Surah Yusuf

Verse 12:1

الٓرٰ ۫ تِلْكَ اٰیٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِیْنِ ۟۫

Alif-Laaam-Raa. Tilka ʹAayaatul kitaabil Mubeen.

Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.

Verse 12:2

اِنَّاۤ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ قُرْءٰنًا عَرَبِیًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnaaa ʹañzalnaahu Q̣urʹaanan ʻArabiyyal laʻallakum taʻq̣iloon.

Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so that you may understand.

Verse 12:3

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَیْكَ اَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَاۤ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَ ۖۗ وَاِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ لَمِنَ الْغٰفِلِیْنَ ۟

Naḥnu naq̣uṣṣu ʻalayka ʹaḥsanal q̣aṣaṣi bimaaa ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayka haaẓal Q̣urʹaan: wa-ʹiñ kuñta miñ q̣ablihee laminal g̣aafileen.

We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ the best of stories through Our revelation of this Quran, though before this you were totally unaware ˹of them˺.

Verse 12:4

اِذْ قَالَ یُوْسُفُ لِاَبِیْهِ یٰۤاَبَتِ اِنِّیْ رَاَیْتُ اَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَّالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَاَیْتُهُمْ لِیْ سٰجِدِیْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ q̣aala Yoosufu liʹabeehi yaaaʹabati ʹinnee raʹaytu ʹaḥada ʻashara kawkabañw washshamsa walq̣amara raʹaytuhum lee saajideen.

˹Remember˺ when Joseph said to his father, “O my dear father! Indeed I dreamt of eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon—I saw them prostrating to me!”

Verse 12:5

قَالَ یٰبُنَیَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُءْیَاكَ عَلٰۤی اِخْوَتِكَ فَیَكِیْدُوْا لَكَ كَیْدًا ؕ اِنَّ الشَّیْطٰنَ لِلْاِنْسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Q̣aala yaa-bunayya laa- taq̣ṣuṣ ruʹyaaka ʻalaaa ʹikhwatika fayakeedoo laka kaydaa! ʹInnash shayṭaana lil-ʹiñsaani ʻaduwwum mubeen!

He replied, “O my dear son! Do not relate your vision to your brothers, or they will devise a plot against you. Surely Satan is a sworn enemy to humankind.

Verse 12:6

وَكَذٰلِكَ یَجْتَبِیْكَ رَبُّكَ وَیُعَلِّمُكَ مِنْ تَاْوِیْلِ الْاَحَادِیْثِ وَیُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهٗ عَلَیْكَ وَعَلٰۤی اٰلِ یَعْقُوْبَ كَمَاۤ اَتَمَّهَا عَلٰۤی اَبَوَیْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِیْمٌ حَكِیْمٌ ۟۠

Wa-kaẓaalika yajtabeeka Rabbuka wa-yuʻallimuka miñ taʹweelil ʹaḥaadees̤i wa-yutimmu niʻmatahoo ʻalayka wa-ʻalaaa ʹaali Yaʻq̣ooba kamaaa ʹatammahaa ʻalaaa ʹabawayka miñ q̣ablu ʹIbraaheema wa-ʹisḥaaq̣! ʹInna Rabbaka ʻAleemun Ḥakeem.

And so will your Lord choose you ˹O Joseph˺, and teach you the interpretation of dreams, and perfect His favour upon you and the descendants of Jacob—˹just˺ as He once perfected it upon your forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Surely your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

Verse 12:7

لَقَدْ كَانَ فِیْ یُوْسُفَ وَاِخْوَتِهٖۤ اٰیٰتٌ لِّلسَّآىِٕلِیْنَ ۟

Laq̣ad kaana fee yoosufa wa-ʹikhwatihee ʹAayaatul lissaaaʹileen.

Indeed, in the story of Joseph and his brothers there are lessons for all who ask.

Verse 12:8

اِذْ قَالُوْا لَیُوْسُفُ وَاَخُوْهُ اَحَبُّ اِلٰۤی اَبِیْنَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ ؕ اِنَّ اَبَانَا لَفِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنِ ۟ۚۖ

ʹIẓ q̣aaloo la-Yoosufu wa-ʹakhoohu ʹaḥabbu ʹilaaa ʹabeenaa minnaa wa-naḥnu ʻuṣbah! ʹInna ʹabaanaa lafee ḍalaalim mubeen!

˹Remember˺ when they said ˹to one another˺, “Surely Joseph and his brother ˹Benjamin˺ are more beloved to our father than we, even though we are a group of so many. Indeed, our father is clearly mistaken.

Verse 12:9

قْتُلُوْا یُوْسُفَ اَوِ اطْرَحُوْهُ اَرْضًا یَّخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ اَبِیْكُمْ وَتَكُوْنُوْا مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ قَوْمًا صٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

ʹUq̣tuloo Yoosufa ʹawiṭra ḥoohu ʹarḍañy yakhlu lakum wajhu ʹabeekum wa-takoonoo mim baʻdihee q̣awmañ ṣaaliḥeen!

Kill Joseph or cast him out to some ˹distant˺ land so that our father’s attention will be only ours, then after that you may ˹repent and˺ become righteous people!”

Verse 12:10

قَالَ قَآىِٕلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوْا یُوْسُفَ وَاَلْقُوْهُ فِیْ غَیٰبَتِ الْجُبِّ یَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ السَّیَّارَةِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ فٰعِلِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala q̣aaaʹilum minhum laa- taq̣tuloo Yoosufa wa-ʹalq̣oohu fee g̣ayaabatil jubbi yaltaq̣iṭhu baʻḍus say-yaarati ʹiñ kuñtum faa-ʻileen.

One of them said, “Do not kill Joseph. But if you must do something, throw him into the bottom of a well so perhaps he may be picked up by some travellers.”

Verse 12:11

قَالُوْا یٰۤاَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَاْمَنَّا عَلٰی یُوْسُفَ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَنٰصِحُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo yaaaʹabaanaa maa- laka laa- taʹmannaa ʻalaa Yoosufa wa-ʹinnaa lahoo lanaaṣiḥoon?

They said, “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we truly wish him well?

Verse 12:12

اَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا یَّرْتَعْ وَیَلْعَبْ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ ۟

ʹArsilhu maʻanaa g̣adañy yartaʻwa- yalʻab wa-ʹinnaa lahoo laḥaafiz̤̣oon.

Send him out with us tomorrow so that he may enjoy himself and play. And we will really watch over him.”

Verse 12:13

قَالَ اِنِّیْ لَیَحْزُنُنِیْۤ اَنْ تَذْهَبُوْا بِهٖ وَاَخَافُ اَنْ یَّاْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَاَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ غٰفِلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ʹinnee layaḥzununeee ʹañ taẓhaboo bihee wa-ʹakhaafu ʹañy yaʹkulahuẓ ẓiʹbu wa-ʹañtum ʻanhu g̣aafiloon.

He responded, “It would truly sadden me if you took him away with you, and I fear that a wolf may devour him while you are negligent of him.”

Verse 12:14

قَالُوْا لَىِٕنْ اَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ اِنَّاۤ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo laʹin ʹakalahuẓ ẓiʹbu wa-naḥnu ʻuṣbatun ʹinnaaa ʹiẓal lakhaasiroon!

They said, “If a wolf were to devour him, despite our strong group, then we would certainly be losers!”

Verse 12:15

فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوْا بِهٖ وَاَجْمَعُوْۤا اَنْ یَّجْعَلُوْهُ فِیْ غَیٰبَتِ الْجُبِّ ۚ وَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمْ بِاَمْرِهِمْ هٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa ẓahaboo bihee wa-ʹajmaʻooo ʹañy yajʻaloohu fee g̣ayaabatil jubb: wa-ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayhi latunabbiʹannahum̃ biʹamrihim haaẓaa wahum laa- yashʻuroon.

And so, when they took him away and decided to throw him into the bottom of the well, We inspired him: “˹One day˺ you will remind them of this deed of theirs while they are unaware ˹of who you are˺.”

Verse 12:16

وَجَآءُوْۤ اَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً یَّبْكُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-jaaaʹooo ʹabaahum ʻishaaaʹañy yabkoon.

Then they returned to their father in the evening, weeping.

Verse 12:17

قَالُوْا یٰۤاَبَانَاۤ اِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا یُوْسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَاَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ ۚ وَمَاۤ اَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo yaaaʹabaanaaa ʹinnaa ẓahabnaa nastabiq̣u wa-taraknaa Yoosufa ʻiñda mataaʻinaa faʹakalahuẓ ẓiʹb. Wa-maaa ʹañta bimuʹminil lanaa wa-law kunnaa ṣaadiq̣een.

