Surah Yusuf 12:47
ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ
[Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat.
Tafsir of Yusuf 12:47
Tafsir
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 12:47
قال تزرعون سبع سنين دأبا
(Yusuf) said: "For seven consecutive years, you shall sow as usual) `you will receive the usual amount of rain and fertility for seven consecutive years.' He interpreted the cows to be years, because cows till the land that produce fruits and vegetables, which represent the green ears of corn in the dream. He next recommended what they should do during these fertile years,
فما حصدتم فذروه في سنبله إﻻ قليﻼ مما تٲكلون