Surah 12 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.

• • الٓر
  • Alif Laam Ra.
  • تِلْكَ
  • These
  • ءَايَٰتُ
  • (are the) Verses
  • ٱلْكِتَٰبِ
  • (of) the Book
  • ٱلْمُبِينِ
  • [the] clear.
  2
  • إِنَّآ
  • Indeed, We,
  • أَنزَلْنَٰهُ
  • We have sent it down,
  • قُرْءَٰنًا
  • (as) a Quran in Arabic *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • عَرَبِيًّا
  • (as) a Quran in Arabic *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • لَّعَلَّكُمْ
  • so that you may
  • تَعْقِلُونَ
  • understand.
  3
  • نَحْنُ
  • We
  • نَقُصُّ
  • relate
  • عَلَيْكَ
  • to you
  • أَحْسَنَ
  • the best
  • ٱلْقَصَصِ
  • of the narrations
  • بِمَآ
  • in what
  • أَوْحَيْنَآ
  • We have revealed
  • إِلَيْكَ
  • to you
  • هَٰذَا
  • (of) this
  • ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
  • the Quran,
  • وَإِن
  • although
  • كُنتَ
  • you were,
  • مِن
  • before it, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلِهِۦ
  • before it, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • لَمِنَ
  • surely among
  • ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ
  • the unaware.
  4
  • إِذْ
  • When
  • قَالَ
  • said
  • يُوسُفُ
  • Yusuf
  • لِأَبِيهِ
  • to his father,
  • يَٰٓأَبَتِ
  • “O my father!
  • إِنِّى
  • Indeed, I
  • رَأَيْتُ
  • I saw
  • أَحَدَ
  • eleven *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • عَشَرَ
  • eleven *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • كَوْكَبًا
  • stars
  • وَٱلشَّمْسَ
  • and the sun
  • وَٱلْقَمَرَ
  • and the moon;
  • رَأَيْتُهُمْ
  • I saw them
  • لِى
  • to me
  • سَٰجِدِينَ
  • prostrating.”
  5
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • يَٰبُنَىَّ
  • “O my son!
  • لَا
  • (Do) not
  • تَقْصُصْ
  • relate
  • رُءْيَاكَ
  • your vision
  • عَلَىٰٓ
  • to
  • إِخْوَتِكَ
  • your brothers
  • فَيَكِيدُوا۟
  • lest they plan
  • لَكَ
  • against you
  • كَيْدًا
  • a plot.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ
  • the Shaitaan
  • لِلْإِنسَٰنِ
  • (is) to man
  • عَدُوٌّ
  • an enemy
  • مُّبِينٌ
  • open.
  6
  • وَكَذَٰلِكَ
  • And thus
  • يَجْتَبِيكَ
  • will choose you
  • رَبُّكَ
  • your Lord
  • وَيُعَلِّمُكَ
  • and will teach you
  • مِن
  • of
  • تَأْوِيلِ
  • (the) interpretation
  • ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ
  • (of) the narratives
  • وَيُتِمُّ
  • and complete
  • نِعْمَتَهُۥ
  • His Favor
  • عَلَيْكَ
  • on you
  • وَعَلَىٰٓ
  • and on
  • ءَالِ
  • (the) family
  • يَعْقُوبَ
  • (of) Yaqub
  • كَمَآ
  • as
  • أَتَمَّهَا
  • He completed it
  • عَلَىٰٓ
  • on
  • أَبَوَيْكَ
  • your two forefathers
  • مِن
  • before – *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلُ
  • before – *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
  • Ibrahim
  • وَإِسْحَٰقَ
  • and Isaac.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • رَبَّكَ
  • your Lord
  • عَلِيمٌ
  • (is) All-Knower,
  • حَكِيمٌ
  • All-Wise.”
  7
  • لَّقَدْ
  • Certainly
  • كَانَ
  • were
  • فِى
  • in
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ
  • and his brothers
  • ءَايَٰتٌ
  • signs
  • لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ
  • for those who ask.
  8
  • إِذْ
  • When
  • قَالُوا۟
  • they said,
  • لَيُوسُفُ
  • “Surely Yusuf
  • وَأَخُوهُ
  • and his brother
  • أَحَبُّ
  • (are) more beloved
  • إِلَىٰٓ
  • to
  • أَبِينَا
  • our father
  • مِنَّا
  • than we,
  • وَنَحْنُ
  • while we
  • عُصْبَةٌ
  • (are) a group.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • أَبَانَا
  • our father
  • لَفِى
  • (is) surely in
  • ضَلَٰلٍ
  • an error
  • مُّبِينٍ
  • clear.
  9
  • ٱقْتُلُوا۟
  • Kill
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • أَوِ
  • or
  • ٱطْرَحُوهُ
  • cast him
  • أَرْضًا
  • (to) a land
  • يَخْلُ
  • so will be free
  • لَكُمْ
  • for you
  • وَجْهُ
  • (the) face
  • أَبِيكُمْ
  • (of) your father,
  • وَتَكُونُوا۟
  • and you will be
  • مِنۢ
  • after that *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بَعْدِهِۦ
  • after that *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَوْمًا
  • a people
  • صَٰلِحِينَ
  • righteous.”
  10
  • قَالَ
  • Said
  • قَآئِلٌ
  • a speaker
  • مِّنْهُمْ
  • among them,
  • لَا
  • “(Do) not
  • تَقْتُلُوا۟
  • kill
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • وَأَلْقُوهُ
  • but throw him
  • فِى
  • in
  • غَيَٰبَتِ
  • the bottom
  • ٱلْجُبِّ
  • (of) the well,
  • يَلْتَقِطْهُ
  • will pick him
  • بَعْضُ
  • some
  • ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ
  • [the] caravan
  • إِن
  • if
  • كُنتُمْ
  • you are
  • فَٰعِلِينَ
  • doing.”
  11
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • يَٰٓأَبَانَا
  • “O our father!
  • مَا
  • Why
  • لَكَ
  • (do) you
  • لَا
  • not
  • تَأْمَ۫نَّا
  • trust us
  • عَلَىٰ
  • with
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf,
  • وَإِنَّا
  • while indeed, we
  • لَهُۥ
  • (are) for him
  • لَنَٰصِحُونَ
  • surely well-wishers?
  12
  • أَرْسِلْهُ
  • Send him
  • مَعَنَا
  • with us
  • غَدًا
  • tomorrow,
  • يَرْتَعْ
  • (to) enjoy
  • وَيَلْعَبْ
  • and play.
