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الٓر‌ تِلۡكَ اٰيٰتُ الۡكِتٰبِ الۡمُبِيۡن‏ ﴿۱﴾

Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verse of the Scripture that maketh plain. ﴾1﴿

اِنَّاۤ اَنۡزَلۡنٰهُ قُرۡءٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۲﴾

Lo! We have revealed it, a Lecture in Arabic, that ye may understand. ﴾2﴿

نَحۡنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيۡكَ اَحۡسَنَ الۡقَصَصِ بِمَاۤ اَوۡحَيۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡكَ هٰذَا الۡقُرۡاٰنَ‌ۖوَاِنۡ كُنۡتَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِهٖ لَمِنَ الۡغٰفِلِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۳﴾

We narrate unto thee (Muhammad) the best of narratives in that We have inspired in thee this Qur'an, though aforetime thou wast of the heedless. ﴾3﴿

اِذۡ قَالَ يُوۡسُفُ لِاَبِيۡهِ يٰۤاَبَتِ اِنِّىۡ رَاَيۡتُ اَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبًا وَّالشَّمۡسَ وَالۡقَمَرَ رَاَيۡتُهُمۡ لِىۡ سٰجِدِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۴﴾

When Joseph said unto his father: O my father! Lo! I saw in a dream eleven planets and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves unto me. ﴾4﴿

قَالَ يٰبُنَىَّ لَا تَقۡصُصۡ رُءۡيَاكَ عَلٰٓى اِخۡوَتِكَ فَيَكِيۡدُوۡا لَـكَ كَيۡدًاؕ‌ؕ اِنَّ الشَّيۡطٰنَ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِيۡنٌ‏ ﴿۵﴾

He said: O my dear son! Tell not thy brethren of thy vision, lest they plot a plot against thee. Lo! Satan is for man an open foe. ﴾5﴿

وَكَذٰلِكَ يَجۡتَبِيۡكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِنۡ تَاۡوِيۡلِ الۡاٰحَادِيۡثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهٗ عَلَيۡكَ وَعَلٰٓى اٰلِ يَعۡقُوۡبَ كَمَاۤ اَتَمَّهَا عَلٰٓى اَبَوَيۡكَ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ وَاِسۡحٰقَ‌ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيۡمٌ حَكِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۶﴾

Thus thy Lord will prefer thee and will teach thee the interpretation of events, and will perfect His grace upon thee and upon the family of Jacob as He perfected it upon thy forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Lo! thy Lord is Knower, Wise. ﴾6﴿

لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِىۡ يُوۡسُفَ وَاِخۡوَتِهٖۤ اٰيٰتٌ لِّـلسَّآٮِٕلِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۷﴾

Verily in Joseph and his brethren are signs (of Allah's Sovereignty) for the inquiring. ﴾7﴿

اِذۡ قَالُوۡا لَيُوۡسُفُ وَاَخُوۡهُ اَحَبُّ اِلٰٓى اَبِيۡنَا مِنَّا وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ ؕ اِنَّ اَبَانَا لَفِىۡ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيۡنٍ‌ۖ‌ۚ‏ ﴿۸﴾

When they said: Verily Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, many though we be. Lo! our father is in plain aberration. ﴾8﴿

اۨقۡتُلُوۡا يُوۡسُفَ اَوِ اطۡرَحُوۡهُ اَرۡضًا يَّخۡلُ لَـكُمۡ وَجۡهُ اَبِيۡكُمۡ وَ تَكُوۡنُوۡا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِهٖ قَوۡمًا صٰلِحِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۹﴾

(One said): Kill Joseph or cast him to some (other) land, so that your father's favour may be all for you, and (that) ye may afterward be righteous folk. ﴾9﴿

قَالَ قَآٮِٕلٌ مِّنۡهُمۡ لَا تَقۡتُلُوۡا يُوۡسُفَ وَاَلۡقُوۡهُ فِىۡ غَيٰبَتِ الۡجُـبِّ يَلۡتَقِطۡهُ بَعۡضُ السَّيَّارَةِ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ فٰعِلِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰﴾

One among them said: Kill not Joseph but, if ye must be doing, fling him into the depth of the pit; some caravan will find him. ﴾10﴿

قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَبَانَا مَا لَـكَ لَا تَاۡمَنَّا عَلٰى يُوۡسُفَ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَنَاصِحُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۱﴾

They said: O our father! Why wilt thou not trust us with Joseph, when lo! we are good friends to him? ﴾11﴿

اَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَّرۡتَعۡ وَيَلۡعَبۡ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰـفِظُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۲﴾

Send him with us to-morrow that he may enjoy himself and play. And lo! we shall take good care of him. ﴾12﴿

قَالَ اِنِّىۡ لَيَحۡزُنُنِىۡ اَنۡ تَذۡهَبُوۡا بِهٖ وَاَخَافُ اَنۡ يَّاۡكُلَهُ الذِّئۡبُ وَاَنۡـتُمۡ عَنۡهُ غٰفِلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۳﴾

He said: Lo! in truth it saddens me that ye should take him with you, and I fear less the wolf devour him while ye are heedless of him. ﴾13﴿

قَالُوۡا لَٮِٕنۡ اَكَلَهُ الذِّئۡبُ وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ اِنَّاۤ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۴﴾

They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band, then surely we should have already perished. ﴾14﴿

فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوۡا بِهٖ وَاَجۡمَعُوۡۤا اَنۡ يَّجۡعَلُوۡهُ فِىۡ غَيٰبَتِ الۡجُبِّ‌ۚ وَاَوۡحَيۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡهِ لَـتُنَـبِّئَـنَّهُمۡ بِاَمۡرِهِمۡ هٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۵﴾

Then, when they led him off, and were of one mind that they should place him in the depth of the pit, We inspired in him: Thou wilt tell them of this deed of theirs when they know (thee) not. ﴾15﴿

وَجَآءُوۡۤ اَبَاهُمۡ عِشَآءً يَّبۡكُوۡنَؕ‏ ﴿۱۶﴾

And they came weeping to their father in the evening. ﴾16﴿

‌قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَبَانَاۤ اِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوۡسُفَ عِنۡدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَاَكَلَهُ الذِّئۡبُ‌ۚ وَمَاۤ اَنۡتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صٰدِقِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۷﴾

Saying: O our father! We went racing one with another, and left Joseph by our things, and the wolf devoured him, and thou believest not our saying even when we speak the truth. ﴾17﴿