They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.”

Verse 12:18

وَجَآءُوْ عَلٰی قَمِیْصِهٖ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ ؕ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًا ؕ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِیْلٌ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلٰی مَا تَصِفُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaaaʹoo ʻalaa q̣ameeṣihee bidamiñ kaẓib. Q̣aala bal sawwalat lakum ʹañfusukum ʹamraa. Faṣabruñ jameel: wallaahul Mustaʻaanu ʻalaa maa- taṣifoon.

And they brought his shirt, stained with false blood. He responded, “No! Your souls must have tempted you to do something ˹evil˺. So ˹I can only endure with˺ beautiful patience! It is Allah’s help that I seek to bear your claims.”

Verse 12:19

وَجَآءَتْ سَیَّارَةٌ فَاَرْسَلُوْا وَارِدَهُمْ فَاَدْلٰی دَلْوَهٗ ؕ قَالَ یٰبُشْرٰی هٰذَا غُلٰمٌ ؕ وَاَسَرُّوْهُ بِضَاعَةً ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِمَا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaaaʹat sayyaaratuñ faʹarsaloo waaridahum faʹadlaa dalwah. Q̣aala yaa-bushraa haaẓaa g̣ulaam! Wa-ʹasarroohu biḍaaʻah! Wallaahu ʻaleemum bimaa yaʻmaloon!

And there came some travellers, and they sent their water-boy who let down his bucket into the well. He cried out, “Oh, what a great find! Here is a boy!” And they took him secretly ˹to be sold˺ as merchandise, but Allah is All-Knowing of what they did.

Verse 12:20

وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُوْدَةٍ ۚ وَكَانُوْا فِیْهِ مِنَ الزَّاهِدِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-sharawhu bis̤amanim bakhsiñ daraahima maʻdoodah: wa-kaanoo feehi minaz zaahideen!

They ˹later˺ sold him for a cheap price, just a few silver coins—only wanting to get rid of him.

Verse 12:21

وَقَالَ الَّذِی اشْتَرٰىهُ مِنْ مِّصْرَ لِامْرَاَتِهٖۤ اَكْرِمِیْ مَثْوٰىهُ عَسٰۤی اَنْ یَّنْفَعَنَاۤ اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهٗ وَلَدًا ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِیُوْسُفَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ؗ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهٗ مِنْ تَاْوِیْلِ الْاَحَادِیْثِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰۤی اَمْرِهٖ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓish taraahu mim Miṣra limraʹatiheee ʹakrimee mas̤waahu ʻasaaa ʹañy yañfaʻanaaa ʹaw nattakhiẓahoo waladaa. Wa-kaẓaalika mak-kannaa li-Yoosufa fil ʹarḍi, wa-linuʻallimahoo miñ taʹweelil ʹaḥaadees̤. Wallaahu g̣aalibun ʻalaaa ʹamrihee wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa yaʻlamoon.

The man from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, “Take good care of him, perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” This is how We established Joseph in the land, so that We might teach him the interpretation of dreams. Allah’s Will always prevails, but most people do not know.

Verse 12:22

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُ حُكْمًا وَّعِلْمًا ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-lammaa balag̣a ʹashuddahooo ʹaataynaahu ḥukmañw waʻilmaa: wa-kaẓaalika najzil Muḥsineen.

And when he reached maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good-doers.

Verse 12:23

وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِیْ هُوَ فِیْ بَیْتِهَا عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْاَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَیْتَ لَكَ ؕ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اِنَّهٗ رَبِّیْۤ اَحْسَنَ مَثْوَایَ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یُفْلِحُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-raawadat-hul latee huwa fee baytihaa ʻan nafsihee wa-g̣allaq̣atil ʹabwaaba wa-q̣aalat hayta lak! Q̣aala maʻaaẓal laahi ʹinnahoo rabbeee ʹaḥsana mas̤waay! Innahoo laa- yufliḥuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimoon!

And the lady, in whose house he lived, tried to seduce him. She locked the doors ˹firmly˺ and said, “Come to me!” He replied, “Allah is my refuge! It is ˹not right to betray˺ my master, who has taken good care of me. Indeed, the wrongdoers never succeed.”

Verse 12:24

وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهٖ ۚ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَاۤ اَنْ رَّاٰ بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهٖ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوْٓءَ وَالْفَحْشَآءَ ؕ اِنَّهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad hammat bihee wa-hamma bihaa laaa-law ʹar raʹaa burhaana Rabbih: Kaẓaalika linaṣrifa ʻanhus soooʹa wal-faḥshaaaʹ: ʹinnahoo min ʻibaadinal Mukhlaṣeen.

She advanced towards him, and he would have done likewise, had he not seen a sign from his Lord. This is how We kept evil and indecency away from him, for he was truly one of Our chosen servants.

Verse 12:25

وَاسْتَبَقَا الْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِیْصَهٗ مِنْ دُبُرٍ وَّاَلْفَیَا سَیِّدَهَا لَدَا الْبَابِ ؕ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنْ اَرَادَ بِاَهْلِكَ سُوْٓءًا اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یُّسْجَنَ اَوْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

Wastabaq̣al baaba wa-q̣addat q̣ameeṣahoo miñ duburiñw waʹalfayaa sayyidahaa ladal baab. Q̣aalat maa- jazaaaʹu man ʹaraada biʹahlika soooʹan ʹillaaa ʹañy yusjana ʹaw ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem?

They raced for the door and she tore his shirt from the back, only to find her husband at the door. She cried, “What is the penalty for someone who tried to violate your wife, except imprisonment or a painful punishment?”

Verse 12:26

قَالَ هِیَ رَاوَدَتْنِیْ عَنْ نَّفْسِیْ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِهَا ۚ اِنْ كَانَ قَمِیْصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala hiya raawadatnee ʻan nafsee wa-shahida shaahidum min ʹahlihaa: ʹiñ kaana q̣ameeṣuhoo q̣udda miñ q̣ubuliñ faṣadaq̣at wa-huwa minal kaaẓibeen!

Joseph responded, “It was she who tried to seduce me.” And a witness from her own family testified: “If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth and he is a liar.

Verse 12:27

وَاِنْ كَانَ قَمِیْصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiñ kaana q̣ameeṣuhoo q̣udda miñ duburiñ fakaẓabat wa-huwa minaṣ ṣaadiq̣een!

But if it is torn from the back, then she has lied and he is truthful.”

Verse 12:28

فَلَمَّا رَاٰ قَمِیْصَهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ مِنْ كَیْدِكُنَّ ؕ اِنَّ كَیْدَكُنَّ عَظِیْمٌ ۟

Falammaa raʹaa q̣ameeṣahoo q̣udda miñ duburiñ q̣aala ʹinnahoo miñ kaydikunna! ʹInna kaydakunna ʻaz̤̣eem!

So when her husband saw that Joseph’s shirt was torn from the back, he said ˹to her˺, “This must be ˹an example˺ of the cunning of you ˹women˺! Indeed, your cunning is so shrewd!

Verse 12:29

یُوْسُفُ اَعْرِضْ عَنْ هٰذَا ٚ وَاسْتَغْفِرِیْ لِذَنْۢبِكِ ۖۚ اِنَّكِ كُنْتِ مِنَ الْخٰطِـِٕیْنَ ۟۠

Yoosufu ʹaʻriḍ ʻan haaẓaa wastag̣firee liẓambiki ʹinnaki kuñti minal khaaṭiʹeen!

O Joseph! Forget about this. And you ˹O wife˺! Seek forgiveness for your sin. It certainly has been your fault.”

Verse 12:30

وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِی الْمَدِیْنَةِ امْرَاَتُ الْعَزِیْزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتٰىهَا عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ ۚ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا ؕ اِنَّا لَنَرٰىهَا فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

Wa-q̣aala niswatuñ fil Madeenatim raʹatul ʻAzeezi turaawidu fataahaa ʻan nafsih: q̣ad shag̣afahaa ḥubbaa: ʹinnaa lanaraahaa fee ḍalaalim mubeen.

Some women of the city gossiped, “The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken.”

Verse 12:31

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ اَرْسَلَتْ اِلَیْهِنَّ وَاَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَاً وَّاٰتَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّیْنًا وَّقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ عَلَیْهِنَّ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَاَیْنَهٗۤ اَكْبَرْنَهٗ وَقَطَّعْنَ اَیْدِیَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا هٰذَا بَشَرًا ؕ اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِیْمٌ ۟

Falammaa samiʻat bimakrihinna ʹarsalat ʹilayhinna wa-ʹaʻtadat lahunna muttakaʹañw waʹaatat kulla waaḥidatim min-hunna sikkeenañw waq̣aalatikh ruj ʻalayhinn. Falammaa raʹaynahooo ʹakbarnahoo wa-q̣aṭṭaʻna ʹaydiyahunna wa-q̣ulna ḥaasha lillaahi maa- haaẓaa basharaa! ʹIn haaẓaaa ʹillaa malakuñ kareem!

