Quran Chapter 12 Surah Yusuf - Joseph
Name of Surah (chapter): Al-Quran Chapter 12 Surah Yusuf - Joseph (سورة يُوسُف)
Classification Meccan, Makiyah or revealed in Makkah before Hijrah
Position Juzʼ 12 to 13
No. of verses 111
No. of Rukus 12
No. of words 1795
No. of letters 7307
Translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Content
Arabic Text
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ (1) إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ
قُرۡءَٰنًا عَرَبِيّٗا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ (2) نَحۡنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيۡكَ
أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ وَإِن
كُنتَ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰفِلِينَ (3) إِذۡ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ
يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ
رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ لِي سَٰجِدِينَ (4) قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ لَا تَقۡصُصۡ رُءۡيَاكَ
عَلَىٰٓ إِخۡوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُواْ لَكَ كَيۡدًاۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ
عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ (5) وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجۡتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن
تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكَ وَعَلَىٰٓ ءَالِ
يَعۡقُوبَ كَمَآ أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَبَوَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
وَإِسۡحَٰقَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞ (6) ۞لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ
وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ (7) إِذۡ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ
أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ
مُّبِينٍ (8) ٱقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطۡرَحُوهُ أَرۡضٗا يَخۡلُ لَكُمۡ وَجۡهُ
أَبِيكُمۡ وَتَكُونُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ قَوۡمٗا صَٰلِحِينَ (9) قَالَ قَآئِلٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡ لَا تَقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ وَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّ
يَلۡتَقِطۡهُ بَعۡضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ (10) قَالُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَالَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۬نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ
لَنَٰصِحُونَ (11) أَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعَنَا غَدٗا يَرۡتَعۡ وَيَلۡعَبۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ
لَحَٰفِظُونَ (12) قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحۡزُنُنِيٓ أَن تَذۡهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ
أَن يَأۡكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَأَنتُمۡ عَنۡهُ غَٰفِلُونَ (13) قَالُواْ لَئِنۡ
أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ (14) فَلَمَّا
ذَهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَن يَجۡعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّۚ
وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمۡرِهِمۡ هَٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا
يَشۡعُرُونَ (15) وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمۡ عِشَآءٗ يَبۡكُونَ (16) قَالُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا
فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ
(17) وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٖ كَذِبٖۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ
أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرٗاۖ فَصَبۡرٞ جَمِيلٞۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا
تَصِفُونَ (18) وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٞ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ
دَلۡوَهُۥۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٞۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ (19) وَشَرَوۡهُ بِثَمَنِۭ بَخۡسٖ دَرَٰهِمَ
مَعۡدُودَةٖ وَكَانُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ (20) وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي
ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن
يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ
عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ (21) وَلَمَّا
بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ (22) وَرَٰوَدَتۡهُ ٱلَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيۡتِهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ
وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلۡأَبۡوَٰبَ وَقَالَتۡ هَيۡتَ لَكَۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِۖ
إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَحۡسَنَ مَثۡوَايَۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ (23)
وَلَقَدۡ هَمَّتۡ بِهِۦۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوۡلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرۡهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصۡرِفَ عَنۡهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلۡفَحۡشَآءَۚ إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ
عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ (24) وَٱسۡتَبَقَا ٱلۡبَابَ وَقَدَّتۡ قَمِيصَهُۥ مِن
دُبُرٖ وَأَلۡفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلۡبَابِۚ قَالَتۡ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنۡ
أَرَادَ بِأَهۡلِكَ سُوٓءًا إِلَّآ أَن يُسۡجَنَ أَوۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ (25)
قَالَ هِيَ رَٰوَدَتۡنِي عَن نَّفۡسِيۚ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٞ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَآ إِن
كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٖ فَصَدَقَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ (26)
وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٖ فَكَذَبَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
(27) فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٖ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن
كَيۡدِكُنَّۖ إِنَّ كَيۡدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٞ (28) يُوسُفُ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هَٰذَاۚ
وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي لِذَنۢبِكِۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ (29) ۞وَقَالَ
نِسۡوَةٞ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ تُرَٰوِدُ فَتَىٰهَا عَن
نَّفۡسِهِۦۖ قَدۡ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّاۖ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰهَا فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ
(30) فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ أَرۡسَلَتۡ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَعۡتَدَتۡ
لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـٔٗا وَءَاتَتۡ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةٖ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّينٗا وَقَالَتِ
ٱخۡرُجۡ عَلَيۡهِنَّۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَيۡنَهُۥٓ أَكۡبَرۡنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعۡنَ
أَيۡدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا
مَلَكٞ كَرِيمٞ (31) قَالَتۡ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ ٱلَّذِي لُمۡتُنَّنِي فِيهِۖ وَلَقَدۡ
رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ فَٱسۡتَعۡصَمَۖ وَلَئِن لَّمۡ يَفۡعَلۡ مَآ
ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسۡجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ (32) قَالَ رَبِّ
ٱلسِّجۡنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدۡعُونَنِيٓ إِلَيۡهِۖ وَإِلَّا تَصۡرِفۡ
عَنِّي كَيۡدَهُنَّ أَصۡبُ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ (33)
فَٱسۡتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنۡهُ كَيۡدَهُنَّۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ
ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ (34) ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا رَأَوُاْ
ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَيَسۡجُنُنَّهُۥ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ (35) وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجۡنَ
فَتَيَانِۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَآ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰنِيٓ أَعۡصِرُ خَمۡرٗاۖ وَقَالَ
ٱلۡأٓخَرُ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰنِيٓ أَحۡمِلُ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِي خُبۡزٗا تَأۡكُلُ
ٱلطَّيۡرُ مِنۡهُۖ نَبِّئۡنَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦٓۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ (36) قَالَ لَا يَأۡتِيكُمَا طَعَامٞ تُرۡزَقَانِهِۦٓ إِلَّا
نَبَّأۡتُكُمَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمَاۚ ذَٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا
عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّيٓۚ إِنِّي تَرَكۡتُ مِلَّةَ قَوۡمٖ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ
وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ (37) وَٱتَّبَعۡتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِيٓ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ
مِن شَيۡءٖۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشۡكُرُونَ (38) يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ ءَأَرۡبَابٞ
مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيۡرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ (39) مَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٗ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ
وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ
إِلَّا لِلَّهِ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ
ٱلۡقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ (40) يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ
ٱلسِّجۡنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسۡقِي رَبَّهُۥ خَمۡرٗاۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلۡأٓخَرُ
فَيُصۡلَبُ فَتَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّيۡرُ مِن رَّأۡسِهِۦۚ قُضِيَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ
تَسۡتَفۡتِيَانِ (41) وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٖ مِّنۡهُمَا
ٱذۡكُرۡنِي عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ ذِكۡرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِي
ٱلسِّجۡنِ بِضۡعَ سِنِينَ (42) وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ سَبۡعَ
بَقَرَٰتٖ سِمَانٖ يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافٞ وَسَبۡعَ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضۡرٖ
وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٖۖ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ أَفۡتُونِي فِي رُءۡيَٰيَ إِن
كُنتُمۡ لِلرُّءۡيَا تَعۡبُرُونَ (43) قَالُوٓاْ أَضۡغَٰثُ أَحۡلَٰمٖۖ وَمَا
نَحۡنُ بِتَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحۡلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ (44) وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي نَجَا
مِنۡهُمَا وَٱدَّكَرَ بَعۡدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا۠ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ
فَأَرۡسِلُونِ (45) يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفۡتِنَا فِي سَبۡعِ بَقَرَٰتٖ
سِمَانٖ يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافٞ وَسَبۡعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضۡرٖ وَأُخَرَ
يَابِسَٰتٖ لَّعَلِّيٓ أَرۡجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ (46)
قَالَ تَزۡرَعُونَ سَبۡعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبٗا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمۡ فَذَرُوهُ فِي
سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ (47) ثُمَّ يَأۡتِي مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ سَبۡعٞ شِدَادٞ يَأۡكُلۡنَ مَا قَدَّمۡتُمۡ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا مِّمَّا تُحۡصِنُونَ (48) ثُمَّ يَأۡتِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَامٞ
فِيهِ يُغَاثُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَفِيهِ يَعۡصِرُونَ (49) وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱئۡتُونِي
بِهِۦۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ ٱلرَّسُولُ قَالَ ٱرۡجِعۡ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَسۡـَٔلۡهُ
مَا بَالُ ٱلنِّسۡوَةِ ٱلَّٰتِي قَطَّعۡنَ أَيۡدِيَهُنَّۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي
بِكَيۡدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٞ (50) قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُنَّ إِذۡ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن
نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ قُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِن سُوٓءٖۚ قَالَتِ
ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ حَصۡحَصَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن
نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ (51) ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعۡلَمَ أَنِّي لَمۡ
أَخُنۡهُ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي كَيۡدَ ٱلۡخَآئِنِينَ (52)
۞وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفۡسِيٓۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفۡسَ لَأَمَّارَةُۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا
مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّيٓۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ (53) وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ
ٱئۡتُونِي بِهِۦٓ أَسۡتَخۡلِصۡهُ لِنَفۡسِيۖ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ
ٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَدَيۡنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٞ (54) قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٞ (55) وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ يَشَآءُۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحۡمَتِنَا مَن
نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ (56) وَلَأَجۡرُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
خَيۡرٞ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَكَانُواْ يَتَّقُونَ (57) وَجَآءَ إِخۡوَةُ
يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَعَرَفَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ (58)
وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمۡ قَالَ ٱئۡتُونِي بِأَخٖ لَّكُم مِّنۡ
أَبِيكُمۡۚ أَلَا تَرَوۡنَ أَنِّيٓ أُوفِي ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَأَنَا۠ خَيۡرُ
ٱلۡمُنزِلِينَ (59) فَإِن لَّمۡ تَأۡتُونِي بِهِۦ فَلَا كَيۡلَ لَكُمۡ عِندِي
وَلَا تَقۡرَبُونِ (60) قَالُواْ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنۡهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا
لَفَٰعِلُونَ (61) وَقَالَ لِفِتۡيَٰنِهِ ٱجۡعَلُواْ بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ فِي
رِحَالِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمۡ
لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ (62) فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمۡ قَالُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلۡكَيۡلُ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكۡتَلۡ
وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ (63) قَالَ هَلۡ ءَامَنُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ
أَمِنتُكُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبۡلُ فَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٌ حَٰفِظٗاۖ وَهُوَ
أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ (64) وَلَمَّا فَتَحُواْ مَتَٰعَهُمۡ وَجَدُواْ
بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ رُدَّتۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا نَبۡغِيۖ هَٰذِهِۦ
بِضَٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتۡ إِلَيۡنَاۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهۡلَنَا وَنَحۡفَظُ أَخَانَا
وَنَزۡدَادُ كَيۡلَ بَعِيرٖۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيۡلٞ يَسِيرٞ (65) قَالَ لَنۡ أُرۡسِلَهُۥ
مَعَكُمۡ حَتَّىٰ تُؤۡتُونِ مَوۡثِقٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأۡتُنَّنِي بِهِۦٓ
إِلَّآ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمۡۖ فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَوۡهُ مَوۡثِقَهُمۡ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٞ (66) وَقَالَ يَٰبَنِيَّ لَا تَدۡخُلُواْ مِنۢ بَابٖ
وَٰحِدٖ وَٱدۡخُلُواْ مِنۡ أَبۡوَٰبٖ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٖۖ وَمَآ أُغۡنِي عَنكُم
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءٍۖ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِۖ عَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُۖ
وَعَلَيۡهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ (67) وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ مِنۡ
حَيۡثُ أَمَرَهُمۡ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءٍ
إِلَّا حَاجَةٗ فِي نَفۡسِ يَعۡقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَاۚ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلۡمٖ لِّمَا
عَلَّمۡنَٰهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ (68) وَلَمَّا
دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَخَاهُۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠
أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبۡتَئِسۡ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ (69) فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم
بِجَهَازِهِمۡ جَعَلَ ٱلسِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحۡلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ
أَيَّتُهَا ٱلۡعِيرُ إِنَّكُمۡ لَسَٰرِقُونَ (70) قَالُواْ وَأَقۡبَلُواْ
عَلَيۡهِم مَّاذَا تَفۡقِدُونَ (71) قَالُواْ نَفۡقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلۡمَلِكِ وَلِمَن
جَآءَ بِهِۦ حِمۡلُ بَعِيرٖ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِيمٞ (72) قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ
لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُم مَّا جِئۡنَا لِنُفۡسِدَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَٰرِقِينَ
(73) قَالُواْ فَمَا جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ كَٰذِبِينَ (74) قَالُواْ
جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ مَن وُجِدَ فِي رَحۡلِهِۦ فَهُوَ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ (75) فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِيَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ
ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِيُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ
لِيَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ
دَرَجَٰتٖ مَّن نَّشَآءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلۡمٍ عَلِيمٞ (76) ۞قَالُوٓاْ
إِن يَسۡرِقۡ فَقَدۡ سَرَقَ أَخٞ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي
نَفۡسِهِۦ وَلَمۡ يُبۡدِهَا لَهُمۡۚ قَالَ أَنتُمۡ شَرّٞ مَّكَانٗاۖ وَٱللَّهُ
أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ (77) قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ
أَبٗا شَيۡخٗا كَبِيرٗا فَخُذۡ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ (78) قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأۡخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدۡنَا
مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ (79) فَلَمَّا ٱسۡتَيۡـَٔسُواْ
مِنۡهُ خَلَصُواْ نَجِيّٗاۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ
أَبَاكُمۡ قَدۡ أَخَذَ عَلَيۡكُم مَّوۡثِقٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبۡلُ مَا
فَرَّطتُمۡ فِي يُوسُفَۖ فَلَنۡ أَبۡرَحَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡذَنَ لِيٓ أَبِيٓ
أَوۡ يَحۡكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِيۖ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ (80) ٱرۡجِعُوٓاْ
إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمۡ فَقُولُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبۡنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا
شَهِدۡنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمۡنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلۡغَيۡبِ حَٰفِظِينَ (81)
وَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةَ ٱلَّتِي كُنَّا فِيهَا وَٱلۡعِيرَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَقۡبَلۡنَا
فِيهَاۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ (82) قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ
أَمۡرٗاۖ فَصَبۡرٞ جَمِيلٌۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأۡتِيَنِي بِهِمۡ جَمِيعًاۚ
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ (83) وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ
يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبۡيَضَّتۡ عَيۡنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلۡحُزۡنِ فَهُوَ
كَظِيمٞ (84) قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ تَفۡتَؤُاْ تَذۡكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ
حَرَضًا أَوۡ تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡهَٰلِكِينَ (85) قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشۡكُواْ بَثِّي
وَحُزۡنِيٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ (86)
يَٰبَنِيَّ ٱذۡهَبُواْ فَتَحَسَّسُواْ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا
تَاْيۡـَٔسُواْ مِن رَّوۡحِ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يَاْيۡـَٔسُ مِن رَّوۡحِ
ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡقَوۡمُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ (87) فَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهۡلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئۡنَا
بِبِضَٰعَةٖ مُّزۡجَىٰةٖ فَأَوۡفِ لَنَا ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَتَصَدَّقۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ يَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُتَصَدِّقِينَ (88) قَالَ هَلۡ عَلِمۡتُم مَّا فَعَلۡتُم
بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذۡ أَنتُمۡ جَٰهِلُونَ (89) قَالُوٓاْ أَءِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ
يُوسُفُۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ يُوسُفُ وَهَٰذَآ أَخِيۖ قَدۡ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَآۖ
إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصۡبِرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ (90) قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَا
وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ (91) قَالَ لَا تَثۡرِيبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ
يَغۡفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ (92) ٱذۡهَبُواْ
بِقَمِيصِي هَٰذَا فَأَلۡقُوهُ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِ أَبِي يَأۡتِ بَصِيرٗا وَأۡتُونِي
بِأَهۡلِكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ (93) وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلۡعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمۡ
إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَۖ لَوۡلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ (94) قَالُواْ
تَٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِي ضَلَٰلِكَ ٱلۡقَدِيمِ (95) فَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَ
ٱلۡبَشِيرُ أَلۡقَىٰهُ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦ فَٱرۡتَدَّ بَصِيرٗاۖ قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُل
لَّكُمۡ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ (96) قَالُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ (97)
قَالَ سَوۡفَ أَسۡتَغۡفِرُ لَكُمۡ رَبِّيٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
(98) فَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَبَوَيۡهِ وَقَالَ
ٱدۡخُلُواْ مِصۡرَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ (99) وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيۡهِ عَلَى
ٱلۡعَرۡشِ وَخَرُّواْ لَهُۥ سُجَّدٗاۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ هَٰذَا تَأۡوِيلُ
رُءۡيَٰيَ مِن قَبۡلُ قَدۡ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّي حَقّٗاۖ وَقَدۡ أَحۡسَنَ بِيٓ إِذۡ
أَخۡرَجَنِي مِنَ ٱلسِّجۡنِ وَجَآءَ بِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡبَدۡوِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن
نَّزَغَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَ إِخۡوَتِيٓۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَطِيفٞ لِّمَا
يَشَآءُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ (100) ۞رَبِّ قَدۡ ءَاتَيۡتَنِي
مِنَ ٱلۡمُلۡكِ وَعَلَّمۡتَنِي مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ فَاطِرَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّۦ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ
تَوَفَّنِي مُسۡلِمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ (101) ذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ
أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيۡكَۖ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيۡهِمۡ إِذۡ
أَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ يَمۡكُرُونَ (102) وَمَآ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ
وَلَوۡ حَرَصۡتَ بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ (103) وَمَا تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۚ
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ (104) وَكَأَيِّن مِّنۡ ءَايَةٖ فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهَا وَهُمۡ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضُونَ
(105) وَمَا يُؤۡمِنُ أَكۡثَرُهُم بِٱللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشۡرِكُونَ (106)
أَفَأَمِنُوٓاْ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُمۡ غَٰشِيَةٞ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡ
تَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ (107) قُلۡ هَٰذِهِۦ
سَبِيلِيٓ أَدۡعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا۠ وَمَنِ
ٱتَّبَعَنِيۖ وَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ (108)
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالٗا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِم مِّنۡ
أَهۡلِ ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓۗ أَفَلَمۡ يَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ
عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۗ وَلَدَارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ خَيۡرٞ لِّلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّقَوۡاْۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ (109) حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱسۡتَيۡـَٔسَ ٱلرُّسُلُ
وَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ قَدۡ كُذِبُواْ جَآءَهُمۡ نَصۡرُنَا فَنُجِّيَ مَن
نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأۡسُنَا عَنِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ (110) لَقَدۡ
كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمۡ عِبۡرَةٞ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثٗا
يُفۡتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصۡدِيقَ ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ وَتَفۡصِيلَ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ
وَهُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ (111)
English Translation
Chapter 12 Surah Yusuf - Joseph
In the name of God, the Gracious,
the Merciful.
1. Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the Verses of the Clear
Book.
2. We have revealed it an Arabic Quran, so that you may
understand.
3. We narrate to you the most accurate history, by
revealing to you this Quran. Although, prior to it, you were of the
unaware.
4. When Joseph said to his father, “O my father, I saw
eleven planets, and the sun, and the moon; I saw them bowing down to me.”
5.
He said, “O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers, lest they plot
and scheme against you. Satan is man's sworn enemy.
6. And thus
your Lord will choose you, and will teach you the interpretation of events,
and will complete His blessing upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He
has completed it before upon your forefathers Abraham and Isaac. Your Lord is
Knowing and Wise.
7. In Joseph and his brothers are lessons for the
seekers.
8. When they said, “Joseph and his brother are dearer to
our father than we are, although we are a whole group. Our father is obviously
in the wrong.
9. “Kill Joseph, or throw him somewhere in the land,
and your father‘s attention will be yours. Afterwards, you will be decent
people.”
10. One of them said, “Do not kill Joseph, but throw him
into the bottom of the well; some caravan may pick him up—if you must do
something.”
11. They said, “Father, why do you not trust us with
Joseph, although we care for him?”
12. “Send him with us tomorrow,
that he may roam and play; we will take care of him.”
13. He said,
“It worries me that you would take him away. And I fear the wolf may eat him
while you are careless of him.”
14. They said, “If the wolf ate
him, and we are many, we would be good for nothing.”
15. So they
went away with him, and agreed to put him at the bottom of the well. And We
inspired him, “You will inform them of this deed of theirs when they are
unaware.”
16. And they came to their father in the evening
weeping.