وَجَآءُوۡ عَلٰى قَمِيـۡصِهٖ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ‌ؕ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَـكُمۡ اَنۡفُسُكُمۡ اَمۡرًا‌ؕ فَصَبۡرٌ جَمِيۡلٌ‌ؕ وَاللّٰهُ الۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلٰى مَا تَصِفُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۸﴾

And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience. And Allah it is Whose help is to be sought in that (predicament) which ye describe. ﴾18﴿

وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٌ فَاَرۡسَلُوۡا وَارِدَهُمۡ فَاَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهٗ‌ؕ قَالَ يٰبُشۡرٰى هٰذَا غُلٰمٌ‌ؕ وَاَسَرُّوۡهُ بِضَاعَةً ‌ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيۡمٌۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۹﴾

And there came a caravan, and they sent their waterdrawer. He let down his pail (into the pit). He said: Good luck! Here is a youth. And they hid him as a treasure, and Allah was Aware of what they did. ﴾19﴿

وَشَرَوۡهُ بِثَمَنٍۢ بَخۡسٍ دَراهِمَ مَعۡدُوۡدَةٍ‌ۚ وَكَانُوۡا فِيۡهِ مِنَ الزّٰهِدِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۰﴾

And they sold him for a low price, a number of silver coins; and they attached no value to him. ﴾20﴿

وَقَالَ الَّذِىۡ اشۡتَرٰٮهُ مِنۡ مِّصۡرَ لِامۡرَاَتِهٖۤ اَكۡرِمِىۡ مَثۡوٰٮهُ عَسٰٓى اَنۡ يَّـنۡفَعَنَاۤ اَوۡ نَـتَّخِذَهٗ وَلَدًا‌ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوۡسُفَ فِىۡ الۡاَرۡضِوَلِنُعَلِّمَهٗ مِنۡ تَاۡوِيۡلِ الۡاٰحَادِيۡثِ‌ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓى اَمۡرِهٖ وَلٰـكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۱﴾

And he of Egypt who purchased him said unto his wife: Receive him honourably. Perchance he may prove useful to us or we may adopt him as a son. Thus we established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah was predominant in His career, but most of mankind know not. ﴾21﴿

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗۤ اٰتَيۡنٰهُ حُكۡمًا وَّعِلۡمًا‌ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجۡزِىۡ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۲﴾

And And when he reached his prime We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus We reward the good. ﴾22﴿

وَرَاوَدَتۡهُ الَّتِىۡ هُوَ فِىۡ بَيۡتِهَا عَنۡ نَّـفۡسِهٖ وَغَلَّقَتِ الۡاَبۡوَابَ وَقَالَتۡ هَيۡتَ لَـكَ‌ؕ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ‌ اِنَّهٗ رَبِّىۡۤ اَحۡسَنَ مَثۡوَاىَ‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُفۡلِحُ الظّٰلِمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۳﴾

And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted the doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who hath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper. ﴾23﴿

وَلَـقَدۡ هَمَّتۡ بِهٖ‌ۚ وَهَمَّ بِهَا‌ لَوۡلَاۤ اَنۡ رَّاٰ بُرۡهَانَ رَبِّهٖ‌ؕ كَذٰلِكَ لِنَصۡرِفَ عَنۡهُ السُّۤوۡءَ وَالۡـفَحۡشَآءَ‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا الۡمُخۡلَصِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۴﴾

She verily desired him, and he would have desired her if it had not been that he saw the argument of his Lord. Thus it was, that We might ward off from him evil and lewdness. Lo! he was of Our chosen slaves. ﴾24﴿

وَاسۡتَبَقَا الۡبَابَ وَقَدَّتۡ قَمِيۡصَهٗ مِنۡ دُبُرٍ وَّاَلۡفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا الۡبَابِ‌ؕ قَالَتۡ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنۡ اَرَادَ بِاَهۡلِكَ سُوۡۤءًا اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ يُّسۡجَنَ اَوۡ عَذَابٌ اَلِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۲۵﴾

And they raced with one another to the door, and she tore his shirt from behind, and they met her lord and master at the door. She said: What shall be his reward, who wisheth evil to thy folk, save prison or a painful doom? ﴾25﴿

قَالَ هِىَ رَاوَدَتۡنِىۡ عَنۡ نَّـفۡسِىۡ‌ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنۡ اَهۡلِهَا‌ۚ اِنۡ كَانَ قَمِيۡصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنۡ قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ الۡكٰذِبِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۶﴾

(Joseph) said: She it was who asked of me an evil act. And a witness of her own folk testified: If his shirt is torn from before, then she speaketh truth and he is of the liars. ﴾26﴿

وَاِنۡ كَانَ قَمِيۡصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنۡ دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۷﴾

And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she hath lied and he is of the truthful. ﴾27﴿

فَلَمَّا رَاٰ قَمِيۡصَهٗ قُدَّ مِنۡ دُبُرٍ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ مِنۡ كَيۡدِكُنَّ‌ؕ اِنَّ كَيۡدَكُنَّ عَظِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۲۸﴾

So when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said: Lo! this is of the guile of you women. Lo! the guile of you is very great. ﴾28﴿

يُوۡسُفُ اَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هٰذَاسکتہ وَاسۡتَغۡفِرِىۡ لِذَنۡۢبِكِۖ ‌ۚ اِنَّكِ كُنۡتِ مِنَ الۡخٰطِئِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۲۹﴾

O Joseph! Turn away from this, and thou, (O woman), ask forgiveness for thy sin. Lo! thou art of the faulty. ﴾29﴿

وَقَالَ نِسۡوَةٌ فِىۡ الۡمَدِيۡنَةِ امۡرَاَتُ الۡعَزِيۡزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتٰٮهَا عَنۡ نَّـفۡسِهٖ‌ۚ قَدۡ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا‌ؕ اِنَّا لَـنَرٰٮهَا فِىۡ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيۡنٍ‏ ﴿۳۰﴾

And women in the city said: The ruler's wife is asking of her slave-boy an ill-deed. Indeed he has smitten her to the heart with love. We behold her in plain aberration. ﴾30﴿

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ اَرۡسَلَتۡ اِلَيۡهِنَّ وَاَعۡتَدَتۡ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـاً وَّاٰتَتۡ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّيۡنًا وَّقَالَتِ اخۡرُجۡ عَلَيۡهِنَّ‌ۚ فَلَمَّا رَاَيۡنَهٗۤ اَكۡبَرۡنَهٗ وَقَطَّعۡنَ اَيۡدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا هٰذَا بَشَرًاؕ اِنۡ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۳۱﴾