When she heard about their gossip, she invited them and set a banquet for them. She gave each one a knife, then said ˹to Joseph˺, “Come out before them.” When they saw him, they were so stunned ˹by his beauty˺ that they cut their hands, and exclaimed, “Good God! This cannot be human; this must be a noble angel!”

Verse 12:32

قَالَتْ فَذٰلِكُنَّ الَّذِیْ لُمْتُنَّنِیْ فِیْهِ ؕ وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُّهٗ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ ؕ وَلَىِٕنْ لَّمْ یَفْعَلْ مَاۤ اٰمُرُهٗ لَیُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَیَكُوْنًا مِّنَ الصّٰغِرِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aalat faẓaalikunnal laẓee lumtunnanee feeh! Wa-laq̣ad raawattuhoo ʻan nafsihee fastaʻṣam! Wa-laʹil lam yafʻal maaa ʹaamuruhoo layusjananna wa-layakoonam minaṣ ṣaag̣ireen!

She said, “This is the one for whose love you criticized me! I did try to seduce him but he ˹firmly˺ refused. And if he does not do what I order him to, he will certainly be imprisoned and ˹fully˺ disgraced.”

Verse 12:33

قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ اَحَبُّ اِلَیَّ مِمَّا یَدْعُوْنَنِیْۤ اِلَیْهِ ۚ وَاِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّیْ كَیْدَهُنَّ اَصْبُ اِلَیْهِنَّ وَاَكُنْ مِّنَ الْجٰهِلِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbis sijnu ʹaḥabbu ʹilayya mimmaa yadʻoonaneee ʹilayh: wa-ʹillaa taṣrif ʻannee kaydahunna ʹaṣbu ʹilayhinna wa-ʹakum minal jaahileen.

Joseph prayed, “My Lord! I would rather be in jail than do what they invite me to. And if You do not turn their cunning away from me, I might yield to them and fall into ignorance.”

Verse 12:34

فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهٗ رَبُّهٗ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَیْدَهُنَّ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟

Fastajaaba lahoo Rabbuhoo faṣarafa ʻanhu kaydahunn: ʹinnahoo Huwas Sameeʻul ʻAleem.

So his Lord responded to him, turning their cunning away from him. Surely He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 12:35

ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ مَا رَاَوُا الْاٰیٰتِ لَیَسْجُنُنَّهٗ حَتّٰی حِیْنٍ ۟۠

S̤umma badaa lahum mim baʻdi maa- raʹawul ʹAayaati layasjununnahoo ḥattaa ḥeen.

And so it occurred to those in charge, despite seeing all the proofs ˹of his innocence˺, that he should be imprisoned for a while.

Verse 12:36

وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجْنَ فَتَیٰنِ ؕ قَالَ اَحَدُهُمَاۤ اِنِّیْۤ اَرٰىنِیْۤ اَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۚ وَقَالَ الْاٰخَرُ اِنِّیْۤ اَرٰىنِیْۤ اَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَاْسِیْ خُبْزًا تَاْكُلُ الطَّیْرُ مِنْهُ ؕ نَبِّئْنَا بِتَاْوِیْلِهٖ ۚ اِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-dakhala maʻa hussijna fatayaan. Q̣aala ʹaḥaduhumaaa ʹinneee ʹaraaneee ʹaʻṣiru khamraa. Wa-q̣aalal ʹaakharu ʹinneee ʹaraaneee ʹaḥmilu fawq̣a raʹsee khubzañ taʹkuluṭ ṭayru minh. Nabbiʹnaa bitaʹweelih: ʹinnaa naraaka minal Muḥsineen.

And two other servants went to jail with Joseph. One of them said, “I dreamt I was pressing wine.” The other said, “I dreamt I was carrying ˹some˺ bread on my head, from which birds were eating.” ˹Then both said,˺ “Tell us their interpretation, for we surely see you as one of the good-doers.”

Verse 12:37

قَالَ لَا یَاْتِیْكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقٰنِهٖۤ اِلَّا نَبَّاْتُكُمَا بِتَاْوِیْلِهٖ قَبْلَ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَكُمَا ؕ ذٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِیْ رَبِّیْ ؕ اِنِّیْ تَرَكْتُ مِلَّةَ قَوْمٍ لَّا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala laa- yaʹteekumaa ṭaʻaamuñ turzaq̣aaniheee ʹillaa nabbaʹtukumaa bitaʹweelihee q̣abla ʹañy yaʹtiyakumaa: ẓaalikumaa mimmaa ʻallamanee Rabbee. ʹInnee taraktu millata q̣awmil laa yuʹminoona billaahi wa-hum̃ bil-ʹAakhirati hum kaafiroon.

Joseph replied, “I can even tell you what kind of meal you will be served before you receive it. This ˹knowledge˺ is from what my Lord has taught me. I have shunned the faith of a people who disbelieve in Allah and deny the Hereafter.

Verse 12:38

وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ اٰبَآءِیْۤ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَیَعْقُوْبَ ؕ مَا كَانَ لَنَاۤ اَنْ نُّشْرِكَ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ شَیْءٍ ؕ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْنَا وَعَلَی النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Wattabaʻtu Millata ʹaabaaaʹeee ʹIbraaheema wa-ʹIsḥaaq̣a wa-Yaʻq̣oob; maa- kaana lanaaa ʹan nushrika billaahi miñ shayʹ: ẓaalika miñ faḍlil laahi ʻalaynaa wa-ʻalan naasi wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yashkuroon.

I follow the faith of my fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is not ˹right˺ for us to associate anything with Allah ˹in worship˺. This is part of Allah’s grace upon us and humanity, but most people are not grateful.

Verse 12:39

یٰصَاحِبَیِ السِّجْنِ ءَاَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُوْنَ خَیْرٌ اَمِ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ۟ؕ

Yaa-ṣaaḥibayis sijni ʹaʹarbaabum mutafarriq̣oona khayrun ʹamil laahul Waaḥidul Q̣ahhaar?

O my fellow-prisoners! Which is far better: many different lords or Allah—the One, the Supreme?

Verse 12:40

مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَسْمَآءً سَمَّیْتُمُوْهَاۤ اَنْتُمْ وَاٰبَآؤُكُمْ مَّاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطٰنٍ ؕ اِنِ الْحُكْمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ ؕ اَمَرَ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اِیَّاهُ ؕ ذٰلِكَ الدِّیْنُ الْقَیِّمُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Maa- taʻbudoona miñ dooniheee ʹillaaa ʹasmaaaʹañ sammaytumoohaaa ʹañtum wa-ʹaabaaaʹukum maaa ʹañzalal laahu bihaa miñ sulṭaan: ʹinil Ḥukmu ʹillaa lillaah: ʹamara ʹallaa taʻbudooo ʹillaaa ʹiyyaah: ẓaalikad Deenul Q̣ayyimu wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yaʻlamoon.

Whatever ˹idols˺ you worship instead of Him are mere names which you and your forefathers have made up—a practice Allah has never authorized. It is only Allah Who decides. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the upright faith, but most people do not know.

Verse 12:41

یٰصَاحِبَیِ السِّجْنِ اَمَّاۤ اَحَدُكُمَا فَیَسْقِیْ رَبَّهٗ خَمْرًا ۚ وَاَمَّا الْاٰخَرُ فَیُصْلَبُ فَتَاْكُلُ الطَّیْرُ مِنْ رَّاْسِهٖ ؕ قُضِیَ الْاَمْرُ الَّذِیْ فِیْهِ تَسْتَفْتِیٰنِ ۟ؕ

Yaa-ṣaaḥibayis sijni ʹammaaa ʹaḥadukumaa fayasq̣ee rabbahoo khamraa: wa-ʹammal ʹaakharu fayuṣlabu fataʹkuluṭ ṭayru mir raʹsih. Q̣uḍiyal ʹamrul laẓee feehi tastaftiyaan.

“O my fellow-prisoners! ˹The first˺ one of you will serve wine to his master, and the other will be crucified and the birds will eat from his head. The matter about which you inquired has been decided.”

Verse 12:42

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِیْ ظَنَّ اَنَّهٗ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِیْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ؗ فَاَنْسٰىهُ الشَّیْطٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهٖ فَلَبِثَ فِی السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِیْنَ ۟ؕ۠

Wa-q̣aala lillaẓee z̤̣anna ʹannahoo naajim minhumaẓ kurnee ʻiñda rabbik. Faʹañsaahush Shayṭaanu ẓikra rabbihee falabis̤a fis sijni biḍʻa sineen.

