Yusuf
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Yusuf · Ayah 87

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Translation

O my sons!

Word Breakdown

يَـٰبَنِىَّ

O my sons!

Word Breakdown

يHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

O!

بنىIsm · Noun
NominativeMasculinePlural
Rootبني
Very common

yes

Lemmaبُنَىّ

Noun

ـIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person singular)

me/my

1st personSingular

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Grammar Rules

Vocative يا (O!)
يَـٰبَنِىَّ (O my sons!) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O O my sons!!"

Sahih International

O my sons, go and find out about Joseph and his brother and despair not of relief from Allāh. Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allāh except the disbelieving people."

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