And when she heard of their sly talk, she sent to them and prepared for them a cushioned couch (to lie on at the feast) and gave to every one of them a knife and said (to Joseph): Come out unto them! And when they saw him they exalted him and cut their hands, exclaiming: Allah Blameless! This is no a human being. This is not other than some gracious angel. ﴾31﴿

قَالَتۡ فَذٰلِكُنَّ الَّذِىۡ لُمۡتُنَّنِىۡ فِيۡهِ‌ؕ وَ لَـقَدۡ رَاوَدتُّهٗ عَنۡ نَّـفۡسِهٖ فَاسۡتَعۡصَمَ‌ؕ وَلَٮِٕنۡ لَّمۡ يَفۡعَلۡ مَاۤ اٰمُرُهٗ لَـيُسۡجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُوۡنًا مِّنَ الصّٰغِرِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۳۲﴾

She said: This is he on whose account ye blamed me. I asked of him an evil act, but he proved continent, but if he do not my behest he verily shall be imprisoned, and verily shall be of those brought low. ﴾32﴿

قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجۡنُ اَحَبُّ اِلَىَّ مِمَّا يَدۡعُوۡنَنِىۡۤ اِلَيۡهِ‌ۚ وَاِلَّا تَصۡرِفۡ عَنِّىۡ كَيۡدَهُنَّ اَصۡبُ اِلَيۡهِنَّ وَاَكُنۡ مِّنَ الۡجٰهِلِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۳۳﴾

He said: O my Lord! Prison is more dear than that unto which they urge me, and if Thou fend not off their wiles from me I shall incline unto them and become of the foolish. ﴾33﴿

فَاسۡتَجَابَ لَهٗ رَبُّهٗ فَصَرَفَ عَنۡهُ كَيۡدَهُنَّ‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُ‏ ﴿۳۴﴾

So his Lord heard his prayer and fended off their wiles from him. Lo! He is Hearer, Knower. ﴾34﴿

ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمۡ مِّنۡۢ بَعۡدِ مَا رَاَوُا الۡاٰيٰتِ لَيَسۡجُنُـنَّهٗ حَتّٰى حِيۡنٍ‏ ﴿۳۵﴾

And it seemed good to them (the men-folk) after they had seen the signs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time. ﴾35﴿

وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجۡنَ فَتَيٰنِ‌ؕ قَالَ اَحَدُهُمَاۤ اِنِّىۡۤ اَرٰٮنِىۡۤ اَعۡصِرُ خَمۡرًا‌ۚ وَّقَالَ الۡاٰخَرُ اِنِّىۡۤ اَرٰٮنِىۡۤ اَحۡمِلُ فَوۡقَ رَاۡسِىۡ خُبۡزًا تَاۡكُلُ الطَّيۡرُ مِنۡهُ‌ؕ نَبِّئۡنَا بِتَاۡوِيۡلِهٖۚ اِنَّا نَرٰٮكَ مِنَ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۳۶﴾

And two young men went to prison with him. One of them said: I dreamed that I was pressing wine. The other said: I dreamed that I was carrying upon my head bread whereof the birds were eating. Announce unto us the interpretation, for we see thee of those good (at interpretation). ﴾36﴿

قَالَ لَا يَاۡتِيۡكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرۡزَقٰنِهٖۤ اِلَّا نَـبَّاۡتُكُمَا بِتَاۡوِيۡلِهٖ قَبۡلَ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِيَكُمَا‌ؕ ذٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِىۡ رَبِّىۡؕ اِنِّىۡ تَرَكۡتُ مِلَّةَ قَوۡمٍ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَهُمۡ بِالۡاٰخِرَةِ هُمۡ كٰفِرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۳۷﴾

He said: The food which ye are given (daily) shall not come unto you but I shall tell you the interpretation ere it cometh unto you. This is of that which my Lord hath taught me. Lo! I have forsaken the religion of folk who believe not in Allah and are disbelievers in the Hereafter. ﴾37﴿

وَاتَّبَعۡتُ مِلَّةَ اٰبَآءِىۡۤ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ وَاِسۡحٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوۡبَ‌ؕ مَا كَانَ لَنَاۤ اَنۡ نُّشۡرِكَ بِاللّٰهِ مِنۡ شَىۡءٍ‌ؕ ذٰلِكَ مِنۡ فَضۡلِ اللّٰهِ عَلَيۡنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ وَلٰـكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشۡكُرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۳۸﴾

And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It never was for us to attribute aught as partner to Allah. This is of the bounty of Allah unto us (the seed of Abraham) and unto mankind; but most men give not thanks. ﴾38﴿

يٰصَاحِبَىِ السِّجۡنِ ءَاَرۡبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُوۡنَ خَيۡرٌ اَمِ اللّٰهُ الۡوَاحِدُ الۡقَهَّارُؕ‏ ﴿۳۹﴾

O my fellow-prisoners! Are divers lords better, or Allah the One, Almighty? ﴾39﴿

مَا تَعۡبُدُوۡنَ مِنۡ دُوۡنِهٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَسۡمَآءً سَمَّيۡتُمُوۡهَاۤ اَنۡـتُمۡ وَ اٰبَآؤُكُمۡ مَّاۤ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنۡ سُلۡطٰنٍ‌ؕ اِنِ الۡحُكۡمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ‌ؕ اَمَرَ اَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوۡۤا اِلَّاۤ اِيَّاهُ‌ؕ ذٰلِكَ الدِّيۡنُ الۡقَيِّمُ وَلٰـكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۰﴾

Those whom ye worship beside Him are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers. Allah hath revealed no sanction for them. The decision rests with Allah only, Who hath commanded you that ye worship none save Him. This is the right religion, but most men know not. ﴾40﴿

يٰصَاحِبَىِ السِّجۡنِ اَمَّاۤ اَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسۡقِىۡ رَبَّهٗ خَمۡرًا‌ۚ وَاَمَّا الۡاٰخَرُ فَيُصۡلَبُ فَتَاۡكُلُ الطَّيۡرُ مِنۡ رَّاۡسِهٖ‌ؕ قُضِىَ الۡاَمۡرُ الَّذِىۡ فِيۡهِ تَسۡتَفۡتِيٰنِؕ‏ ﴿۴۱﴾

