You are reading a tafsir for the group of verses 21:72 to 21:73
وَوَهَبْنَا
لَهٗۤ
اِسْحٰقَ ؕ
وَیَعْقُوْبَ
نَافِلَةً ؕ
وَكُلًّا
جَعَلْنَا
صٰلِحِیْنَ
۟
وَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ
اَىِٕمَّةً
یَّهْدُوْنَ
بِاَمْرِنَا
وَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ
اِلَیْهِمْ
فِعْلَ
الْخَیْرٰتِ
وَاِقَامَ
الصَّلٰوةِ
وَاِیْتَآءَ
الزَّكٰوةِ ۚ
وَكَانُوْا
لَنَا
عٰبِدِیْنَ
۟ۚۙ
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وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً (And We blessed him with Ishaq and Ya` qub as gift - 21:72) That is, Allah Ta` la had bestowed upon him the son Ishaq (علیہ السلام) as per his supplication and in addition to that a grandson Ya` qub (علیہ السلام) as a gift. This is why he is referred to as نَافِلَةً nafilah which originally means 'extra'.