(12:4:1) idh When		T – time adverb ظرف زمان
(12:4:2) qāla said		V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض
(12:4:3) yūsufu Yusuf		PN – nominative masculine proper noun → Yusuf اسم علم مرفوع
(12:4:4) li-abīhi to his father,		P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine singular noun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun جار ومجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة
(12:4:5) yāabati “O my father!		VOC – prefixed vocative particle ya N – nominative masculine singular noun PRON – 1st person singular possessive pronoun أداة نداء اسم مرفوع والياء المحذوفة ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة
(12:4:6) innī Indeed, I		ACC – accusative particle PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun حرف نصب والياء ضمير متصل في محل نصب اسم «ان»
(12:4:7) ra-aytu I saw		V – 1st person singular perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل
(12:4:8) aḥada eleven		N – accusative masculine noun اسم منصوب
(12:4:9) ʿashara eleven		N – accusative masculine noun اسم منصوب
(12:4:10) kawkaban stars		N – accusative masculine indefinite noun → Star اسم منصوب
(12:4:11) wal-shamsa and the sun		CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – accusative feminine noun → Sun الواو عاطفة اسم منصوب
(12:4:12) wal-qamara and the moon;		CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – accusative masculine noun → Moon الواو عاطفة اسم منصوب
(12:4:13) ra-aytuhum I saw them		V – 1st person singular perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به
(12:4:14) lī to me		P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 1st person singular personal pronoun جار ومجرور
(12:4:15) sājidīna prostrating.”		N – accusative masculine plural active participle اسم منصوب

Questions

1. Describe the story of Prophet Yusuf in one sentence.
2. In light of the above verses, give your opinion about interpretation of dreams
3. Look up Allama Tabatabai’s explanation about dreams
4. What other dreams are mentioned in the Quran?
5. What does the verse describe on matter of ethics?
6. Why does the verse say Yusuf said to his father instead of Yusuf said to Yaqub?
7. Why was the sentence رَأَيْتُهُمْ added again?
8. If sajdah is specific only for Allah, why does Yusuf see the sun, moon and stars prostrating in front of him? Is this not shirk?
9. What is the lesson for us in regard to the representatives of Allah?