O my two fellow-prisoners! As for one of you, he will pour out wine for his lord to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified so that the birds will eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which ye did inquire. ﴾41﴿

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِىۡ ظَنَّ اَنَّهٗ نَاجٍ مِّنۡهُمَا اذۡكُرۡنِىۡ عِنۡدَ رَبِّكَ فَاَنۡسٰٮهُ الشَّيۡطٰنُ ذِكۡرَ رَبِّهٖ فَلَبِثَ فِىۡ السِّجۡنِ بِضۡعَ سِنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۲﴾

And he said unto him of the twain who he knew would be released: Mention me in the presence of thy lord. But Satan caused him to forget to mention it to his lord, so he (Joseph) stayed in prison for some years. ﴾42﴿

وَقَالَ الۡمَلِكُ اِنِّىۡۤ اَرٰى سَبۡعَ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَّاۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبۡعَ سُنۡۢبُلٰتٍ خُضۡرٍ وَّاُخَرَ يٰبِسٰتٍ‌ؕ يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡمَلَاُ اَفۡتُوۡنِىۡ فِىۡ رُءۡيَاىَ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ لِلرُّءۡيَا تَعۡبُرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۳﴾

And the king said: Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean were eating, and seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry. O notables! Expound for me my vision, if ye can interpret dreams. ﴾43﴿

قَالُوۡۤا اَضۡغَاثُ اَحۡلَامٍۚ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِتَاۡوِيۡلِ الۡاَحۡلَامِ بِعٰلِمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۴﴾

They answered: Jumbled dreams! And we are not knowing in the interpretation of dreams. ﴾44﴿

وَقَالَ الَّذِىۡ نَجَا مِنۡهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعۡدَ اُمَّةٍ اَنَا اُنَـبِّئُكُمۡ بِتَاۡوِيۡلِهٖ فَاَرۡسِلُوۡنِ‏ ﴿۴۵﴾

And he of the two who was released, and (now) at length remembered, said: I am going to announce unto you the interpretation, therefore send me forth. ﴾45﴿

يُوۡسُفُ اَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيۡقُ اَفۡتِنَا فِىۡ سَبۡعِ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَّاۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبۡعِ سُنۡۢبُلٰتٍ خُضۡرٍ وَّاُخَرَ يٰبِسٰتٍ لَّعَلِّىۡۤ اَرۡجِعُ اِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۶﴾

(And when he came to Joseph in the prison, he exclaimed): Joseph! O thou truthful one! Expound for us the seven fat kine which seven lean were eating and the seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry, that I may return unto the people, so that they may know. ﴾46﴿

قَالَ تَزۡرَعُوۡنَ سَبۡعَ سِنِيۡنَ دَاَبًا‌ۚ فَمَا حَصَدتُّمۡ فَذَرُوۡهُ فِىۡ سُنۡۢبُلِهٖۤ اِلَّا قَلِيۡلاً مِّمَّا تَاۡكُلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۷﴾

He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that which ye reap, leave it in the ear, all save a little which ye eat. ﴾47﴿

ثُمَّ يَاۡتِىۡ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ ذٰلِكَ سَبۡعٌ شِدَادٌ يَّاۡكُلۡنَ مَا قَدَّمۡتُمۡ لَهُنَّ اِلَّا قَلِيۡلاً مِّمَّا تُحۡصِنُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۸﴾

Then after that will come seven hard years which will devour all that ye have prepared for them, save a little of that which ye have stored. ﴾48﴿

ثُمَّ يَاۡتِىۡ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ ذٰلِكَ عَامٌ فِيۡهِ يُغَاثُ النَّاسُ وَفِيۡهِ يَعۡصِرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۴۹﴾

Then, after that, will come a year when the people will have plenteous crops and when they will press (wine and oil). ﴾49﴿

وَقَالَ الۡمَلِكُ ائۡتُوۡنِىۡ بِهٖ‌ۚ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ الرَّسُوۡلُ قَالَ ارۡجِعۡ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَسۡــَٔلۡهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسۡوَةِ الّٰتِىۡ قَطَّعۡنَ اَيۡدِيَهُنَّ‌ؕ اِنَّ رَبِّىۡ بِكَيۡدِهِنَّ عَلِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۵۰﴾

And the king said: Bring him unto me. And when the messenger came unto him, he (Joseph) said: Return unto thy lord and ask him what was the case of the women who cut their hands. Lo! my Lord knoweth their guile. ﴾50﴿

قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُنَّ اِذۡ رَاوَدتُّنَّ يُوۡسُفَ عَنۡ نَّـفۡسِهٖ‌ؕ قُلۡنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا عَلِمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ سُوۡۤءٍ‌ؕ قَالَتِ امۡرَاَتُ الۡعَزِيۡزِ الۡــٰٔنَ حَصۡحَصَ الۡحَقُّ اَنَا رَاوَدْتُّهٗ عَنۡ نَّـفۡسِهٖ وَاِنَّهٗ لَمِنَ الصّٰدِقِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۵۱﴾

He (the king) (then sent for those women and) said: What happened when ye asked an evil act of Joseph? They answered: Allah Blameless! We know no evil of him. Said the wife of the ruler: Now the truth is out. I asked of him an evil act, and he is surely of the truthful. ﴾51﴿

ذٰلِكَ لِيَـعۡلَمَ اَنِّىۡ لَمۡ اَخُنۡهُ بِالۡغَيۡبِ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَهۡدِىۡ كَيۡدَ الۡخَـآٮِٕنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۵۲﴾

(Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers. ﴾52﴿

وَمَاۤ اُبَرِّئُ نَفۡسِىۡ‌ۚ اِنَّ النَّفۡسَ لَاَمَّارَةٌۢ بِالسُّوۡٓءِ اِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىۡ ؕاِنَّ رَبِّىۡ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۵۳﴾

I do not exculpate myself. Lo! the (human) soul enjoineth unto evil, save that whereon my Lord hath mercy. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful. ﴾53﴿

وَقَالَ الۡمَلِكُ ائۡتُوۡنِىۡ بِهٖۤ اَسۡتَخۡلِصۡهُ لِنَفۡسِىۡ‌ۚ‌ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهٗ قَالَ اِنَّكَ الۡيَوۡمَ لَدَيۡنَا مَكِيۡنٌ اَمِيۡنٌ‏ ﴿۵۴﴾

And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person. And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted. ﴾54﴿