  • وَإِنَّا
  • And indeed, we
  • لَهُۥ
  • for him
  • لَحَٰفِظُونَ
  • (will) surely (be) guardians.”
  13
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • إِنِّى
  • “Indeed, [I]
  • لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ
  • it surely saddens me
  • أَن
  • that
  • تَذْهَبُوا۟
  • you should take him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِهِۦ
  • you should take him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَأَخَافُ
  • and I fear
  • يَأْكُلَهُ
  • would eat him
  • ٱلذِّئْبُ
  • a wolf
  • وَأَنتُمْ
  • while you
  • عَنْهُ
  • of him
  • غَٰفِلُونَ
  • (are) unaware.”
  14
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • لَئِنْ
  • “If
  • أَكَلَهُ
  • eats him
  • ٱلذِّئْبُ
  • the wolf
  • وَنَحْنُ
  • while we
  • عُصْبَةٌ
  • (are) a group,
  • إِنَّآ
  • indeed, we
  • إِذًا
  • then
  • لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
  • surely (would be) losers.”
  15
  • فَلَمَّا
  • So when
  • ذَهَبُوا۟
  • they took him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِهِۦ
  • they took him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟
  • and agreed
  • أَن
  • that
  • يَجْعَلُوهُ
  • they put him
  • فِى
  • in
  • غَيَٰبَتِ
  • (the) bottom
  • ٱلْجُبِّ
  • (of) the well.
  • وَأَوْحَيْنَآ
  • But We inspired
  • إِلَيْهِ
  • to him,
  • لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم
  • “Surely, you will inform them
  • بِأَمْرِهِمْ
  • about this affair, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • هَٰذَا
  • about this affair, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَهُمْ
  • while they
  • لَا
  • (do) not
  • يَشْعُرُونَ
  • perceive.”
  16
  • وَجَآءُوٓ
  • And they came
  • أَبَاهُمْ
  • (to) their father
  • عِشَآءً
  • early at night
  • يَبْكُونَ
  • weeping.
  17
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
  • “O our father!
  • إِنَّا
  • Indeed, we
  • ذَهَبْنَا
  • [we] went
  • نَسْتَبِقُ
  • racing each other
  • وَتَرَكْنَا
  • and we left
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • عِندَ
  • with
  • مَتَٰعِنَا
  • our possessions,
  • فَأَكَلَهُ
  • and ate him
  • ٱلذِّئْبُ
  • the wolf.
  • وَمَآ
  • But not
  • أَنتَ
  • you
  • بِمُؤْمِنٍ
  • (will) believe
  • لَّنَا
  • us,
  • وَلَوْ
  • even if
  • كُنَّا
  • we are
  • صَٰدِقِينَ
  • truthful.”
  18
  • وَجَآءُو
  • And they brought
  • عَلَىٰ
  • upon
  • قَمِيصِهِۦ
  • his shirt
  • بِدَمٍ
  • with false blood. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • كَذِبٍ
  • with false blood. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • بَلْ
  • “Nay,
  • سَوَّلَتْ
  • has enticed you *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • لَكُمْ
  • has enticed you *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • أَنفُسُكُمْ
  • your souls
  • أَمْرًا
  • (to) a matter,
  • فَصَبْرٌ
  • so patience
  • جَمِيلٌ
  • (is) beautiful.
  • وَٱللَّهُ
  • And Allah
  • ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ
  • (is) the One sought for help
  • عَلَىٰ
  • against
  • مَا
  • what
  • تَصِفُونَ
  • you describe.”
  19
  • وَجَآءَتْ
  • And there came
  • سَيَّارَةٌ
  • a caravan
  • فَأَرْسَلُوا۟
  • and they sent
  • وَارِدَهُمْ
  • their water drawer
  • فَأَدْلَىٰ
  • then he let down
  • دَلْوَهُۥ
  • his bucket.
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • يَٰبُشْرَىٰ
  • “O good news!
  • هَٰذَا
  • This
  • غُلَٰمٌ
  • (is) a boy.”
  • وَأَسَرُّوهُ
  • And they hid him
  • بِضَٰعَةً
  • (as) a merchandise.
  • وَٱللَّهُ
  • And Allah
  • عَلِيمٌۢ
  • (is) All-Knower
  • بِمَا
  • of what
  • يَعْمَلُونَ
  • they do.
  20
  • وَشَرَوْهُ
  • And they sold him
  • بِثَمَنٍۭ
  • for a price
  • بَخْسٍ
  • very low,
  • دَرَٰهِمَ
  • dirhams
  • مَعْدُودَةٍ
  • few,
  • وَكَانُوا۟
  • and they were
  • فِيهِ
  • about him
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ
  • those keen to give up.
  21
  • وَقَالَ
  • And said
  • ٱلَّذِى
  • the one who
  • ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ
  • bought him
  • مِن
  • of
  • مِّصْرَ
  • Egypt
  • لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ
  • to his wife,
  • أَكْرِمِى
  • “Make comfortable
  • مَثْوَىٰهُ
  • his stay.
  • عَسَىٰٓ
  • Perhaps
  • أَن
  • that
  • يَنفَعَنَآ
  • (he) will benefit us
  • أَوْ
  • or
  • نَتَّخِذَهُۥ
  • we will take him
  • وَلَدًا
  • (as) a son.”
  • وَكَذَٰلِكَ
  • And thus
  • مَكَّنَّا
  • We established
  • لِيُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلْأَرْضِ
  • the land
  • وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ
  • that We might teach him
  • مِن
  • (the) interpretation of *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • تَأْوِيلِ
  • (the) interpretation of *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ
  • the events.
  • وَٱللَّهُ
  • And Allah
  • غَالِبٌ
  • (is) Predominant
  • عَلَىٰٓ
  • over
  • أَمْرِهِۦ
  • His affairs,
  • وَلَٰكِنَّ
  • but
  • أَكْثَرَ
  • most
  • ٱلنَّاسِ
  • (of) the people
  • لَا
  • (do) not
  • يَعْلَمُونَ
  • know.
  22
  • وَلَمَّا
  • And when
  • بَلَغَ
  • he reached
  • أَشُدَّهُۥٓ
  • his maturity,
  • ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ
  • We gave him
  • حُكْمًا
  • wisdom
  • وَعِلْمًا
  • and knowledge.