Then he said to the one he knew would survive, “Mention me in the presence of your master.” But Satan made him forget to mention Joseph to his master, so he remained in prison for several years.

Verse 12:43

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ اِنِّیْۤ اَرٰی سَبْعَ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ یَّاْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبْعَ سُنْۢبُلٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَّاُخَرَ یٰبِسٰتٍ ؕ یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْمَلَاُ اَفْتُوْنِیْ فِیْ رُءْیَایَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلرُّءْیَا تَعْبُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal maliku ʹinneee ʹaraa sabʻa baq̣araatiñ simaaniñy yaʹkuluhunna sabʻun ʻijaafuñw Wasabʻa sumbulaatin khuḍriñw waʹukhara yaabisaat. Yaaaʹayyuhal malaʹu ʹaftoonee fee ruʹyaaya ʹiñ kuñtum lirruʹyaa taʻburoon.

And ˹one day˺ the King said, “I dreamt of seven fat cows eaten up by seven skinny ones; and seven green ears of grain and ˹seven˺ others dry. O chiefs! Tell me the meaning of my dream if you can interpret dreams.”

Verse 12:44

قَالُوْۤا اَضْغَاثُ اَحْلَامٍ ۚ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَاْوِیْلِ الْاَحْلَامِ بِعٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aalooo ʹaḍg̣aas̤u ʹaḥlaam: Wa-maa naḥnu bitaʹweelil ʹaḥlaami biʻaalimeen.

They replied, “These are confused visions and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams.”

Verse 12:45

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْ نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ اُمَّةٍ اَنَا اُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِتَاْوِیْلِهٖ فَاَرْسِلُوْنِ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓee najaa minhumaa waddakara baʻda ʹummatin ʹana ʹunabbiʹukum̃ bitaʹweelihee faʹarsiloon.

˹Finally,˺ the surviving ex-prisoner remembered ˹Joseph˺ after a long time and said, “I will tell you its interpretation, so send me forth ˹to Joseph˺.”

Verse 12:46

یُوْسُفُ اَیُّهَا الصِّدِّیْقُ اَفْتِنَا فِیْ سَبْعِ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ یَّاْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبْعِ سُنْۢبُلٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَّاُخَرَ یٰبِسٰتٍ ۙ لَّعَلِّیْۤ اَرْجِعُ اِلَی النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Yoosufu ʹayyuhaṣ Ṣiddeeq̣u ʹaftinaa fee sabʻi baq̣araatiñ simaaniñy yaʹkuluhunna sabʻun ʻijaafuñw Wasabʻi sumbulaatin khuḍriñw waʹukhara yaabisaatil laʻalleee ʹarjiʻu ʹilan naasi laʻallahum yaʻlamoon.

˹He said,˺ “Joseph, O man of truth! Interpret for us ˹the dream of˺ seven fat cows eaten up by seven skinny ones; and seven green ears of grain and ˹seven˺ others dry, so that I may return to the people and let them know.”

Verse 12:47

قَالَ تَزْرَعُوْنَ سَبْعَ سِنِیْنَ دَاَبًا ۚ فَمَا حَصَدْتُّمْ فَذَرُوْهُ فِیْ سُنْۢبُلِهٖۤ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا مِّمَّا تَاْكُلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala tazraʻoona sabʻa sineena daʹabaa: famaa ḥaṣattum faẓaroohu fee sumbuliheee ʹillaa q̣aleelam mimmaa taʹkuloon.

Joseph replied, “You will plant ˹grain˺ for seven consecutive years, leaving in the ear whatever you will harvest, except for the little you will eat.

Verse 12:48

ثُمَّ یَاْتِیْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ یَّاْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا مِّمَّا تُحْصِنُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma yaʹtee mim baʻdi ẓaalika sabʻuñ shidaaduñy yaʹkulna maa- q̣addamtum lahunna ʹillaa q̣aleelam mimmaa tuḥṣinoon.

Then after that will come seven years of great hardship which will consume whatever you have saved, except the little you will store ˹for seed˺.

Verse 12:49

ثُمَّ یَاْتِیْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ عَامٌ فِیْهِ یُغَاثُ النَّاسُ وَفِیْهِ یَعْصِرُوْنَ ۟۠

S̤umma yaʹtee mim baʻdi ẓaalika ʻaamuñ feehi yug̣aas̤un naasu wa-feehi yaʻṣiroon.

Then after that will come a year in which people will receive abundant rain and they will press ˹oil and wine˺.”

Verse 12:50

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُوْنِیْ بِهٖ ۚ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ الرَّسُوْلُ قَالَ ارْجِعْ اِلٰی رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسْوَةِ الّٰتِیْ قَطَّعْنَ اَیْدِیَهُنَّ ؕ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ بِكَیْدِهِنَّ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal malikuʹ toonee bih. Falammaa jaaaʹahur rasoolu q̣aalar jiʻ ʹilaa rabbika fasʹalhu maa- baalun niswatil laatee q̣aṭṭaʻna ʹaydiyahunn? ʹInna Rabbee bikaydihinna ʻAleem.

The King ˹then˺ said, “Bring him to me.” When the messenger came to him, Joseph said, “Go back to your master and ask him about the case of the women who cut their hands. Surely my Lord has ˹full˺ knowledge of their cunning.”

Verse 12:51

قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ اِذْ رَاوَدْتُّنَّ یُوْسُفَ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ ؕ قُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَیْهِ مِنْ سُوْٓءٍ ؕ قَالَتِ امْرَاَتُ الْعَزِیْزِ الْـٰٔنَ حَصْحَصَ الْحَقُّ ؗ اَنَا رَاوَدْتُّهٗ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ وَاِنَّهٗ لَمِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala maa- khaṭbukunna ʹiẓ raawattunna Yoosufa ʻan nafsih? Q̣ulna Ḥaasha lillaahi maa- ʻalimnaa ʻalayhi miñ soooʹ! Q̣aalatim raʹatul ʻAzeezil ʹaana ḥaṣḥaṣal ḥaq̣q̣: ʹana raawattuhoo ʻan nafsihee wa-ʹinnahoo laminaṣ Ṣaadiq̣een.

The King asked ˹the women˺, “What did you get when you tried to seduce Joseph?” They replied, “Allah forbid! We know nothing indecent about him.” Then the Chief Minister’s wife admitted, “Now the truth has come to light. It was I who tried to seduce him, and he is surely truthful.

Verse 12:52

ذٰلِكَ لِیَعْلَمَ اَنِّیْ لَمْ اَخُنْهُ بِالْغَیْبِ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِیْ كَیْدَ الْخَآىِٕنِیْنَ ۟

Ẓaalika liyaʻlama ʹannee lam ʹakhunhu bilg̣aybi wa-ʹannal laaha laa- yahdee kaydal khaaaʹineen.

From this, Joseph should know that I did not speak dishonestly about him in his absence, for Allah certainly does not guide the scheming of the dishonest.

Verse 12:53

وَمَاۤ اُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِیْ ۚ اِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَاَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوْٓءِ اِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّیْ ؕ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹubarriʻu nafsee: ʹinnan nafsa laʹammaaratum bissoooʹi ʹillaa maa- raḥima Rabbee: ʹinna Rabbee G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

And I do not seek to free myself from blame, for indeed the soul is ever inclined to evil, except those shown mercy by my Lord. Surely my Lord is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Verse 12:54

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُوْنِیْ بِهٖۤ اَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِیْ ۚ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهٗ قَالَ اِنَّكَ الْیَوْمَ لَدَیْنَا مَكِیْنٌ اَمِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal malikuʹ toonee biheee ʹastakhliṣhu linafsee. Falammaa kallamahoo q̣aala ʹinnakal yawma ladaynaa makeenun ʹameen!

The King said, “Bring him to me. I will employ him exclusively in my service.” And when Joseph spoke to him, the King said, “Today you are highly esteemed and fully trusted by us.”

Verse 12:55

قَالَ اجْعَلْنِیْ عَلٰی خَزَآىِٕنِ الْاَرْضِ ۚ اِنِّیْ حَفِیْظٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Q̣aalaj ʻalnee ʻalaa khazaaaʹinil ʹarḍ: ʹinnee ḥafeez̤̣un ʻaleem.

Joseph proposed, “Put me in charge of the store-houses of the land, for I am truly reliable and adept.”

