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Surah Yusuf — Ayah 55 (12:55)

Joseph · Makkah · Juz 13 · Mushaf page 242 of 604

قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٞ ٥٥

English translation (Saheeh International)

[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."

Brief commentary

Joseph asked the king to put him in charge of taking care of the storehouses of wealth and food in the land of Egypt, because he would be a trustworthy guardian, with knowledge and insight about what he was taking care of.

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