قَالَ اجۡعَلۡنِىۡ عَلٰى خَزَآٮِٕنِ الۡاَرۡضِ‌ۚ اِنِّىۡ حَفِيۡظٌ عَلِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۵۵﴾

He said: Set me over the storehouses of the land. Lo! I am a skilled custodian. ﴾55﴿

وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوۡسُفَ فِىۡ الۡاَرۡضِ‌ۚ يَتَبَوَّاُ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ يَشَآءُ‌ؕ نُصِيۡبُ بِرَحۡمَتِنَا مَنۡ نَّشَآءُ‌ۚ وَلَا نُضِيۡعُ اَجۡرَ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۵۶﴾

Thus gave We power to Joseph in the land. He was the owner of it where he pleased. We reach with Our mercy whom We will. We lose not the reward of the good. ﴾56﴿

وَلَاَجۡرُ الۡاٰخِرَةِ خَيۡرٌ لِّـلَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَكَانُوۡا يَتَّقُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۵۷﴾

And the reward of the Hereafter is better, for those who believe and ward off (evil). ﴾57﴿

وَجَآءَ اِخۡوَةُ يُوۡسُفَ فَدَخَلُوۡا عَلَيۡهِ فَعَرَفَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهٗ مُنۡكِرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۵۸﴾

And Joseph's brethren came and presented themselves before him, and he knew them but they knew him not. ﴾58﴿

وَ لَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمۡ بِجَهَازِهِمۡ قَالَ ائۡتُوۡنِىۡ بِاَخٍ لَّكُمۡ مِّنۡ اَبِيۡكُمۡ‌ۚ اَلَا تَرَوۡنَ اَنِّىۡۤ اُوۡفِىۡ الۡكَيۡلَ وَاَنَا خَيۡرُ الۡمُنۡزِلِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۵۹﴾

And when he provided them with their provision he said: Bring unto me a brother of yours from your father. See ye not that I fill up the measure and I am the best of hosts? ﴾59﴿

فَاِنۡ لَّمۡ تَاۡتُوۡنِىۡ بِهٖ فَلَا كَيۡلَ لَـكُمۡ عِنۡدِىۡ وَلَا تَقۡرَبُوۡنِ‏ ﴿۶۰﴾

And if ye bring him not unto me, then there shall be no measure for you with me, nor shall ye draw near. ﴾60﴿

قَالُوۡا سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنۡهُ اَبَاهُ وَاِنَّا لَفٰعِلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۱﴾

They said: We will try to win him from his father: that we will surely do. ﴾61﴿

وَقَالَ لِفِتۡيٰنِهِ اجۡعَلُوۡا بِضَاعَتَهُمۡ فِىۡ رِحَالِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡرِفُوۡنَهَاۤ اِذَا انقَلَبُوۡۤا اِلٰٓى اَهۡلِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۲﴾

He said unto his young men: Place their merchandise in their saddlebags, so that they may know it when they go back to their folk, and so will come again. ﴾62﴿

فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوۡۤا اِلٰٓى اَبِيۡهِمۡ قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الۡكَيۡلُ فَاَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَاۤ اَخَانَا نَكۡتَلۡ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰـفِظُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۳﴾

So when they went back to their father they said: O our father! The measure is denied us, so send with us our brother that we may obtain the measure, surely we will guard him well. ﴾63﴿

قَالَ هَلۡ اٰمَنُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ اِلَّا كَمَاۤ اَمِنۡتُكُمۡ عَلٰٓى اَخِيۡهِ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ‌ؕ فَاللّٰهُ خَيۡرٌ حٰفِظًا‌ وَّهُوَ اَرۡحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۴﴾

He said: Can I entrust him to you save as I entrusted his brother to you aforetime? Allah is better at guarding, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. ﴾64﴿

وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوۡا مَتَاعَهُمۡ وَجَدُوۡا بِضَاعَتَهُمۡ رُدَّتۡ اِلَيۡهِمۡؕ قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَبَانَا مَا نَـبۡغِىۡؕ هٰذِهٖ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتۡ اِلَيۡنَا‌ۚ وَنَمِيۡرُ اَهۡلَنَا وَنَحۡفَظُ اَخَانَا وَنَزۡدَادُ كَيۡلَ بَعِيۡرٍ‌ؕ ذٰلِكَ كَيۡلٌ يَّسِيۡرٌ‏ ﴿۶۵﴾

And when they opened their belongings they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them. They said: O our father! What (more) can we ask? Here is our merchandise returned to us. We shall get provision for our folk and guard our brother, and we shall have the extra measure of a camel (load). This (that we bring now) is a light measure. ﴾65﴿

قَالَ لَنۡ اُرۡسِلَهٗ مَعَكُمۡ حَتّٰى تُؤۡتُوۡنِ مَوۡثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ لَــتَاۡتُنَّنِىۡ بِهٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ يُّحَاطَ بِكُمۡ‌ۚ فَلَمَّاۤ اٰتَوۡهُ مَوۡثِقَهُمۡ قَالَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مَا نَقُوۡلُ وَكِيۡلٌ‏ ﴿۶۶﴾

He said: I will not send him with you till ye give me an undertaking in the name of Allah that ye will bring him back to me, unless ye are surrounded. And when they gave him their undertaking he said: Allah is the Warden over what we say. ﴾66﴿

وَقَالَ يٰبَنِىَّ لَا تَدۡخُلُوۡا مِنۡۢ بَابٍ وَّاحِدٍ وَّادۡخُلُوۡا مِنۡ اَبۡوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ‌ؕ وَمَاۤ اُغۡنِىۡ عَنۡكُمۡ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنۡ شَىۡءٍؕ‌ اِنِ الۡحُكۡمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ‌ؕ عَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُ‌ۚ وَعَلَيۡهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ الۡمُتَوَكِّلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۷﴾

And he said: O my sons! Go not in by one gate; go in by different gates. I can naught avail you as against Allah. Lo! the decision rests with Allah only. In Him do I put my trust, and in Him let all the trusting put their trust. ﴾67﴿

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوۡا مِنۡ حَيۡثُ اَمَرَهُمۡ اَبُوۡهُمۡ ؕمَا كَانَ يُغۡنِىۡ عَنۡهُمۡ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنۡ شَىۡءٍ اِلَّا حَاجَةً فِىۡ نَفۡسِ يَعۡقُوۡبَ قَضٰٮهَا‌ؕ وَاِنَّهٗ لَذُوۡ عِلۡمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمۡنٰهُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۸﴾