17. They said, “O father, we went off racing one another,
and left Joseph by our belongings; and the wolf ate him. But you will not
believe us, even though we are being truthful.”
18. And they
brought his shirt, with fake blood on it. He said, “Your souls enticed you to
do something. But patience is beautiful, and God is my Help against what you
describe.”
19. A caravan passed by, and they sent their
water-carrier. He lowered his bucket, and said, “Good news. Here is a boy.”
And they hid him as merchandise. But God was aware of what they did.
20.
And they sold him for a cheap price—a few coins—they considered him to be of
little value.
21. The Egyptian who bought him said to his wife,
“Take good care of him; he may be useful to us, or we may adopt him as a son.”
We thus established Joseph in the land, to teach him the interpretation of
events. God has control over His affairs, but most people do not know.
22.
When he reached his maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. We thus reward
the righteous.
23. She in whose house he was living tried to seduce
him. She shut the doors, and said, “I am yours.” He said, “God forbid! He is
my Lord. He has given me a good home. Sinners never succeed.”
24.
She desired him, and he desired her, had he not seen the proof of his Lord. It
was thus that We diverted evil and indecency away from him. He was one of Our
loyal servants.
25. As they raced towards the door, she tore his
shirt from behind. At the door, they ran into her husband. She said, “What is
the penalty for him who desired to dishonor your wife, except imprisonment or
a painful punishment?”
26. He said, “It was she who tried to seduce
me.” A witness from her household suggested: “If his shirt is torn from the
front: then she has told the truth, and he is the liar.
27. But if
his shirt is torn from the back: then she has lied, and he is the
truthful.”
28. And when he saw that his shirt was torn from the
back, he said, “This is a woman's scheme. Your scheming is serious indeed.”
29.
“Joseph, turn away from this. And you, woman, ask forgiveness for your sin;
you are indeed in the wrong.”
30. Some ladies in the city said,
“The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love
with him. We see she has gone astray.”
31. And when she heard of
their gossip, she invited them, and prepared for them a banquet, and she gave
each one of them a knife. She said, “Come out before them.” And when they saw
him, they marveled at him, and cut their hands. They said, “Good God, this is
not a human, this must be a precious angel.”
32. She said, “Here he
is, the one you blamed me for. I did try to seduce him, but he resisted. But
if he does not do what I tell him to do, he will be imprisoned, and will be
one of the despised.”
33. He said, “My Lord, prison is more
desirable to me than what they call me to. Unless You turn their scheming away
from me, I may yield to them, and become one of the ignorant.”
34.
Thereupon his Lord answered him, and diverted their scheming away from him. He
is the Hearer, the Knower.
35. Then it occurred to them, after they
had seen the signs, to imprison him for a while.
36. Two youth
entered the prison with him. One of them said, “I see myself pressing wine.”
The other said, “I see myself carrying bread on my head, from which the birds
are eating. Tell us their interpretation—we see that you are one of the
righteous.”
37. He said, “No food is served to you, but I have
informed you about it before you have received it. That is some of what my
Lord has taught me. I have forsaken the tradition of people who do not believe
in God; and regarding the Hereafter, they are deniers.”
38. “And I
have followed the faith of my forefathers, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. It
is not for us to associate anything with God. This is by virtue of God’s grace
upon us and upon the people, but most people do not give thanks.
39.
“O My fellow inmates, are diverse lords better, or God, the One, the
Supreme?”
40. “You do not worship, besides Him, except names you
have named, you and your ancestors, for which God has sent down no authority.
Judgment belongs to none but God. He has commanded that you worship none but
Him. This is the right religion, but most people do not know.
41.
“O my fellow inmates! One of you will serve his master wine; while the other
will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. Thus the matter you
are inquiring about is settled.”
42. And he said to the one he
thought would be released, “Mention me to your master.” But Satan caused him
to forget mentioning him to his master, so he remained in prison for several
years.
43. The king said, “I see seven fat cows being eaten by
seven lean ones, and seven green spikes, and others dried up. O elders,
explain to me my vision, if you are able to interpret visions.”
44.
They said, “Jumbles of dreams, and we know nothing of the interpretation of
dreams.”
45. The one who was released said, having remembered after
a time, “I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me out.”
46.
“Joseph, O man of truth, inform us concerning seven fat cows being eaten by
seven lean ones, and seven green spikes, and others dried up, so that I may
return to the people, so that they may know.”