  • وَكَذَٰلِكَ
  • And thus
  • نَجْزِى
  • We reward
  • ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
  • the good-doers.
  23
  • وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ
  • And sought to seduce him
  • ٱلَّتِى
  • she who,
  • هُوَ
  • he (was)
  • فِى
  • in
  • بَيْتِهَا
  • her house
  • عَن
  • from
  • نَّفْسِهِۦ
  • his self.
  • وَغَلَّقَتِ
  • And she closed
  • ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ
  • the doors
  • وَقَالَتْ
  • and she said,
  • هَيْتَ
  • “Come on
  • لَكَ
  • you.”
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • مَعَاذَ
  • “I seek refuge in Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • “I seek refuge in Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed, he
  • رَبِّىٓ
  • (is) my lord
  • أَحْسَنَ
  • (who has) made good
  • مَثْوَاىَ
  • my stay.
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed,
  • لَا
  • not
  • يُفْلِحُ
  • will succeed
  • ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
  • the wrongdoers.”
  24
  • وَلَقَدْ
  • And certainly
  • هَمَّتْ
  • she did desire
  • بِهِۦ
  • him,
  • وَهَمَّ
  • and he would have desired
  • بِهَا
  • her,
  • لَوْلَآ
  • if not
  • أَن
  • that
  • رَّءَا
  • he saw
  • بُرْهَٰنَ
  • the proof
  • رَبِّهِۦ
  • (of) his Lord.
  • كَذَٰلِكَ
  • Thus,
  • لِنَصْرِفَ
  • that We might avert
  • عَنْهُ
  • from him
  • ٱلسُّوٓءَ
  • the evil
  • وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ
  • and the immorality.
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed, he
  • مِنْ
  • (was) of
  • عِبَادِنَا
  • Our slaves
  • ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
  • the sincere.
  25
  • وَٱسْتَبَقَا
  • And they both raced
  • ٱلْبَابَ
  • (to) the door
  • وَقَدَّتْ
  • and she tore
  • قَمِيصَهُۥ
  • his shirt
  • مِن
  • from
  • دُبُرٍ
  • the back,
  • وَأَلْفَيَا
  • and they both found
  • سَيِّدَهَا
  • her husband
  • لَدَا
  • at
  • ٱلْبَابِ
  • the door.
  • قَالَتْ
  • She said,
  • مَا
  • “What
  • جَزَآءُ
  • (is) the recompense
  • مَنْ
  • (of one) who
  • أَرَادَ
  • intended
  • بِأَهْلِكَ
  • for your wife
  • سُوٓءًا
  • evil
  • إِلَّآ
  • except
  • أَن
  • that
  • يُسْجَنَ
  • he be imprisoned
  • أَوْ
  • or
  • عَذَابٌ
  • a punishment
  • أَلِيمٌ
  • painful?”
  26
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • هِىَ
  • “She
  • رَٰوَدَتْنِى
  • sought to seduce me
  • عَن
  • about
  • نَّفْسِى
  • myself.”
  • وَشَهِدَ
  • And testified
  • شَاهِدٌ
  • a witness
  • مِّنْ
  • of
  • أَهْلِهَآ
  • her family
  • إِن
  • “If
  • كَانَ
  • [is]
  • قَمِيصُهُۥ
  • his shirt
  • قُدَّ
  • (is) torn
  • مِن
  • from
  • قُبُلٍ
  • the front
  • فَصَدَقَتْ
  • then she has spoken the truth,
  • وَهُوَ
  • and he
  • مِنَ
  • (is) of
  • ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
  • the liars.
  27
  • وَإِن
  • But if
  • كَانَ
  • [is]
  • قَمِيصُهُۥ
  • his shirt
  • قُدَّ
  • (is) torn
  • مِن
  • from
  • دُبُرٍ
  • (the) back
  • فَكَذَبَتْ
  • then she has lied
  • وَهُوَ
  • and he
  • مِنَ
  • (is) of
  • ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
  • the truthful.”
  28
  • فَلَمَّا
  • So when
  • رَءَا
  • he saw
  • قَمِيصَهُۥ
  • his shirt
  • قُدَّ
  • torn
  • مِن
  • from
  • دُبُرٍ
  • (the) back
  • قَالَ
  • he said,
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • “Indeed, it
  • مِن
  • (is) of
  • كَيْدِكُنَّ
  • your plot.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • كَيْدَكُنَّ
  • your plot
  • عَظِيمٌ
  • (is) great.
  29
  • يُوسُفُ
  • Yusuf,
  • أَعْرِضْ
  • turn away
  • عَنْ
  • from
  • هَٰذَا
  • this.
  • وَٱسْتَغْفِرِى
  • And ask forgiveness
  • لِذَنۢبِكِ
  • for your sin.
  • إِنَّكِ
  • Indeed, you
  • كُنتِ
  • are
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَ
  • the sinful.”
  30
  • وَقَالَ
  • And said
  • نِسْوَةٌ
  • women
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلْمَدِينَةِ
  • the city,
  • ٱمْرَأَتُ
  • “The wife of
  • ٱلْعَزِيزِ
  • Aziz
  • تُرَٰوِدُ
  • (is) seeking to seduce
  • فَتَىٰهَا
  • her slave boy
  • عَن
  • about
  • نَّفْسِهِۦ
  • himself;
  • قَدْ
  • indeed,
  • شَغَفَهَا
  • he has impassioned her
  • حُبًّا
  • (with) love.
  • إِنَّا
  • Indeed, we
  • لَنَرَىٰهَا
  • [we] surely see her
  • ضَلَٰلٍ
  • an error
  • مُّبِينٍ
  • clear.”
  31
  • فَلَمَّا
  • So when
  • سَمِعَتْ
  • she heard
  • بِمَكْرِهِنَّ
  • of their scheming,
  • أَرْسَلَتْ
  • she sent
  • إِلَيْهِنَّ
  • for them
  • وَأَعْتَدَتْ
  • and she prepared
  • لَهُنَّ
  • for them
  • مُتَّكَـًٔا
  • a banquet
  • وَءَاتَتْ
  • and she gave
  • كُلَّ
  • each
  • وَٰحِدَةٍ
  • one
  • مِّنْهُنَّ
  • of them
  • سِكِّينًا
  • a knife
  • وَقَالَتِ
  • and she said,
  • ٱخْرُجْ
  • “Come out
  • عَلَيْهِنَّ
  • before them.”