Verse 12:56

وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِیُوْسُفَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ۚ یَتَبَوَّاُ مِنْهَا حَیْثُ یَشَآءُ ؕ نُصِیْبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَنْ نَّشَآءُ وَلَا نُضِیْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika makkannaa li-Yoosufa fil ʹarḍi yatabawwaʹu minhaa ḥays̤u yashaaaʹ. Nuṣeebu bi-Raḥmatinaa man nashaaaʹu wa-laa nuḍeeʻu ʹajral Muḥsineen.

This is how We established Joseph in the land to settle wherever he pleased. We shower Our mercy on whoever We will, and We never discount the reward of the good-doers.

Verse 12:57

وَلَاَجْرُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَیْرٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَكَانُوْا یَتَّقُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laʹajrul ʹAakhirati khayrul lillaẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-kaanoo yattaq̣oon.

And the reward of the Hereafter is far better for those who are faithful and are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 12:58

وَجَآءَ اِخْوَةُ یُوْسُفَ فَدَخَلُوْا عَلَیْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهٗ مُنْكِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaaaʹa ʹikhwatu Yoosufa fadakhaloo ʻalayhi faʻarafahum wa-hum lahoo muñkiroon.

And Joseph’s brothers came and entered his presence. He recognized them but they were unaware of who he really was.

Verse 12:59

وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمْ بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ائْتُوْنِیْ بِاَخٍ لَّكُمْ مِّنْ اَبِیْكُمْ ۚ اَلَا تَرَوْنَ اَنِّیْۤ اُوْفِی الْكَیْلَ وَاَنَا خَیْرُ الْمُنْزِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-lammaa jahhazahum̃ bijahaazihim q̣aalaʹ toonee biʹakhil lakum min ʹabeekum: ʹalaa tarawna ʹanneee ʹoofil kayla wa-ʹana khayrul muñzileen?

When he had provided them with their supplies, he demanded, “Bring me your brother on your father’s side. Do you not see that I give full measure and I am the best of hosts?

Verse 12:60

فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَاْتُوْنِیْ بِهٖ فَلَا كَیْلَ لَكُمْ عِنْدِیْ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوْنِ ۟

Faʹil lam taʹtoonee bihee falaa kayla lakum ʻiñdee wa-laa taq̣raboon.

But if you do not bring him to me ˹next time˺, I will have no grain for you, nor will you ever come close to me again.”

Verse 12:61

قَالُوْا سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنْهُ اَبَاهُ وَاِنَّا لَفٰعِلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo sanuraawidu ʻanhu ʹabaahu wa-ʹinnaa lafaaʻiloon.

They promised, “We will try to convince his father to let him come. We will certainly do ˹our best˺.”

Verse 12:62

وَقَالَ لِفِتْیٰنِهِ اجْعَلُوْا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ فِیْ رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَعْرِفُوْنَهَاۤ اِذَا انْقَلَبُوْۤا اِلٰۤی اَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aala lifityaanihij ʻaloo biḍaaʻatahum fee riḥaalihim laʻallahum yaʻrifoonahaaa ʹiẓañ q̣alabooo ʹilaaa ʹahlihim laʻallahum yarjiʻoon.

Joseph ordered his servants to put his brothers’ money back into their saddlebags so that they would find it when they returned to their family and perhaps they would come back.

Verse 12:63

فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوْۤا اِلٰۤی اَبِیْهِمْ قَالُوْا یٰۤاَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الْكَیْلُ فَاَرْسِلْ مَعَنَاۤ اَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa rajaʻooo ʹilaaa ʹabeehim q̣aaloo yaaaʹabaanaa muniʻa minnal kaylu faʹarsil maʻanaaa ʹakhaanaa naktal wa-ʹinnaa lahoo laḥaafiz̤̣oon.

When Joseph’s brothers returned to their father, they pleaded, “O our father! We have been denied ˹further˺ supplies. So send our brother with us so that we may receive our measure, and we will definitely watch over him.”

Verse 12:64

قَالَ هَلْ اٰمَنُكُمْ عَلَیْهِ اِلَّا كَمَاۤ اَمِنْتُكُمْ عَلٰۤی اَخِیْهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ ؕ فَاللّٰهُ خَیْرٌ حٰفِظًا ۪ وَّهُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala hal ʹaamanukum ʻalayhi ʹillaa kamaaa ʹamiñtukum ʻalaaa ʹakheehi miñ q̣abl? Fal-laahu khayrun ḥaafiz̤̣aa, wa-Huwa ʹArḥamur raaḥimeen!

He responded, “Should I trust you with him as I once trusted you with his brother ˹Joseph˺? But ˹only˺ Allah is the best Protector, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

Verse 12:65

وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوْا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوْا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ اِلَیْهِمْ ؕ قَالُوْا یٰۤاَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِیْ ؕ هٰذِهٖ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ اِلَیْنَا ۚ وَنَمِیْرُ اَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ اَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَیْلَ بَعِیْرٍ ؕ ذٰلِكَ كَیْلٌ یَّسِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-lammaa fataḥoo mataaʻahum wajadoo biḍaaʻatahum ruddat ʹilayhim. Q̣aaloo yaaaʹabaanaa maa- nabg̣ee? Haaẓihee biḍaaʻatunaa ruddat ʹilaynaa: wa-nameeru ʹahlanaa wa-naḥfaz̤̣u ʹakhaanaa wa-nazdaadu kayla baʻeer. Ẓaalika kayluñy yaseer.

When they opened their bags, they discovered that their money had been returned to them. They argued, “O our father! What more can we ask for? Here is our money, fully returned to us. Now we can buy more food for our family. We will watch over our brother, and obtain an extra camel-load of grain. That load can be easily secured.”

Verse 12:66

قَالَ لَنْ اُرْسِلَهٗ مَعَكُمْ حَتّٰی تُؤْتُوْنِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ لَتَاْتُنَّنِیْ بِهٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یُّحَاطَ بِكُمْ ۚ فَلَمَّاۤ اٰتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی مَا نَقُوْلُ وَكِیْلٌ ۟

Q̣aala lan ʹursilahoo maʻakum ḥattaa tuʹtooni maws̤iq̣am minal laahi lataʹtunnanee biheee ʹillaaa ʹañy yuḥaaṭa bikum. Falammaaa ʹaatawhu maws̤iq̣ahum q̣aalal laahu ʻalaa maa- naq̣oolu Wakeel!

Jacob insisted, “I will not send him with you until you give me a solemn oath by Allah that you will certainly bring him back to me, unless you are totally overpowered.” Then after they had given him their oaths, he concluded, “Allah is a Witness to what we have said.”

Verse 12:67

وَقَالَ یٰبَنِیَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوْا مِنْ بَابٍ وَّاحِدٍ وَّادْخُلُوْا مِنْ اَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ ؕ وَمَاۤ اُغْنِیْ عَنْكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَیْءٍ ؕ اِنِ الْحُكْمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ ؕ عَلَیْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۚ وَعَلَیْهِ فَلْیَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aala yaa-baniyya laa- tadkhuloo mim baabiñw waa-ḥidiñw wadkhuloo min ʹabwaabim mutafarriq̣ah. Wa-maaa ʹug̣nee ʻañkum minal laahi miñ shayʹ: ʹinil ḥukmu ʹillaa lillaah: ʻalayhi tawakkalt: wa-ʻalayhi fal-yatawakkalil Mutawakkiloon.

He then instructed ˹them˺, “O my sons! Do not enter ˹the city˺ all through one gate, but through separate gates. I cannot help you against ˹what is destined by˺ Allah in the least. It is only Allah Who decides. In Him I put my trust. And in Him let the faithful put their trust.”

Verse 12:68

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا مِنْ حَیْثُ اَمَرَهُمْ اَبُوْهُمْ ؕ مَا كَانَ یُغْنِیْ عَنْهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَیْءٍ اِلَّا حَاجَةً فِیْ نَفْسِ یَعْقُوْبَ قَضٰىهَا ؕ وَاِنَّهٗ لَذُوْ عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنٰهُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-lammaa dakhaloo min ḥays̤u ʹamarahum ʹaboohum; maa- kaana yug̣nee ʻanhum minal laahi miñ shayʹin ʹillaa ḥaajatañ fee nafsi Yaʻq̣ooba q̣aḍaahaa. Wa-ʹinnahoo laẓoo ʻilmil limaa ʻallamnaahu wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yaʻlamoon.

Then when they entered as their father had instructed them, this did not help them against ˹the Will of˺ Allah whatsoever. It was just a desire in Jacob’s heart which he satisfied. He was truly blessed with ˹great˺ knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most people have no knowledge.

