabirin
مُّعَطَّلَةٍۢmuAAattalatin
وَقَصْرٍۢwaqasrin
مَّشِيدٍmasheedin