  • فَلَمَّا
  • Then when
  • رَأَيْنَهُۥٓ
  • they saw him
  • أَكْبَرْنَهُۥ
  • they greatly admired him,
  • وَقَطَّعْنَ
  • and cut
  • أَيْدِيَهُنَّ
  • their hands,
  • وَقُلْنَ
  • they said,
  • حَٰشَ
  • “Forbid
  • لِلَّهِ
  • Allah,
  • مَا
  • not
  • هَٰذَا
  • (is) this
  • بَشَرًا
  • a man
  • إِنْ
  • not
  • هَٰذَآ
  • (is) this
  • إِلَّا
  • but
  • مَلَكٌ
  • an angel
  • كَرِيمٌ
  • noble.”
  32
  • قَالَتْ
  • She said,
  • فَذَٰلِكُنَّ
  • “That
  • ٱلَّذِى
  • (is) the one,
  • لُمْتُنَّنِى
  • you blamed me
  • فِيهِ
  • about him.
  • وَلَقَدْ
  • And certainly
  • رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ
  • I sought to seduce him,
  • عَن
  • [from]
  • نَّفْسِهِۦ
  • [himself]
  • فَٱسْتَعْصَمَ
  • but he saved himself,
  • وَلَئِن
  • and if
  • لَّمْ
  • not
  • يَفْعَلْ
  • he does
  • مَآ
  • what
  • ءَامُرُهُۥ
  • I order him,
  • لَيُسْجَنَنَّ
  • surely, he will be imprisoned
  • وَلَيَكُونًا
  • and certainly will be
  • مِّنَ
  • of
  • ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ
  • those who are disgraced.”
  33
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • رَبِّ
  • “My Lord,
  • ٱلسِّجْنُ
  • the prison
  • أَحَبُّ
  • (is) dearer
  • إِلَىَّ
  • to me
  • مِمَّا
  • than what
  • يَدْعُونَنِىٓ
  • they invite me
  • إِلَيْهِ
  • to it.
  • وَإِلَّا
  • And unless
  • تَصْرِفْ
  • You turn away
  • عَنِّى
  • from me
  • كَيْدَهُنَّ
  • their plot
  • أَصْبُ
  • I might incline
  • إِلَيْهِنَّ
  • towards them
  • وَأَكُن
  • and [I] be
  • مِّنَ
  • of
  • ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ
  • the ignorant.”
  34
  • فَٱسْتَجَابَ
  • So responded
  • لَهُۥ
  • to him
  • رَبُّهُۥ
  • his Lord,
  • فَصَرَفَ
  • and turned away
  • عَنْهُ
  • from him
  • كَيْدَهُنَّ
  • their plot.
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed, [He]
  • هُوَ
  • He
  • ٱلسَّمِيعُ
  • (is) All-Hearer,
  • ٱلْعَلِيمُ
  • All-Knower.
  35
  • ثُمَّ
  • Then
  • بَدَا
  • (it) appeared
  • لَهُم
  • to them
  • مِّنۢ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بَعْدِ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • مَا
  • [what]
  • رَأَوُا۟
  • they had seen
  • ٱلْءَايَٰتِ
  • the signs,
  • لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُۥ
  • surely they should imprison him
  • حَتَّىٰ
  • until
  • حِينٍ
  • a time.
  36
  • وَدَخَلَ
  • And entered
  • مَعَهُ
  • with him
  • ٱلسِّجْنَ
  • (in) the prison
  • فَتَيَانِ
  • two young men.
  • قَالَ
  • Said
  • أَحَدُهُمَآ
  • one of them,
  • إِنِّىٓ
  • “Indeed, I
  • أَرَىٰنِىٓ
  • [I] see myself
  • أَعْصِرُ
  • pressing
  • خَمْرًا
  • wine.”
  • وَقَالَ
  • And said
  • ٱلْءَاخَرُ
  • the other,
  • أَحْمِلُ
  • [I am] carrying
  • فَوْقَ
  • over
  • رَأْسِى
  • my head
  • خُبْزًا
  • bread,
  • تَأْكُلُ
  • (were) eating
  • ٱلطَّيْرُ
  • the birds
  • مِنْهُ
  • from it.
  • نَبِّئْنَا
  • Inform us
  • بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓ
  • of its interpretation;
  • إِنَّا
  • indeed, we
  • نَرَىٰكَ
  • [we] see you
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
  • the good-doers.”
  37
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • لَا
  • “Not
  • يَأْتِيكُمَا
  • (will) come to both of you
  • طَعَامٌ
  • food
  • تُرْزَقَانِهِۦٓ
  • you are provided with
  • إِلَّا
  • but
  • نَبَّأْتُكُمَا
  • I will inform both of you
  • بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦ
  • of its interpretation,
  • قَبْلَ
  • before
  • أَن
  • [that]
  • يَأْتِيَكُمَا
  • [it] comes to both of you.
  • ذَٰلِكُمَا
  • That
  • مِمَّا
  • (is) of what
  • عَلَّمَنِى
  • has taught me
  • رَبِّىٓ
  • my Lord.
  • إِنِّى
  • Indeed, I
  • تَرَكْتُ
  • [I] abandon
  • مِلَّةَ
  • (the) religion
  • قَوْمٍ
  • (of) a people,
  • لَّا
  • not
  • يُؤْمِنُونَ
  • they believe
  • بِٱللَّهِ
  • in Allah,
  • وَهُم
  • and they
  • بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ
  • in the Hereafter
  • هُمْ
  • [they]
  • كَٰفِرُونَ
  • (are) disbelievers.
  38
  • وَٱتَّبَعْتُ
  • And I follow
  • مِلَّةَ
  • (the) religion
  • ءَابَآءِىٓ
  • (of) my forefathers,
  • إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
  • Ibrahim,
  • وَإِسْحَٰقَ
  • and Isaac
  • وَيَعْقُوبَ
  • and Yaqub.
  • مَا
  • Not
  • كَانَ
  • was
  • لَنَآ
  • for us
  • أَن
  • that
  • نُّشْرِكَ
  • we associate
  • بِٱللَّهِ
  • with Allah
  • مِن
  • any
  • شَىْءٍ
  • thing.
  • ذَٰلِكَ
  • That
  • مِن
  • (is) from
  • فَضْلِ
  • (the) Grace
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • (of) Allah
  • عَلَيْنَا
  • upon us,
  • وَعَلَى
  • and upon
  • ٱلنَّاسِ
  • the mankind
  • وَلَٰكِنَّ
  • but
  • أَكْثَرَ
  • most
  • ٱلنَّاسِ
  • (of) the men
  • لَا
  • (are) not
  • يَشْكُرُونَ
  • grateful.