And when they entered in the manner which their father had enjoined, it would have naught availed them as against Allah; it was but a need of Jacob's soul which he thus satisfied; and lo! he was a lord of knowledge because We had taught him; but most of mankind know not. ﴾68﴿

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوۡا عَلٰى يُوۡسُفَ اَاوٰٓى اِلَيۡهِ اَخَاهُ‌ؕ قَالَ اِنِّىۡۤ اَنَا اَخُوۡكَ فَلَا تَبۡتَٮِٕسۡ بِمَا كَانُوۡا يَعۡمَلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۹﴾

And when they went in before Joseph, he took his brother unto him, saying: Lo! I, even I, am thy brother, therefore sorrow not for what they did. ﴾69﴿

فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمۡ بِجَهَازِهِمۡ جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِىۡ رَحۡلِ اَخِيۡهِ ثُمَّ اَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ اَيَّتُهَا الۡعِيۡرُ اِنَّكُمۡ لَسَارِقُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۰﴾

And when he provided them with their provision, he put the drinking-cup in his brother's saddlebag, and then a crier cried: O camel-riders! Lo! ye are surely thieves! ﴾70﴿

قَالُوۡا وَاَقۡبَلُوۡا عَلَيۡهِمۡ مَّاذَا تَفۡقِدُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۱﴾

They cried, coming toward them: What is it ye have lost? ﴾71﴿

قَالُوۡا نَفۡقِدُ صُوَاعَ الۡمَلِكِ وَلِمَنۡ جَآءَ بِهٖ حِمۡلُ بَعِيۡرٍ وَّاَنَا بِهٖ زَعِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۷۲﴾

They said: We have lost the king's cup, and he who bringeth it shall have a camel-load, and I (said Joseph) am answerable for it. ﴾72﴿

قَالُوۡا تَاللّٰهِ لَـقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمۡ مَّا جِئۡنَا لِـنُفۡسِدَ فِىۡ الۡاَرۡضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَارِقِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۳﴾

They said: By Allah, well ye know we came not to do evil in the land, and are no thieves. ﴾73﴿

قَالُوۡا فَمَا جَزَاۤؤُهٗۤ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ كٰذِبِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۴﴾

They said: And what shall be the penalty for it, if ye prove liars? ﴾74﴿

قَالُوۡا جَزَاۤؤُهٗ مَنۡ وُّجِدَ فِىۡ رَحۡلِهٖ فَهُوَ جَزَاۤؤُهٗ‌ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نَجۡزِىۡ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۵﴾

They said: The penalty for it! He in whose bag (the cup) is found, he is the penalty for it. Thus we requite wrong-doers. ﴾75﴿

فَبَدَاَ بِاَوۡعِيَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَآءِ اَخِيۡهِ ثُمَّ اسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِنۡ وِّعَآءِ اَخِيۡهِ‌ؕ كَذٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِيُوۡسُفَ‌ؕ مَا كَانَ لِيَاۡخُذَ اَخَاهُ فِىۡ دِيۡنِ الۡمَلِكِ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ يَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ‌ؕ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجٰتٍ مَّنۡ نَّشَآءُ‌ؕ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِىۡ عِلۡمٍ عَلِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۷۶﴾

Then he (Joseph) began the search with their bags before his brother's bag, then he produced it from his brother's bag. Thus did We contrive for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother according to the king's law unless Allah willed. We raise by grades (of mercy) whom We will, and over every lord of knowledge there is one more knowing. ﴾76﴿

قَالُوۡۤا اِنۡ يَّسۡرِقۡ فَقَدۡ سَرَقَ اَخٌ لَّهٗ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ‌ۚ فَاَسَرَّهَا يُوۡسُفُ فِىۡ نَفۡسِهٖ وَلَمۡ يُبۡدِهَا لَهُمۡ‌ۚ قَالَ اَنۡـتُمۡ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا‌ۚ وَاللّٰهُ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۷﴾

They said: If he stealeth, a brother of his stole before. But Joseph kept it secret in his soul and revealed it not unto them. He said (within himself): Ye are in worse case, and Allah knoweth best (the truth of) that which ye allege. ﴾77﴿

قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡعَزِيۡزُ اِنَّ لَهٗۤ اَبًا شَيۡخًا كَبِيۡرًا فَخُذۡ اَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهٗۚ اِنَّا نَرٰٮكَ مِنَ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۸﴾

They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath a very aged father, so take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee of those who do kindness. ﴾78﴿

قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اَنۡ نَّاۡخُذَ اِلَّا مَنۡ وَّجَدۡنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِنۡدَهٗۤ ۙ اِنَّاۤ اِذًا لَّظٰلِمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۷۹﴾

He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers. ﴾79﴿

فَلَمَّا اسۡتَيۡــَٔسُوۡا مِنۡهُ خَلَصُوۡا نَجِيًّا‌ؕ قَالَ كَبِيۡرُهُمۡ اَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡۤا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمۡ قَدۡ اَخَذَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ مَّوۡثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَمِنۡ قَبۡلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُّمۡ فِىۡ يُوۡسُفَ‌ۚ فَلَنۡ اَبۡرَحَ الۡاَرۡضَ حَتّٰى يَاۡذَنَ لِىۡۤ اَبِىۡۤ اَوۡ يَحۡكُمَ اللّٰهُ لِىۡ‌ۚ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ الۡحٰكِمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۰﴾

So, When they despaired of (moving) him, they conferred together apart. The eldest of them said: Know ye not how your father took an undertaking from you in Allah's name and how ye failed in the case of Joseph aforetime? Therefore I shall not go forth from the land until my father giveth leave or Allah judgeth for me. He is the Best of Judges. ﴾80﴿

اِرۡجِعُوۡۤا اِلٰٓى اَبِيۡكُمۡ فَقُوۡلُوۡا يٰۤاَبَانَاۤ اِنَّ ابۡنَكَ سَرَقَ‌ۚ وَمَا شَهِدۡنَاۤ اِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمۡنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلۡغَيۡبِ حٰفِظِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۱﴾

Return unto your father and say: O our father! Lo! thy son hath stolen. We testify only to that which we know; we are not guardians of the Unseen. ﴾81﴿

وَسۡــَٔلِ الۡقَرۡيَةَ الَّتِىۡ كُنَّا فِيۡهَا وَالۡعِيۡرَ الَّتِىۡ اَقۡبَلۡنَا فِيۡهَا‌ؕ وَاِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۲﴾

