The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 235
PT. 12 YUSUF CH. 12 وَقَالَ الَّذِي نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّ كَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ And he of the two who had. 46 escaped, and who now remembered after a time, said, 'I will let you know its interpretation, therefore send ye me. '1549 أنا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَأَرْسِلُونِ يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ اَفْتِنَا فِي سَبْعِ Joseph! O thou man of. 47 بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَعِ ง سُنْبُلتِ خُضْرٍ وَ أَخَرَ يُسْتٍ لَّعَلَّى أَرْجِعُ إِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ truth, explain to us the meaning of seven fat kine which seven lean ones devour, and of seven green ears of corn and of seven others withered; that I may return to the people so that they may know. '1550 such dreams truth is often mixed with falsehood, and, not being free from the wanderings of the mind, they cannot be said to be wholly divine. But, as later events showed, the dream of the King was not of that nature. 1549. Important Words: 53 (remembered) which is derived from is really and gives the same meaning as 53 i. e. he remembered or he became reminded of (Lane). ad (time). See 11:9. Commentary: The verse shows that the man who escaped was an ordinary person and not a court dignitary. This is why he asked the permission of the court to go to Joseph. The words, I will let you know its interpretation, show that, because of his past experience, this man was sure that Joseph would be 1443 able to interpret the vision correctly. In ancient times priests and religious divines exercised great influence in the royal courts. 1550. Commentary: The words, that I may return to the people so that they may know, show that the butler addressed them to Joseph with a view to inspiring hope in him that when he returned to the court with the interpretation, the people would realize that Joseph was a holy man and was innocent of the wicked charge imputed to him. The butler also meant by these words to offer an excuse for his failure so far to fulfil his promise to Joseph, which was that no favourable opportunity had yet offered itself to bring his case to the notice of the King and that it was only now that a suitable opportunity had presented itself.