  39
  • يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ
  • O my two companions
  • ٱلسِّجْنِ
  • (of) the prison!
  • ءَأَرْبَابٌ
  • Are lords
  • مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ
  • separate
  • خَيْرٌ
  • better
  • أَمِ
  • or
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah,
  • ٱلْوَٰحِدُ
  • the One
  • ٱلْقَهَّارُ
  • the Irresistible?
  40
  • مَا
  • Not
  • تَعْبُدُونَ
  • you worship
  • مِن
  • besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • دُونِهِۦٓ
  • besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِلَّآ
  • but
  • أَسْمَآءً
  • names
  • سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ
  • which you have named them,
  • أَنتُمْ
  • you
  • وَءَابَآؤُكُم
  • and your forefathers,
  • مَّآ
  • not
  • أَنزَلَ
  • (has) sent down
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah
  • بِهَا
  • for it
  • مِن
  • any
  • سُلْطَٰنٍ
  • authority.
  • إِنِ
  • Not
  • ٱلْحُكْمُ
  • (is) the command
  • إِلَّا
  • but
  • لِلَّهِ
  • for Allah.
  • أَمَرَ
  • He has commanded
  • أَلَّا
  • that not
  • تَعْبُدُوٓا۟
  • you worship
  • إِيَّاهُ
  • Him Alone.
  • ذَٰلِكَ
  • That
  • ٱلدِّينُ
  • (is) the religion
  • ٱلْقَيِّمُ
  • the right,
  • وَلَٰكِنَّ
  • but
  • أَكْثَرَ
  • most
  • ٱلنَّاسِ
  • [the] men
  • لَا
  • (do) not
  • يَعْلَمُونَ
  • know.
  41
  • يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ
  • O my two companions
  • ٱلسِّجْنِ
  • (of) the prison!
  • أَمَّآ
  • As for
  • أَحَدُكُمَا
  • one of you
  • فَيَسْقِى
  • he will give drink
  • رَبَّهُۥ
  • (to) his master
  • خَمْرًا
  • wine;
  • وَأَمَّا
  • and as for
  • ٱلْءَاخَرُ
  • the other
  • فَيُصْلَبُ
  • he will be crucified,
  • فَتَأْكُلُ
  • and will eat
  • ٱلطَّيْرُ
  • the birds
  • مِن
  • from
  • رَّأْسِهِۦ
  • his head.
  • قُضِىَ
  • Has been decreed
  • ٱلْأَمْرُ
  • the matter
  • ٱلَّذِى
  • about which *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فِيهِ
  • about which *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ
  • you both inquire.”
  42
  • وَقَالَ
  • And he said
  • لِلَّذِى
  • to the one whom
  • ظَنَّ
  • he thought
  • أَنَّهُۥ
  • that he
  • نَاجٍ
  • (would be) saved
  • مِّنْهُمَا
  • of both of them,
  • ٱذْكُرْنِى
  • “Mention me
  • عِندَ
  • to
  • رَبِّكَ
  • your master.”
  • فَأَنسَىٰهُ
  • But made him forget
  • ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ
  • the Shaitaan
  • ذِكْرَ
  • (the) mention
  • رَبِّهِۦ
  • (to) his master,
  • فَلَبِثَ
  • so he remained
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلسِّجْنِ
  • the prison
  • بِضْعَ
  • several
  • سِنِينَ
  • years.
  43
  • وَقَالَ
  • And said
  • ٱلْمَلِكُ
  • the king,
  • إِنِّىٓ
  • “Indeed, I
  • أَرَىٰ
  • [I] have seen
  • سَبْعَ
  • seven
  • بَقَرَٰتٍ
  • cows
  • سِمَانٍ
  • fat,
  • يَأْكُلُهُنَّ
  • eating them
  • سَبْعٌ
  • seven
  • عِجَافٌ
  • lean ones,
  • وَسَبْعَ
  • and seven
  • سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ
  • ears (of corn)
  • خُضْرٍ
  • green,
  • وَأُخَرَ
  • and others
  • يَابِسَٰتٍ
  • dry.
  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
  • O
  • ٱلْمَلَأُ
  • chiefs!
  • أَفْتُونِى
  • Explain to me
  • فِى
  • about
  • رُءْيَٰىَ
  • my vision
  • إِن
  • if
  • كُنتُمْ
  • you can
  • لِلرُّءْيَا
  • of visions
  • تَعْبُرُونَ
  • interpret.”
  44
  • قَالُوٓا۟
  • They said,
  • أَضْغَٰثُ
  • “Confused
  • أَحْلَٰمٍ
  • dreams,
  • وَمَا
  • and not
  • نَحْنُ
  • we
  • بِتَأْوِيلِ
  • (are) in the interpretation
  • ٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ
  • (of) the dreams
  • بِعَٰلِمِينَ
  • learned.”
  45
  • وَقَالَ
  • But said
  • ٱلَّذِى
  • the one who
  • نَجَا
  • was saved
  • مِنْهُمَا
  • of the two
  • وَٱدَّكَرَ
  • and remembered
  • بَعْدَ
  • after
  • أُمَّةٍ
  • a period,
  • أَنَا۠
  • “I
  • أُنَبِّئُكُم
  • [I] will inform you
  • بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦ
  • of its interpretation
  • فَأَرْسِلُونِ
  • so send me forth.
  46
  • يُوسُفُ
  • Yusuf,
  • أَيُّهَا
  • O
  • ٱلصِّدِّيقُ
  • the truthful one!
  • أَفْتِنَا
  • Explain to us
  • فِى
  • about
  • سَبْعِ
  • (the) seven
  • بَقَرَٰتٍ
  • cows
  • سِمَانٍ
  • fat
  • يَأْكُلُهُنَّ
  • eating them
  • سَبْعٌ
  • seven
  • عِجَافٌ
  • lean ones,
  • وَسَبْعِ
  • and seven
  • سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ
  • ears (of corn)
  • خُضْرٍ
  • green
  • وَأُخَرَ
  • and other
  • يَابِسَٰتٍ
  • dry,
  • لَّعَلِّىٓ
  • that I may
  • أَرْجِعُ
  • return
  • إِلَى
  • to
  • ٱلنَّاسِ
  • the people
  • لَعَلَّهُمْ
  • so that they may
  • يَعْلَمُونَ
  • know.”