Ask the township where we were, and the caravan with which we travelled hither. Lo! we speak the truth. ﴾82﴿

قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَـكُمۡ اَنۡفُسُكُمۡ اَمۡرًا‌ؕ فَصَبۡرٌ جَمِيۡلٌ‌ؕ عَسَى اللّٰهُ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِيَنِىۡ بِهِمۡ جَمِيۡعًا‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الۡعَلِيۡمُ الۡحَكِيۡمُ‏ ﴿۸۳﴾

(And when they came unto their father and had spoken thus to him) he said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience! It may be that Allah will bring them all unto me. Lo! He, only He, is the Knower, the Wise. ﴾83﴿

وَتَوَلّٰى عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ يٰۤاَسَفٰى عَلٰى يُوۡسُفَ وَابۡيَـضَّتۡ عَيۡنٰهُ مِنَ الۡحُـزۡنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيۡمٌ‏ ﴿۸۴﴾

And he turned away from them and said: Alas, my grief for Joseph! And his eyes were whitened with the sorrow that he was suppressing. ﴾84﴿

قَالُوۡا تَاللّٰهِ تَفۡتَؤُا تَذۡكُرُ يُوۡسُفَ حَتّٰى تَكُوۡنَ حَرَضًا اَوۡ تَكُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡهَالِكِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۵﴾

They said: By Allah, thou wilt never cease remembering Joseph till thy health is ruined or thou art of those who perish! ﴾85﴿

قَالَ اِنَّمَاۤ اَشۡكُوۡا بَثِّـىۡ وَحُزۡنِىۡۤ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَاَعۡلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۶﴾

He said: I expose my distress and anguish only unto Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not. ﴾86﴿

يٰبَنِىَّ اذۡهَبُوۡا فَتَحَسَّسُوۡا مِنۡ يُّوۡسُفَ وَاَخِيۡهِ وَلَا تَايۡــَٔسُوۡا مِنۡ رَّوۡحِ اللّٰهِ‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا يَايۡــَٔسُ مِنۡ رَّوۡحِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الۡقَوۡمُ الۡكٰفِرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۷﴾

Go, O my sons, and ascertain concerning Joseph and his brother, and despair not of the Spirit of Allah. Lo! none despaireth of the Spirit of Allah save disbelieving folk. ﴾87﴿

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوۡا عَلَيۡهِ قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡعَزِيۡزُ مَسَّنَا وَاَهۡلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئۡنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزۡجٰٮةٍ فَاَوۡفِ لَنَا الۡكَيۡلَ وَتَصَدَّقۡ عَلَيۡنَاؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَجۡزِى الۡمُتَصَدِّقِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۸﴾

And when they came (again) before him (Joseph) they said: O ruler! Misfortune hath touched us and our folk, and we bring but poor merchandise, so fill for us the measure and be charitable unto us. Lo! Allah will requite the charitable, ﴾88﴿

قَالَ هَلۡ عَلِمۡتُمۡ مَّا فَعَلۡتُمۡ بِيُوۡسُفَ وَاَخِيۡهِ اِذۡ اَنۡتُمۡ جٰهِلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۸۹﴾

He said: Know ye what ye did unto Joseph and his brother in your ignorance? ﴾89﴿

قَالُوۡۤا ءَاِنَّكَ لَاَنۡتَ يُوۡسُفُ‌ؕ قَالَ اَنَا يُوۡسُفُ وَهٰذَاۤ اَخِىۡ‌ قَدۡ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَيۡنَاؕ اِنَّهٗ مَنۡ يَّتَّقِ وَيَصۡبِرۡ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُضِيۡعُ اَجۡرَ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۹۰﴾

They said: Is it indeed thou who art Joseph? He said: I am Joseph and this is my brother. Allah hath shown us favour. Lo! he who wardeth off (evil) and endureth (findeth favour); for lo! Allah loseth not the wages of the kindly. ﴾90﴿

قَالُوۡا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدۡ اٰثَرَكَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيۡنَا وَاِنۡ كُنَّا لَخٰـطِــِٕيۡنَ‏ ﴿۹۱﴾

They said: By Allah, verily Allah hath preferred thee above us, and we were indeed sinful. ﴾91﴿

قَالَ لَا تَثۡرِيۡبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ الۡيَوۡمَ‌ؕ يَغۡفِرُ اللّٰهُ لَـكُمۡ‌ وَهُوَ اَرۡحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۹۲﴾

He said: Have no fear this day! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. ﴾92﴿

اِذۡهَبُوۡا بِقَمِيۡصِىۡ هٰذَا فَاَلۡقُوۡهُ عَلٰى وَجۡهِ اَبِىۡ يَاۡتِ بَصِيۡرًا‌ۚ وَاۡتُوۡنِىۡ بِاَهۡلِكُمۡ اَجۡمَعِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۹۳﴾

Go with this shirt of mine and lay it on my father's face, he will become (again) a seer; and come to me with all your folk. ﴾93﴿

وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الۡعِيۡرُ قَالَ اَبُوۡهُمۡ اِنِّىۡ لَاَجِدُ رِيۡحَ يُوۡسُفَ‌ لَوۡلَاۤ اَنۡ تُفَـنِّدُوۡنِ‏ ﴿۹۴﴾

When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard. ﴾94﴿

قَالُوۡا تَاللّٰهِ اِنَّكَ لَفِىۡ ضَلٰلِكَ الۡقَدِيۡمِ‏ ﴿۹۵﴾

(Those around him) said: By Allah, lo! thou art in thine old aberration. ﴾95﴿

فَلَمَّاۤ اَنۡ جَآءَ الۡبَشِيۡرُ اَلۡقٰٮهُ عَلٰى وَجۡهِهٖ فَارۡتَدَّ بَصِيۡرًا‌ۚ قَالَ اَلَمۡ اَقُل لَّـكُمۡ‌ۚ‌ ۙ اِنِّىۡۤ اَعۡلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۹۶﴾

Then, when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid it on his face and he became a seer once more. He said: Said I not unto you that I know from Allah that which ye know not? ﴾96﴿

قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَبَانَا اسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوۡبَنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا خٰـطِــِٕيۡنَ‏ ﴿۹۷﴾

They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful. ﴾97﴿

قَالَ سَوۡفَ اَسۡتَغۡفِرُ لَـكُمۡ رَبِّىۡؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الۡغَفُوۡرُ الرَّحِيۡمُ‏ ﴿۹۸﴾