47. He said, “You
will farm for seven consecutive years. But whatever you harvest, leave it in
its spikes, except for the little that you eat.”
48. Then after
that will come seven difficult ones, which will consume what you have stored
for them, except for the little that you have preserved.
49. Then
after that will come a year that brings relief to the people, and during which
they will press.
50. The king said, “Bring him to me.” And when the
envoy came to him, he said, “Go back to your master, and ask him about the
intentions of the women who cut their hands; my Lord is well aware of their
schemes.”
51. He said, “What was the matter with you, women, when
you tried to seduce Joseph?” They said, “God forbid! We knew of no evil
committed by him.” The governor’s wife then said, “Now the truth is out. It
was I who tried to seduce him, and he is telling the truth.”
52.
“This is that he may know that I did not betray him in secret, and that God
does not guide the scheming of the betrayers.”
53. “Yet I do not
claim to be innocent. The soul commands evil, except those on whom my Lord has
mercy. Truly my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.”
54. The king said,
“Bring him to me, and I will reserve him for myself.” And when he spoke to
him, he said, “This day you are with us established and secure.”
55.
He said, “Put me in charge of the storehouses of the land; I am honest and
knowledgeable.”
56. And thus We established Joseph in the land, to
live therein wherever he wished. We touch with Our mercy whomever We will, and
We never waste the reward of the righteous.
57. But the reward of
the Hereafter is better for those who believe and observed piety.
58.
And Joseph's brothers came, and entered into his presence. He recognized them,
but they did not recognize him.
59. When he provided them with
their provisions, he said, “Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do
you not see that I fill up the measure, and I am the best of hosts?”
60.
“But if you do not bring him to me, you will have no measure from me, and you
will not come near me.”
61. They said, “We will solicit him from
his father. We will surely do.”
62. He said to his servants, “Put
their goods in their saddlebags; perhaps they will recognize them when they
return to their families, and maybe they will come back.”
63. When
they returned to their father, they said, “O father, we were denied measure,
but send our brother with us, and we will obtain measure. We will take care of
him.”
64. He said, “Shall I trust you with him, as I trusted you
with his brother before? God is the Best Guardian, and He is the Most Merciful
of the merciful.”
65. And when they opened their baggage, they
found that their goods were returned to them. They said, “Father, what more do
we want? Here are our goods, returned to us. We will provide for our family,
and protect our brother, and have an additional camel-load. This is easy
commerce.”
66. He said, “I will not send him with you, unless you
give me a pledge before God that you will bring him back to me, unless you get
trapped.” And when they gave him their pledge, he said, “God is witness to
what we say.”
67. And he said, “O my sons, do not enter by one
gate, but enter by different gates. I cannot avail you anything against God.
The decision rests only with God. On Him I rely, and on Him let the reliant
rely.”
68. And when they entered as their father had instructed
them, it did not avail them anything against God; it was just a need in the
soul of Jacob, which he carried out. He was a person of knowledge inasmuch as
We had taught him, but most people do not know.
69. And when they
entered into the presence of Joseph, he embraced his brother, and said, “I am
your brother; do not be saddened by what they used to do.”
70.
Then, when he provided them with their provisions, he placed the drinking-cup
in his brother’s saddlebag. Then an announcer called out, “O people of the
caravan, you are thieves.”
71. They said, as they came towards
them, “What are you missing?”
72. They said, “We are missing the
king’s goblet. Whoever brings it will have a camel-load; and I personally
guarantee it.”
73. They said, “By God, you know we did not come to
cause trouble in the land, and we are not thieves.”
74. They said,
“What shall be his punishment, if you are lying?”
75. They said,
“His punishment, if it is found in his bag: he will belong to you. Thus we
penalize the guilty.”
76. So he began with their bags, before his
brother's bag. Then he pulled it out of his brother’s bag. Thus We devised a
plan for Joseph; he could not have detained his brother under the king’s law,
unless God so willed. We elevate by degrees whomever We will; and above every
person of knowledge, there is one more learned.
77. They said, “If
he has stolen, a brother of his has stolen before.” But Joseph kept it to
himself, and did not reveal it to them. He said, “You are in a worse
situation, and God is Aware of what you allege.”
78. They said, “O
noble prince, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place.
We see that you are a good person.”