  47
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • تَزْرَعُونَ
  • “You will sow
  • سَبْعَ
  • (for) seven
  • سِنِينَ
  • years,
  • دَأَبًا
  • as usual,
  • فَمَا
  • and that which
  • حَصَدتُّمْ
  • you reap
  • فَذَرُوهُ
  • so leave it
  • فِى
  • in
  • سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ
  • its ears
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • قَلِيلًا
  • a little
  • مِّمَّا
  • from which
  • تَأْكُلُونَ
  • you (will) eat.
  48
  • ثُمَّ
  • Then
  • يَأْتِى
  • will come
  • مِنۢ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بَعْدِ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ذَٰلِكَ
  • that
  • سَبْعٌ
  • seven
  • شِدَادٌ
  • hard (years)
  • يَأْكُلْنَ
  • (which will) consume
  • مَا
  • what
  • قَدَّمْتُمْ
  • you advanced
  • لَهُنَّ
  • for them,
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • قَلِيلًا
  • a little
  • مِّمَّا
  • of what
  • تُحْصِنُونَ
  • you (will) store.
  49
  • ثُمَّ
  • Then
  • يَأْتِى
  • will come
  • مِنۢ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بَعْدِ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ذَٰلِكَ
  • that
  • عَامٌ
  • a year
  • فِيهِ
  • in it
  • يُغَاثُ
  • will be given abundant rain
  • ٱلنَّاسُ
  • the people
  • وَفِيهِ
  • and in it
  • يَعْصِرُونَ
  • they will press.”
  50
  • وَقَالَ
  • And said
  • ٱلْمَلِكُ
  • the king,
  • ٱئْتُونِى
  • “Bring him to me.” *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِهِۦ
  • “Bring him to me.” *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فَلَمَّا
  • But when
  • جَآءَهُ
  • came to him
  • ٱلرَّسُولُ
  • the messenger,
  • قَالَ
  • he said,
  • ٱرْجِعْ
  • “Return
  • إِلَىٰ
  • to
  • رَبِّكَ
  • your lord,
  • فَسْـَٔلْهُ
  • and ask him
  • مَا
  • what
  • بَالُ
  • (is the) case
  • ٱلنِّسْوَةِ
  • (of) the women
  • ٱلَّٰتِى
  • who
  • قَطَّعْنَ
  • cut
  • أَيْدِيَهُنَّ
  • their hands.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • رَبِّى
  • my Lord
  • بِكَيْدِهِنَّ
  • of their plot
  • عَلِيمٌ
  • (is) All-Knower.”
  51
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • مَا
  • “What
  • خَطْبُكُنَّ
  • (was) your affair
  • إِذْ
  • when
  • رَٰوَدتُّنَّ
  • you sought to seduce
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • عَن
  • from
  • نَّفْسِهِۦ
  • himself?”
  • قُلْنَ
  • They said,
  • حَٰشَ
  • “Allah forbid! *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • لِلَّهِ
  • “Allah forbid! *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • مَا
  • Not
  • عَلِمْنَا
  • we know
  • عَلَيْهِ
  • about him
  • مِن
  • any
  • سُوٓءٍ
  • evil.”
  • قَالَتِ
  • Said
  • ٱمْرَأَتُ
  • (the) wife
  • ٱلْعَزِيزِ
  • (of) Aziz,
  • ٱلْـَٰٔنَ
  • “Now
  • حَصْحَصَ
  • (is) manifest
  • ٱلْحَقُّ
  • the truth.
  • أَنَا۠
  • I
  • رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ
  • sought to seduce him
  • نَّفْسِهِۦ
  • himself,
  • وَإِنَّهُۥ
  • and indeed, he
  • لَمِنَ
  • (is) surely of
  • ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
  • the truthful.
  52
  • ذَٰلِكَ
  • That
  • لِيَعْلَمَ
  • he may know
  • أَنِّى
  • that I
  • لَمْ
  • not
  • أَخُنْهُ
  • [I] betray him
  • بِٱلْغَيْبِ
  • in secret,
  • وَأَنَّ
  • and that
  • ٱللَّهَ
  • Allah
  • لَا
  • (does) not
  • يَهْدِى
  • guide
  • كَيْدَ
  • (the) plan
  • ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ
  • (of) the betrayers.”
  53
  • وَمَآ
  • “And not
  • أُبَرِّئُ
  • I absolve
  • نَفْسِىٓ
  • myself.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • ٱلنَّفْسَ
  • the soul
  • لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ
  • (is) a certain enjoiner
  • بِٱلسُّوٓءِ
  • of evil,
  • إِلَّا
  • unless
  • مَا
  • [that]
  • رَحِمَ
  • bestows Mercy
  • رَبِّىٓ
  • my Lord.
  • رَبِّى
  • my Lord
  • غَفُورٌ
  • (is) Oft-Forgiving,
  • رَّحِيمٌ
  • Most Merciful.”
  54
  • وَقَالَ
  • And said
  • ٱلْمَلِكُ
  • the king,
  • ٱئْتُونِى
  • “Bring him to me; *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِهِۦٓ
  • “Bring him to me; *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ
  • I will select him
  • لِنَفْسِى
  • for myself.”
  • فَلَمَّا
  • Then when
  • كَلَّمَهُۥ
  • he spoke to him,
  • قَالَ
  • he said,
  • إِنَّكَ
  • “Indeed, you
  • ٱلْيَوْمَ
  • (are) today
  • لَدَيْنَا
  • with us
  • مَكِينٌ
  • firmly established
  • أَمِينٌ
  • (and) trusted.”
  55
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • ٱجْعَلْنِى
  • “Appoint me
  • عَلَىٰ
  • over
  • خَزَآئِنِ
  • (the) treasuries
  • ٱلْأَرْضِ
  • (of) the land.
  • إِنِّى
  • Indeed, I
  • حَفِيظٌ
  • (will be) a guardian
  • عَلِيمٌ
  • knowing.”
  56
  • وَكَذَٰلِكَ
  • And thus
  • مَكَّنَّا
  • We established
  • لِيُوسُفَ
  • [to] Yusuf
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلْأَرْضِ
  • the land
  • يَتَبَوَّأُ
  • to settle
  • مِنْهَا
  • therein
  • حَيْثُ
  • where ever
  • يَشَآءُ
  • he willed.