He said: I shall ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. ﴾98﴿

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوۡا عَلٰى يُوۡسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيۡهِ اَبَوَيۡهِ وَقَالَ ادۡخُلُوۡا مِصۡرَ اِنۡ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ اٰمِنِيۡنَؕ‏ ﴿۹۹﴾

And when they came in before Joseph, he took his parents unto him, and said: Come into Egypt safe, if Allah will! ﴾99﴿

وَرَفَعَ اَبَوَيۡهِ عَلَى الۡعَرۡشِ وَخَرُّوۡا لَهٗ سُجَّدًا‌ۚ وَقَالَ يٰۤاَبَتِ هٰذَا تَاۡوِيۡلُ رُءۡيَاىَ مِنۡ قَبۡلُقَدۡ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّىۡ حَقًّا‌ؕ وَقَدۡ اَحۡسَنَ بِىۡۤ اِذۡ اَخۡرَجَنِىۡ مِنَ السِّجۡنِ وَجَآءَ بِكُمۡ مِّنَ الۡبَدۡوِ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ اَنۡ نَّزَغَ الشَّيۡطٰنُ بَيۡنِىۡ وَبَيۡنَ اِخۡوَتِىۡ‌ؕ اِنَّ رَبِّىۡ لَطِيۡفٌ لِّمَا يَشَآءُ‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الۡعَلِيۡمُ الۡحَكِيۡمُ‏ ﴿۱۰۰﴾

And he placed his parents on the dais and they fell down before him prostrate, and he said: O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream of old. My Lord hath made it true, and He hath shown me kindness, since He took me out of the prison and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo! my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise. ﴾100﴿

رَبِّ قَدۡ اٰتَيۡتَنِىۡ مِنَ الۡمُلۡكِ وَ عَلَّمۡتَنِىۡ مِنۡ تَاۡوِيۡلِ الۡاَحَادِيۡثِ‌ۚ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ اَنۡتَ وَلِىّٖ فِىۡ الدُّنۡيَا وَالۡاٰخِرَةِ‌ؕ تَوَفَّنِىۡ مُسۡلِمًا وَّاَلۡحِقۡنِىۡ بِالصّٰلِحِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۱﴾

O my Lord! Thou hast given me (something) of sovereignty and hast taught me (something) of the interpretation of events - Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protecting Guardian in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die muslim (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous. ﴾101﴿

ذٰلِكَ مِنۡ اَنۡۢبَآءِ الۡغَيۡبِ نُوۡحِيۡهِ اِلَيۡكَ‌ۚ وَمَا كُنۡتَ لَدَيۡهِمۡ اِذۡ اَجۡمَعُوۡۤا اَمۡرَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ يَمۡكُرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۲﴾

This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in thee (Muhammad). Thou wast not present with them when they fixed their plan and they were scheming. ﴾102﴿

وَمَاۤ  اَكۡثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوۡ حَرَصۡتَ بِمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۳﴾

And though thou try much, most men will not believe. ﴾103﴿

وَمَا تَسۡــَٔلُهُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ اَجۡرٍ‌ؕ اِنۡ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكۡرٌ لِّـلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۴﴾

Thou askest them no fee for it. It is naught else than a reminder unto the peoples. ﴾104﴿

وَكَاَيِّنۡ مِّنۡ اٰيَةٍ فِىۡ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ يَمُرُّوۡنَ عَلَيۡهَا وَهُمۡ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۵﴾

How many a portent is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by with face averted! ﴾105﴿

وَمَا يُؤۡمِنُ اَكۡثَرُهُمۡ بِاللّٰهِ اِلَّا وَهُمۡ مُّشۡرِكُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۶﴾

And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partners (unto Him). ﴾106﴿

اَفَاَمِنُوۡۤا اَنۡ تَاۡتِيَهُمۡ غَاشِيَةٌ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ اللّٰهِ اَوۡ تَاۡتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغۡتَةً وَّ هُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۷﴾

Deem they themselves secure from the coming on them of a pall of Allah's punishment, or the coming of the Hour suddenly while they are unaware? ﴾107﴿

قُلۡ هٰذِهٖ سَبِيۡلِىۡۤ اَدۡعُوۡۤا اِلَى اللّٰهِ‌ؔعَلٰى بَصِيۡرَةٍ اَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِىۡ‌ؕ وَسُبۡحٰنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اَنَا مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۸﴾

Say: This is my Way: I call on Allah with sure knowledge. I and whosoever followeth me - Glory be to Allah! - and I am not of the idolaters. ﴾108﴿

وَمَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلِكَ اِلَّا رِجَالاً نُّوۡحِىۡۤ اِلَيۡهِمۡ مِّنۡ اَهۡلِ الۡقُرٰٓى‌ؕ اَفَلَمۡ يَسِيۡرُوۡا فِىۡ الۡاَرۡضِ فَيَنۡظُرُوۡا كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِهِمۡؕ وَلَدَارُ الۡاٰخِرَةِ خَيۡرٌ لِّـلَّذِيۡنَ اتَّقَوۡا‌ؕ اَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۰۹﴾

We sent not before thee (any messengers) save men whom We inspired from among the folk of the townships - Have they not travelled in the land and seen the nature of the consequence for those who were before them? And verily the abode of the Hereafter, for those who ward off (evil), is best. Have ye then no sense? - ﴾109﴿

حَتّٰۤى اِذَا اسۡتَيۡــَٔسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوۡۤا اَنَّهُمۡ قَدۡ كُذِبُوۡا جَآءَهُمۡ نَصۡرُنَا ۙ فَنُجِّىَ مَنۡ نَّشَآءُ‌ؕ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَاۡسُنَا عَنِ الۡقَوۡمِ الۡمُجۡرِمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۱۰﴾

Till, when the messengers despaired and thought that they were denied, then came unto them Our help, and whom We would was saved. And Our wrath cannot be warded from the guilty. ﴾110﴿

لَـقَدۡ كَانَ فِىۡ قَصَصِهِمۡ عِبۡرَةٌ لِّاُولِى الۡاَلۡبَابِ‌ؕ مَا كَانَ حَدِيۡثًا يُّفۡتَرٰى وَلٰـكِنۡ تَصۡدِيۡقَ الَّذِىۡ بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ وَتَفۡصِيۡلَ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ وَّهُدًى وَّرَحۡمَةً لِّـقَوۡمٍ يُّؤۡمِنُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۱۱﴾

In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture) and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for folk who believe. ﴾111﴿