Verse 12:69

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلٰی یُوْسُفَ اٰوٰۤی اِلَیْهِ اَخَاهُ قَالَ اِنِّیْۤ اَنَا اَخُوْكَ فَلَا تَبْتَىِٕسْ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-lammaa dakhaloo ʻalaa Yoosufa ʹaawaaa ʹilayhi ʹakhaahu q̣aala ʹinneee ʹana ʹakhooka falaa tabtaʹis bimaa kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

When they entered Joseph’s presence, he called his brother ˹Benjamin˺ aside, and confided ˹to him˺, “I am indeed your brother ˹Joseph˺! So do not feel distressed about what they have been doing.”

Verse 12:70

فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمْ بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ السِّقَایَةَ فِیْ رَحْلِ اَخِیْهِ ثُمَّ اَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ اَیَّتُهَا الْعِیْرُ اِنَّكُمْ لَسٰرِقُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa jahhazahum̃ bijahaazihim jaʻalas siq̣aayata fee raḥli ʹakheehi s̤umma ʹaẓẓana Muʹaẓẓinun ʹayyatuhal ʻeeru ʹinnakum lasaariq̣oon!

When Joseph had provided them with supplies, he slipped the royal cup into his brother’s bag. Then a herald cried, “O people of the caravan! You must be thieves!”

Verse 12:71

قَالُوْا وَاَقْبَلُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo wa-ʹaq̣baloo ʻalayhim maaẓaa tafq̣idoon?

They asked, turning back, “What have you lost?”

Verse 12:72

قَالُوْا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَنْ جَآءَ بِهٖ حِمْلُ بَعِیْرٍ وَّاَنَا بِهٖ زَعِیْمٌ ۟

Q̣aaloo nafq̣idu ṣuwaaʻal maliki wa-limañ jaaaʹa bihee ḥimlu baʻeeriñw waʹana bihee zaʻeem.

The herald ˹along with the guards˺ replied, “We have lost the King’s measuring cup. And whoever brings it will be awarded a camel-load ˹of grain˺. I guarantee it.”

Verse 12:73

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سٰرِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo tallaahi laq̣ad ʻalimtum maa jiʹnaa linufsida fil ʹarḍi wa-maa kunnaa saariq̣een.

Joseph’s brothers replied, “By Allah! You know well that we did not come to cause trouble in the land, nor are we thieves.”

Verse 12:74

قَالُوْا فَمَا جَزَآؤُهٗۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ كٰذِبِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo famaa jazaaaʹuhooo ʹiñ kuñtum kaaẓibeen?

Joseph’s men asked, “What should be the price for theft, if you are lying?”

Verse 12:75

قَالُوْا جَزَآؤُهٗ مَنْ وُّجِدَ فِیْ رَحْلِهٖ فَهُوَ جَزَآؤُهٗ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo jazaaaʹuhoo mañw wujida fee raḥlihee fahuwa jazaaaʹuh. Kaẓaalika najziz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen!

Joseph’s brothers responded, “The price will be ˹the enslavement of˺ the one in whose bag the cup is found. That is how we punish the wrongdoers.”

Verse 12:76

فَبَدَاَ بِاَوْعِیَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَآءِ اَخِیْهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ وِّعَآءِ اَخِیْهِ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِیُوْسُفَ ؕ مَا كَانَ لِیَاْخُذَ اَخَاهُ فِیْ دِیْنِ الْمَلِكِ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ ؕ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجٰتٍ مَّنْ نَّشَآءُ ؕ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِیْ عِلْمٍ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Fabadaʹa biʹawʻiyatihim q̣abla wiʻaaaʹi ʹakheehi s̤ummas takhrajahaa miñw wiʻaaaʹi ʹakheeh. Kaẓaalika kidnaa li-Yoosuf. Maa- kaana liyaʹkhuẓa ʹakhaahu fee deenil maliki ʹillaaa ʹañy yashaaaʹal laah. Narfaʻu darajaatim man nashaaaʹ: wa-fawq̣a kulli ẓee ʻilmin ʻAleem.

Joseph began searching their bags before that of his brother ˹Benjamin˺, then brought it out of Benjamin’s bag. This is how We inspired Joseph to plan. He could not have taken his brother under the King’s law, but Allah had so willed. We elevate in rank whoever We will. But above those ranking in knowledge is the One All-Knowing.

Verse 12:77

قَالُوْۤا اِنْ یَّسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ اَخٌ لَّهٗ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ فَاَسَرَّهَا یُوْسُفُ فِیْ نَفْسِهٖ وَلَمْ یُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ اَنْتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا ۚ وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aalooo ʹiñy yasriq̣ faq̣ad saraq̣a ʹakhul lahoo miñ q̣abl. Faʹasarrahaa Yoosufu fee nafsihee wa-lam yubdihaa lahum. Q̣aala ʹañtum sharrum makaanaa; wallaahu ʹaʻlamu bimaa taṣifoon!

˹To distance themselves,˺ Joseph’s brothers argued, “If he has stolen, so did his ˹full˺ brother before.” But Joseph suppressed his outrage—revealing nothing to them—and said ˹to himself˺, “You are in such an evil position, and Allah knows best ˹the truth of˺ what you claim.”

Verse 12:78

قَالُوْا یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْعَزِیْزُ اِنَّ لَهٗۤ اَبًا شَیْخًا كَبِیْرًا فَخُذْ اَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهٗ ۚ اِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo yaaaʹayyuhal ʻAzeezu ʹinna lahooo ʹabañ shaykhañ kabeerañ fakhuẓ ʹaḥadanaa makaanah; ʹinnaa naraaka minal Muḥsineen.

They appealed, “O Chief Minister! He has a very old father, so take one of us instead. We surely see you as one of the good-doers.”

Verse 12:79

قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ نَّاْخُذَ اِلَّا مَنْ وَّجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِنْدَهٗۤ ۙ اِنَّاۤ اِذًا لَّظٰلِمُوْنَ ۟۠

Q̣aala maʻaaẓal laahi ʹan naʹkhuẓa ʹillaa mañw wajadnaa mataaʻanaa ʻiñdahooo ʹinnaaa ʹiẓal laz̤̣aalimoon.

Joseph responded, “Allah forbid that we should take other than the one with whom we found our property. Otherwise, we would surely be unjust.”

Verse 12:80

فَلَمَّا اسْتَیْـَٔسُوْا مِنْهُ خَلَصُوْا نَجِیًّا ؕ قَالَ كَبِیْرُهُمْ اَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمْ قَدْ اَخَذَ عَلَیْكُمْ مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَمِنْ قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُّمْ فِیْ یُوْسُفَ ۚ فَلَنْ اَبْرَحَ الْاَرْضَ حَتّٰی یَاْذَنَ لِیْۤ اَبِیْۤ اَوْ یَحْكُمَ اللّٰهُ لِیْ ۚ وَهُوَ خَیْرُ الْحٰكِمِیْنَ ۟

Falammas tayʹasoo minhu khalaṣoo najiyyaa. Q̣aala kabeeruhum ʹalam taʻlamooo ʹanna ʹabaakum q̣ad ʹakhaẓa ʻalaykum maws̤iq̣am minal laahi wamiñ q̣ablu maa- farraṭtum fee Yoosuf? Falan ʹabraḥal ʹarḍa ḥattaa yaʹẓana leee ʹabeee ʹaw yaḥkumal laahu lee; wa-huwa khayrul ḥaakimeen.

When they lost all hope in him, they spoke privately. The eldest of them said, “Do you not know that your father had taken a solemn oath by Allah from you, nor how you failed him regarding Joseph before? So I am not leaving this land until my father allows me to, or Allah decides for me. For He is the Best of Judges.

Verse 12:81

اِرْجِعُوْۤا اِلٰۤی اَبِیْكُمْ فَقُوْلُوْا یٰۤاَبَانَاۤ اِنَّ ابْنَكَ سَرَقَ ۚ وَمَا شَهِدْنَاۤ اِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَیْبِ حٰفِظِیْنَ ۟

ʹIrjiʻooo ʹilaaa ʹabeekum faq̣ooloo yaaaʹabaanaaa ʹinnab naka saraq̣! Wa-maa shahidnaaa ʹillaa bimaa ʻalimnaa wa-maa kunnaa lilg̣aybi ḥaafiz̤̣een!

Return to your father and say, ‘O our father! Your son committed theft. We testify only to what we know. We could not guard against the unforeseen.

Verse 12:82

وَسْـَٔلِ الْقَرْیَةَ الَّتِیْ كُنَّا فِیْهَا وَالْعِیْرَ الَّتِیْۤ اَقْبَلْنَا فِیْهَا ؕ وَاِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوْنَ ۟

Wasʹalil q̣aryatal latee kunnaa feehaa walʻeeral lateee ʹaq̣balnaa feehaa, wa-ʹinnaa laṣaadiq̣oon.