  • نُصِيبُ
  • We bestow
  • بِرَحْمَتِنَا
  • Our Mercy
  • مَن
  • (on) whom
  • نَّشَآءُ
  • We will.
  • وَلَا
  • And not
  • نُضِيعُ
  • We let go waste
  • أَجْرَ
  • (the) reward
  • ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
  • (of) the good-doers.
  57
  • وَلَأَجْرُ
  • And surely (the) reward
  • ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ
  • (of) the Hereafter
  • خَيْرٌ
  • (is) better
  • لِّلَّذِينَ
  • for those who
  • ءَامَنُوا۟
  • believe
  • وَكَانُوا۟
  • and are
  • يَتَّقُونَ
  • God conscious.
  58
  • وَجَآءَ
  • And came
  • إِخْوَةُ
  • (the) brothers
  • يُوسُفَ
  • (of) Yusuf
  • فَدَخَلُوا۟
  • and they entered
  • عَلَيْهِ
  • upon him;
  • فَعَرَفَهُمْ
  • and he recognized them,
  • وَهُمْ
  • but they
  • لَهُۥ
  • knew him not. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • مُنكِرُونَ
  • knew him not. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  59
  • وَلَمَّا
  • And when
  • جَهَّزَهُم
  • he had furnished them
  • بِجَهَازِهِمْ
  • with their supplies,
  • قَالَ
  • he said,
  • ٱئْتُونِى
  • “Bring to me
  • بِأَخٍ
  • a brother
  • لَّكُم
  • of yours,
  • مِّنْ
  • from
  • أَبِيكُمْ
  • your father.
  • أَلَا
  • Do not
  • تَرَوْنَ
  • you see
  • أَنِّىٓ
  • that I
  • أُوفِى
  • [I] give full
  • ٱلْكَيْلَ
  • [the] measure,
  • وَأَنَا۠
  • and that I am
  • خَيْرُ
  • (the) best
  • ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ
  • (of) the hosts?
  60
  • فَإِن
  • But if
  • لَّمْ
  • not
  • تَأْتُونِى
  • you bring him to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِهِۦ
  • you bring him to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فَلَا
  • then (there will be) no
  • كَيْلَ
  • measure
  • لَكُمْ
  • for you
  • عِندِى
  • from me,
  • وَلَا
  • and not
  • تَقْرَبُونِ
  • you will come near me.”
  61
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • سَنُرَٰوِدُ
  • “We will try to get permission
  • عَنْهُ
  • for him
  • أَبَاهُ
  • (from) his father,
  • وَإِنَّا
  • and indeed we,
  • لَفَٰعِلُونَ
  • surely will do.”
  62
  • وَقَالَ
  • And he said
  • لِفِتْيَٰنِهِ
  • to his servants,
  • ٱجْعَلُوا۟
  • “Put
  • بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ
  • their merchandise
  • فِى
  • in
  • رِحَالِهِمْ
  • their saddlebags
  • لَعَلَّهُمْ
  • so that they
  • يَعْرِفُونَهَآ
  • may recognize it
  • إِذَا
  • when
  • ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟
  • they go back
  • إِلَىٰٓ
  • to
  • أَهْلِهِمْ
  • their people
  • لَعَلَّهُمْ
  • so that they may
  • يَرْجِعُونَ
  • return.”
  63
  • فَلَمَّا
  • So when
  • رَجَعُوٓا۟
  • they returned
  • إِلَىٰٓ
  • to
  • أَبِيهِمْ
  • their father,
  • قَالُوا۟
  • they said,
  • يَٰٓأَبَانَا
  • “O our father!
  • مُنِعَ
  • Has been denied
  • مِنَّا
  • to us
  • ٱلْكَيْلُ
  • the measure,
  • فَأَرْسِلْ
  • so send
  • مَعَنَآ
  • with us
  • أَخَانَا
  • our brother
  • نَكْتَلْ
  • (that) we will get measure.
  • وَإِنَّا
  • And indeed, we
  • لَهُۥ
  • for him
  • لَحَٰفِظُونَ
  • (will) surely (be) guardians.”
  64
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • هَلْ
  • “Should
  • ءَامَنُكُمْ
  • I entrust you
  • عَلَيْهِ
  • with him
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • كَمَآ
  • as
  • أَمِنتُكُمْ
  • I entrusted you
  • عَلَىٰٓ
  • with
  • أَخِيهِ
  • his brother
  • مِن
  • before? *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلُ
  • before? *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فَٱللَّهُ
  • But Allah
  • خَيْرٌ
  • (is) the best
  • حَٰفِظًا
  • Guardian
  • وَهُوَ
  • and He
  • أَرْحَمُ
  • (is the) Most Merciful
  • ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
  • (of) the merciful.”
  65
  • وَلَمَّا
  • And when
  • فَتَحُوا۟
  • they opened
  • مَتَٰعَهُمْ
  • their baggage,
  • وَجَدُوا۟
  • they found
  • بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ
  • their merchandise
  • رُدَّتْ
  • returned
  • إِلَيْهِمْ
  • to them.
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • يَٰٓأَبَانَا
  • “O our father!
  • مَا
  • What
  • نَبْغِى
  • (could) we desire?
  • هَٰذِهِۦ
  • This
  • بِضَٰعَتُنَا
  • (is) our merchandise
  • إِلَيْنَا
  • to us.
  • وَنَمِيرُ
  • And we will get provision
  • أَهْلَنَا
  • (for) our family,
  • وَنَحْفَظُ
  • and we will protect
  • أَخَانَا
  • our brother
  • وَنَزْدَادُ
  • and get an increase
  • كَيْلَ
  • measure
  • بَعِيرٍ
  • (of) a camel`s (load).
  • ذَٰلِكَ
  • That
  • كَيْلٌ
  • (is) a measurement
  • يَسِيرٌ
  • easy.”
  66
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • لَنْ
  • “Never
  • أُرْسِلَهُۥ
  • will I send him
  • مَعَكُمْ
  • with you
  • حَتَّىٰ
  • until
  • تُؤْتُونِ
  • you give to me
  • مَوْثِقًا
  • a promise
  • مِّنَ
  • by
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah
  • لَتَأْتُنَّنِى
  • that surely you will bring him to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِهِۦٓ
  • that surely you will bring him to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِلَّآ
  • unless
  • أَن
  • that
  • يُحَاطَ
  • you are surrounded.” *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِكُمْ
  • you are surrounded.” *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فَلَمَّآ
  • And when
  • ءَاتَوْهُ
  • they had given him
  • مَوْثِقَهُمْ
  • their promise,
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • “Allah
  • عَلَىٰ
  • over
  • مَا
  • what
  • نَقُولُ
  • we say
  • وَكِيلٌ
  • (is) a Guardian.”