79. He said, “God forbid that
we should arrest anyone except him in whose possession we found our property;
for then we would be unjust.”
80. And when they despaired of him,
they conferred privately. Their eldest said, “Don’t you know that your father
received a pledge from you before God, and in the past you failed with regard
to Joseph? I will not leave this land until my father permits me, or God
decides for me; for He is the Best of Deciders.”
81. “Go back to
your father, and say, ‘Our father, your son has stolen. We testify only to
what we know, and we could not have prevented the unforeseen.’”
82.
“Ask the town where we were, and the caravan in which we came. We are being
truthful.”
83. He said, “Rather, your souls have contrived
something for you. Patience is a virtue. Perhaps God will bring them all back
to me. He is the Knowing, the Wise.”
84. Then he turned away from
them, and said, “O my bitterness for Joseph.” And his eyes turned white from
sorrow, and he became depressed.
85. They said, “By God, you will
not stop remembering Joseph, until you have ruined your health, or you have
passed away.”
86. He said, “I only complain of my grief and sorrow
to God, and I know from God what you do not know.”
87. “O my sons,
go and inquire about Joseph and his brother, and do not despair of God's
comfort. None despairs of God's comfort except the disbelieving people.”
88.
Then, when they entered into his presence, they said, “Mighty governor,
adversity has befallen us, and our family. We have brought scant merchandise.
But give us full measure, and be charitable towards us—God rewards the
charitable.”
89. He said, “Do you realize what you did with Joseph
and his brother, in your ignorance?”
90. They said, “Is that you,
Joseph?” He said, “I am Joseph, and this is my brother. God has been gracious
to us. He who practices piety and patience—God never fails to reward the
righteous.”
91. They said, “By God, God has preferred you over us.
We were definitely in the wrong.”
92. He said, “There is no blame
upon you today. God will forgive you. He is the Most Merciful of the
merciful.”
93. “Take this shirt of mine, and lay it over my
father’s face, and he will recover his sight. And bring your whole family to
me.”
94. As the caravan set out, their father said, “I sense the
presence of Joseph, though you may think I am senile.”
95. They
said, “By God, you are still in your old confusion.”
96. Then, when
the bearer of good news arrived, he laid it over his face, and he regained his
sight. He said, “Did I not say to you that I know from God what you do not
know?”
97. They said, “Father, pray for the forgiveness of our
sins; we were indeed at fault.”
98. He said, “I will ask my Lord to
forgive you. He is the Forgiver, the Most Merciful.”
99. Then, when
they entered into the presence of Joseph, he embraced his parents, and said,
“Enter Egypt, God willing, safe and secure.”
100. And he elevated
his parents on the throne, and they fell prostrate before him. He said,
“Father, this is the fulfillment of my vision of long ago. My Lord has made it
come true. He has blessed me, when he released me from prison, and brought you
out of the wilderness, after the devil had sown conflict between me and my
brothers. My Lord is Most Kind towards whomever He wills. He is the
All-knowing, the Most Wise.”
101. “My Lord, You have given me some
authority, and taught me some interpretation of events. Initiator of the
heavens and the earth; You are my Protector in this life and in the Hereafter.
Receive my soul in submission, and unite me with the righteous.”
102.
This is news from the past that We reveal to you. You were not present with
them when they plotted and agreed on a plan.
103. But most people,
for all your eagerness, are not believers.
104. You ask them no
wage for it. It is only a reminder for all mankind.
105. How many a
sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by, paying no attention to
them?
106. And most of them do not believe in God unless they
associate others.
107. Do they feel secure that a covering of God’s
punishment will not come upon them, or that the Hour will not come upon them
suddenly, while they are unaware?
108. Say, “This is my way; I
invite to God, based on clear knowledge—I and whoever follows me. Glory be to
God; and I am not of the polytheists.”
109. We did not send before
you except men, whom We inspired, from the people of the towns. Have they not
roamed the earth and seen the consequences for those before them? The Home of
the Hereafter is better for those who are righteous. Do you not understand?
110.
Until, when the messengers have despaired, and thought that they were
rejected, Our help came to them. We save whomever We will, and Our severity is
not averted from the guilty people.
111. In their stories is a
lesson for those who possess intelligence. This is not a fabricated tale, but
a confirmation of what came before it, and a detailed explanation of all
things, and guidance, and mercy for people who believe.[]