Ask ˹the people of˺ the land where we were and the caravan we travelled with. We are certainly telling the truth.’”

Verse 12:83

قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًا ؕ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِیْلٌ ؕ عَسَی اللّٰهُ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَنِیْ بِهِمْ جَمِیْعًا ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَلِیْمُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Q̣aala bal sawwalat lakum ʹañfusukum ʹamraa. Faṣabruñ jameel. ʻAsal laahu ʹañy yaʹ-tiyanee bihim jameeʻaa. ʹInna-Hoo Huwal ʻAleemul Ḥakeem.

He cried, “No! Your souls must have tempted you to do something ˹evil˺. So ˹I am left with nothing but˺ beautiful patience! I trust Allah will return them all to me. Surely He ˹alone˺ is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

Verse 12:84

وَتَوَلّٰی عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ یٰۤاَسَفٰی عَلٰی یُوْسُفَ وَابْیَضَّتْ عَیْنٰهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-tawallaa ʻanhum wa-q̣aala yaaaʹasafaa ʻalaa Yoosufa wabyaḍḍat ʻaynaahu minal ḥuzni fahuwa kaz̤̣eem.

He turned away from them, lamenting, “Alas, poor Joseph!” And his eyes turned white out of the grief he suppressed.

Verse 12:85

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ تَفْتَؤُا تَذْكُرُ یُوْسُفَ حَتّٰی تَكُوْنَ حَرَضًا اَوْ تَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْهٰلِكِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo tallaahi taftaʹu taẓkuru Yoosufa ḥattaa takoona ḥaraḍan ʹaw takoona minal haalikeen!

They said, “By Allah! You will not cease to remember Joseph until you lose your health or ˹even˺ your life.”

Verse 12:86

قَالَ اِنَّمَاۤ اَشْكُوْا بَثِّیْ وَحُزْنِیْۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ وَاَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ʹinnamaaa ʹashkoo bas̤s̤ee waḥuzneee ʹilal laahi wa-ʹaʻlamu minal laahi maa laa- taʻlamoon.

He replied, “I complain of my anguish and sorrow only to Allah, and I know from Allah what you do not know.

Verse 12:87

یٰبَنِیَّ اذْهَبُوْا فَتَحَسَّسُوْا مِنْ یُّوْسُفَ وَاَخِیْهِ وَلَا تَایْـَٔسُوْا مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یَایْـَٔسُ مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Yaa-baniyyaẓ haboo fataḥassasoo miñy Yoosufa wa-ʹakheehi wa-laa tayʹasoo mir Rawḥil laah: ʹinnahoo laa- yayʹasu mir Rawḥil laahi ʹillal q̣awmul Kaafiroon.

O my sons! Go and search ˹diligently˺ for Joseph and his brother. And do not lose hope in the mercy of Allah, for no one loses hope in Allah’s mercy except those with no faith.”

Verse 12:88

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلَیْهِ قَالُوْا یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْعَزِیْزُ مَسَّنَا وَاَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزْجٰىةٍ فَاَوْفِ لَنَا الْكَیْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَیْنَا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَجْزِی الْمُتَصَدِّقِیْنَ ۟

Falammaa dakhaloo ʻalayhi q̣aaloo yaaaʹayyuhal ʻAzeezu massanaa wa-ʹahlanaḍ ḍurru wa-jiʹnaa bibiḍaaʻatim muzjaatiñ faʹawfi lanal kayla wa-taṣaddaq̣ ʻalaynaa: ʹinnal laaha yajzil Mutaṣaddiq̣een.

When they entered Joseph’s presence, they pleaded, “O Chief Minister! We and our family have been touched with hardship, and we have brought only a few worthless coins, but ˹please˺ give us our supplies in full and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allah rewards the charitable.”

Verse 12:89

قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا فَعَلْتُمْ بِیُوْسُفَ وَاَخِیْهِ اِذْ اَنْتُمْ جٰهِلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala hal ʻalimtum maa faʻaltum̃ bi-Yoosufa wa-ʹakheehi ʹiẓ ʹañtum jaahiloon?

He asked, “Do you remember what you did to Joseph and his brother in your ignorance?”

Verse 12:90

قَالُوْۤا ءَاِنَّكَ لَاَنْتَ یُوْسُفُ ؕ قَالَ اَنَا یُوْسُفُ وَهٰذَاۤ اَخِیْ ؗ قَدْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْنَا ؕ اِنَّهٗ مَنْ یَّتَّقِ وَیَصْبِرْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُضِیْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aalooo ʹa-ʹinnaka laʹañta Yoosuf? Q̣aala ʹana Yoosufu wa-haaẓaaa ʹakhee; q̣ad mannal laahu ʻalaynaa. ʹInnahoo mañy yattaq̣i wa-yaṣbir faʹinnal laaha laa- yuḍeeʻu ʹajral Muḥsineen.

They replied ˹in shock˺, “Are you really Joseph?” He said, “I am Joseph, and here is my brother ˹Benjamin˺! Allah has truly been gracious to us. Surely whoever is mindful ˹of Allah˺ and patient, then certainly Allah never discounts the reward of the good-doers.”

Verse 12:91

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ اٰثَرَكَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْنَا وَاِنْ كُنَّا لَخٰطِـِٕیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo tallaahi laq̣ad ʹaas̤arakal laahu ʻalaynaa wa-ʹiñ kunnaa lakhaaṭiʹeen!

They admitted, “By Allah! Allah has truly preferred you over us, and we have surely been sinful.”

Verse 12:92

قَالَ لَا تَثْرِیْبَ عَلَیْكُمُ الْیَوْمَ ؕ یَغْفِرُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ ؗ وَهُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala laa- tas̤reeba ʻalaykumul yawm. Yag̣firul laahu lakum wa-Huwa ʹArḥamur raaḥimeen!

Joseph said, “There is no blame on you today. May Allah forgive you! He is the Most Merciful of the merciful!

Verse 12:93

اِذْهَبُوْا بِقَمِیْصِیْ هٰذَا فَاَلْقُوْهُ عَلٰی وَجْهِ اَبِیْ یَاْتِ بَصِیْرًا ۚ وَاْتُوْنِیْ بِاَهْلِكُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟۠

ʹIẓhaboo biq̣ameeṣee haaẓaa faʹalq̣oohu ʻalaa wajhi ʹabee yaʹti baṣeeraa. Waʹtoonee biʹahlikum ʹajmaʻeen.

Go with this shirt of mine and cast it over my father’s face, and he will regain his sight. Then come back to me with your whole family.”

Verse 12:94

وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الْعِیْرُ قَالَ اَبُوْهُمْ اِنِّیْ لَاَجِدُ رِیْحَ یُوْسُفَ لَوْلَاۤ اَنْ تُفَنِّدُوْنِ ۟

Wa-lammaa faṣalatil ʻeeru q̣aala ʹaboohum ʹinnee laʹajidu reeḥa Yoosufa Laaa-law ʹañ tufannidoon.

When the caravan departed ˹from Egypt˺, their father said ˹to those around him˺, “You may think I am senile, but I certainly sense the smell of Joseph.”

Verse 12:95

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ اِنَّكَ لَفِیْ ضَلٰلِكَ الْقَدِیْمِ ۟

Q̣aaloo tallaahi ʹinnaka lafee ḍalaalikal q̣adeem.

They replied, “By Allah! You are definitely still in your old delusion.”

Verse 12:96

فَلَمَّاۤ اَنْ جَآءَ الْبَشِیْرُ اَلْقٰىهُ عَلٰی وَجْهِهٖ فَارْتَدَّ بَصِیْرًا ۚ قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْ ۙۚ اِنِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Falammaaa ʹañ jaaa ʹalbasheeru ʹalq̣aahu ʻalaa wajhihee fartadda baṣeeraa. Q̣aala ʹalam ʹaq̣ul lakum. ʹinneee ʹaʻlamu minal laahi maa laa- taʻlamoon?

But when the bearer of the good news arrived, he cast the shirt over Jacob’s face, so he regained his sight. Jacob then said ˹to his children˺, “Did I not tell you that I truly know from Allah what you do not know?”

Verse 12:97

قَالُوْا یٰۤاَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوْبَنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا خٰطِـِٕیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo yaaaʹabaanas tag̣fir lanaa ẓunoobanaaa ʹinnaa kunnaa khaaṭiʹeen.

They begged, “O our father! Pray for the forgiveness of our sins. We have certainly been sinful.”

