A quiet moment with the Quran.
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦٓ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى ۖ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌۭ
PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING
And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person. And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted.
What did these words bring you?
Explore 136 more ayahs about trust.
Reading “thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted” in Yusuf 12:54 places trustworthiness recognized through truthful speech and responsible conduct within a real human situation. Pause before Allah and examine which responsibility calls you to be especially trustworthy today.
This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.
Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.
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