Verse 12:98

قَالَ سَوْفَ اَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّیْ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

Q̣aala sawfa ʹastag̣firu lakum Rabbee: ʹinna-Hoo Huwal G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

He said, “I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Verse 12:99

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلٰی یُوْسُفَ اٰوٰۤی اِلَیْهِ اَبَوَیْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوْا مِصْرَ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ اٰمِنِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Falammaa dakhaloo ʻalaa Yoosufa ʹaawaaa ʹilayhi ʹabawayhi wa-q̣aalad khuloo Miṣra ʹiñ shaaa ʹallaahu ʹaamineen.

When they entered Joseph’s presence, he received his parents ˹graciously˺ and said, “Enter Egypt, Allah willing, in security.”

Verse 12:100

وَرَفَعَ اَبَوَیْهِ عَلَی الْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوْا لَهٗ سُجَّدًا ۚ وَقَالَ یٰۤاَبَتِ هٰذَا تَاْوِیْلُ رُءْیَایَ مِنْ قَبْلُ ؗ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّیْ حَقًّا ؕ وَقَدْ اَحْسَنَ بِیْۤ اِذْ اَخْرَجَنِیْ مِنَ السِّجْنِ وَجَآءَ بِكُمْ مِّنَ الْبَدْوِ مِنْ بَعْدِ اَنْ نَّزَغَ الشَّیْطٰنُ بَیْنِیْ وَبَیْنَ اِخْوَتِیْ ؕ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ لَطِیْفٌ لِّمَا یَشَآءُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَلِیْمُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Wa-rafaʻa ʹabawayhi ʻalal ʻarshi wa-kharroo lahoo sujjadaa. Wa-q̣aala yaaaʹabati haaẓaa taʹweelu ruʹyaaya miñ q̣ablu q̣ad jaʻalahaa Rabbee ḥaq̣q̣aa! Wa-q̣ad ʹaḥsana beee ʹiẓ ʹakhrajanee minas sijni wa-jaaaʹa bikum minal badwi mim baʻdi ʹan nazag̣ash shayṭaanu baynee wa-bayna ʹikhwatee. ʹInna Rabbee Laṭeeful limaa yashaaaʹ. ʹInna-Hoo Huwal ʻAleemul Ḥakeem.

Then he raised his parents to the throne, and they all fell down in prostration to Joseph, who then said, “O my dear father! This is the interpretation of my old dream. My Lord has made it come true. He was truly kind to me when He freed me from prison, and brought you all from the desert after Satan had ignited rivalry between me and my siblings. Indeed my Lord is subtle in fulfilling what He wills. Surely He ˹alone˺ is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

Verse 12:101

رَبِّ قَدْ اٰتَیْتَنِیْ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِیْ مِنْ تَاْوِیْلِ الْاَحَادِیْثِ ۚ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ۫ اَنْتَ وَلِیّٖ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ ۚ تَوَفَّنِیْ مُسْلِمًا وَّاَلْحِقْنِیْ بِالصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Rabbi q̣ad ʹaataytanee minal mulki wa-ʻallamtanee miñ taʹweelil ʹaḥaadees̤,― Faaṭiras samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ! ʹAñta Waliyyee fid dunyaa wal-ʹAakhirah. Tawaffanee Muslimañw waʹalḥiq̣nee biṣ-Ṣaaliḥeen.

“My Lord! You have surely granted me authority and taught me the interpretation of dreams. ˹O˺ Originator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Allow me to die as one who submits and join me with the righteous.”

Verse 12:102

ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآءِ الْغَیْبِ نُوْحِیْهِ اِلَیْكَ ۚ وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَیْهِمْ اِذْ اَجْمَعُوْۤا اَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ یَمْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Ẓaalika min ʹambaaaʹil g̣aybi nooḥeehi ʹilayk: wa-maa kuñta ladayhim ʹiẓ ʹajmaʻooo ʹamrahum wa-hum yamkuroon.

That is from the stories of the unseen which We reveal to you ˹O Prophet˺. You were not present when they ˹all˺ made up their minds, and when they plotted ˹against Joseph˺.

Verse 12:103

وَمَاۤ اَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹaks̤arun naasi wa-law ḥaraṣta bi-Muʹmineen.

And most people will not believe—no matter how keen you are—

Verse 12:104

وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَیْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ ؕ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-maa tasʹaluhum ʻalayhi min ʹajr: ʹin huwa ʹillaa Ẓikrul lilʻaalameen.

even though you are not asking them for a reward for this ˹Quran˺. It is only a reminder to the whole world.

Verse 12:105

وَكَاَیِّنْ مِّنْ اٰیَةٍ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ یَمُرُّوْنَ عَلَیْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

Wa-kaʹayyim min ʹAayatiñ fis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi yamurroona ʻalayhaa wa-hum ʻanhaa muʻriḍoon!

How many signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by with indifference!

Verse 12:106

وَمَا یُؤْمِنُ اَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللّٰهِ اِلَّا وَهُمْ مُّشْرِكُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa yuʹminu ʹaks̤aruhum̃ billaahi ʹillaa wa-hum mushrikoon!

And most of them do not believe in Allah without associating others with Him ˹in worship˺.

Verse 12:107

اَفَاَمِنُوْۤا اَنْ تَاْتِیَهُمْ غَاشِیَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ اللّٰهِ اَوْ تَاْتِیَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

ʹA-faʹaminooo ʹañ taʹtiyahum G̣aashiyatum min ʻaẓaabil laahi ʹaw taʹtiyahumus saaʻatu wahum bag̣tatañw laa- yashʻuroon?

Do they feel secure that an overwhelming torment from Allah will not overtake them, or that the Hour will not take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺?

Verse 12:108

قُلْ هٰذِهٖ سَبِیْلِیْۤ اَدْعُوْۤا اِلَی اللّٰهِ ؔ۫ عَلٰی بَصِیْرَةٍ اَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِیْ ؕ وَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul haaẓihee sabeeleee ʹadʻooo ʹilal laah:― ʻalaa Baṣeeratin ʹana wa-manit tabaʻanee. Wa-Subḥaanal laahi wa-maaa ʹana minal mushrikeen!

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “This is my way. I invite to Allah with insight—I and those who follow me. Glory be to Allah, and I am not one of the polytheists.”

Verse 12:109

وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوْحِیْۤ اِلَیْهِمْ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْقُرٰی ؕ اَفَلَمْ یَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَیَنْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ؕ وَلَدَارُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَیْرٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹarsalnaa miñ q̣ablika ʹillaa rijaalan nooḥeee ʹilayhim min ʹahlil q̣uraa. ʹAfalam yaseeroo fil ʹarḍi Fayañz̤̣uroo kayfa kaana ʻaaq̣ibatul laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim? Wa-la-Daarul ʹAakhirati khayrul lillaẓeenat taq̣aw. ʹAfalaa taʻq̣iloon?

We only sent before you ˹O Prophet˺ men inspired by Us from among the people of each society. Have the deniers not travelled through the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? And surely the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter is far better for those mindful ˹of Allah˺. Will you not then understand?

Verse 12:110

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا اسْتَیْـَٔسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوْۤا اَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوْا جَآءَهُمْ نَصْرُنَا ۙ فَنُجِّیَ مَنْ نَّشَآءُ ؕ وَلَا یُرَدُّ بَاْسُنَا عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ ۟

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓas tayʹasar rusulu waz̤̣annooo ʹannahum q̣ad kuẓiboo jaaaʹahum naṣ-runaa fanujjiya man nashaaaʹ. Wa-laa yuraddu baʹsunaa ʻanil q̣awmil mujrimeen.

And when the messengers despaired and their people thought the messengers had been denied help, Our help came to them ˹at last˺. We then saved whoever We willed, and Our punishment is never averted from the wicked people.

Verse 12:111

لَقَدْ كَانَ فِیْ قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّاُولِی الْاَلْبَابِ ؕ مَا كَانَ حَدِیْثًا یُّفْتَرٰی وَلٰكِنْ تَصْدِیْقَ الَّذِیْ بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ وَتَفْصِیْلَ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ وَّهُدًی وَّرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟۠

Laq̣ad kaana fee q̣aṣaṣihim ʻibratul liʹulil ʹalbaab. Maa- kaana ḥadees̤añy yuftaraa wa-laakiñ taṣdeeq̣al laẓee bayna yadayhi wa-tafṣeela kulli shayʹiñw wa-Hudañw wa-Raḥmatal liq̣awmiñy yuʹminoon.

In their stories there is truly a lesson for people of reason. This message cannot be a fabrication, rather ˹it is˺ a confirmation of previous revelation, a detailed explanation of all things, a guide, and a mercy for people of faith.