  67
  • وَقَالَ
  • And he said,
  • يَٰبَنِىَّ
  • “O my sons!
  • لَا
  • (Do) not
  • تَدْخُلُوا۟
  • enter
  • مِنۢ
  • from
  • بَابٍ
  • one gate, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَٰحِدٍ
  • one gate, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَٱدْخُلُوا۟
  • but enter
  • مِنْ
  • from
  • أَبْوَٰبٍ
  • gates
  • مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ
  • different.
  • وَمَآ
  • And not
  • أُغْنِى
  • I can avail
  • عَنكُم
  • you
  • مِّنَ
  • against
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah
  • مِن
  • any
  • شَىْءٍ
  • thing.
  • إِنِ
  • Not
  • ٱلْحُكْمُ
  • (is) the decision
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • لِلَّهِ
  • with Allah,
  • عَلَيْهِ
  • upon Him
  • تَوَكَّلْتُ
  • I put my trust
  • وَعَلَيْهِ
  • and upon Him,
  • فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
  • let put (their) trust
  • ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
  • the ones who put trust.”
  68
  • وَلَمَّا
  • And when
  • دَخَلُوا۟
  • they entered
  • مِنْ
  • from
  • حَيْثُ
  • where
  • أَمَرَهُمْ
  • ordered them
  • أَبُوهُم
  • their father,
  • مَّا
  • not
  • كَانَ
  • it
  • يُغْنِى
  • avail(ed)
  • عَنْهُم
  • them
  • مِّنَ
  • against
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah
  • مِن
  • any
  • شَىْءٍ
  • thing
  • إِلَّا
  • but
  • حَاجَةً
  • (it was) a need
  • فِى
  • of
  • نَفْسِ
  • Yaqub`s soul, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • يَعْقُوبَ
  • Yaqub`s soul, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَضَىٰهَا
  • which he carried out.
  • وَإِنَّهُۥ
  • And indeed, he
  • لَذُو
  • (was) a possessor
  • عِلْمٍ
  • (of) knowledge
  • لِّمَا
  • because
  • عَلَّمْنَٰهُ
  • We had taught him,
  • وَلَٰكِنَّ
  • but
  • أَكْثَرَ
  • most
  • ٱلنَّاسِ
  • (of) the people
  • لَا
  • (do) not
  • يَعْلَمُونَ
  • know.
  69
  • وَلَمَّا
  • And when
  • دَخَلُوا۟
  • they entered
  • عَلَىٰ
  • upon
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf,
  • ءَاوَىٰٓ
  • he took
  • إِلَيْهِ
  • to himself
  • أَخَاهُ
  • his brother.
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • إِنِّىٓ
  • “Indeed, I
  • أَنَا۠
  • [I] am
  • أَخُوكَ
  • your brother
  • فَلَا
  • so (do) not
  • تَبْتَئِسْ
  • grieve
  • بِمَا
  • for what
  • كَانُوا۟
  • they used (to)
  • يَعْمَلُونَ
  • do.”
  70
  • فَلَمَّا
  • So when
  • جَهَّزَهُم
  • he had furnished them
  • بِجَهَازِهِمْ
  • with their supplies,
  • جَعَلَ
  • he put
  • ٱلسِّقَايَةَ
  • the drinking cup
  • فِى
  • in
  • رَحْلِ
  • the bag
  • أَخِيهِ
  • (of) his brother.
  • ثُمَّ
  • Then
  • أَذَّنَ
  • called out
  • مُؤَذِّنٌ
  • an announcer
  • أَيَّتُهَا
  • “O you
  • ٱلْعِيرُ
  • (in) the caravan!
  • إِنَّكُمْ
  • Indeed, you
  • لَسَٰرِقُونَ
  • surely (are) thieves.”
  71
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said
  • وَأَقْبَلُوا۟
  • turning towards
  • عَلَيْهِم
  • them,
  • مَّاذَا
  • “What (is it)
  • تَفْقِدُونَ
  • you miss?”
  72
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • نَفْقِدُ
  • “We are missing
  • صُوَاعَ
  • (the) cup
  • ٱلْمَلِكِ
  • (of) the king.
  • وَلِمَن
  • And for (one) who
  • جَآءَ
  • brings
  • بِهِۦ
  • it,
  • حِمْلُ
  • (is) a load
  • بَعِيرٍ
  • (of) a camel,
  • وَأَنَا۠
  • and I
  • بِهِۦ
  • for it
  • زَعِيمٌ
  • (is) responsible.”
  73
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • تَٱللَّهِ
  • “By Allah
  • لَقَدْ
  • certainly
  • عَلِمْتُم
  • you know,
  • مَّا
  • not
  • جِئْنَا
  • we came
  • لِنُفْسِدَ
  • that we cause corruption
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلْأَرْضِ
  • the land,
  • وَمَا
  • and not
  • كُنَّا
  • we are
  • سَٰرِقِينَ
  • thieves.”
  74
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • فَمَا
  • “Then what
  • جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ
  • (will be the) recompense (of) it
  • إِن
  • if
  • كُنتُمْ
  • you are
  • كَٰذِبِينَ
  • liars.”
  75
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ
  • “Its recompense
  • مَن
  • (is that one) who,
  • وُجِدَ
  • it is found
  • فِى
  • in
  • رَحْلِهِۦ
  • his bag,
  • فَهُوَ
  • then he
  • جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ
  • (will be) his recompense.
  • كَذَٰلِكَ
  • Thus
  • نَجْزِى
  • (do) we recompense
  • ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
  • the wrongdoers.”
  76
  • فَبَدَأَ
  • So he began
  • بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ
  • with their bags
  • قَبْلَ
  • before
  • وِعَآءِ
  • (the) bag
  • أَخِيهِ
  • (of) his brother;
  • ثُمَّ
  • then
  • ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَا
  • he brought it out
  • مِن
  • from
  • أَخِيهِ
  • (of) his brother.
  • كَذَٰلِكَ
  • Thus
  • كِدْنَا
  • (did) We plan
  • لِيُوسُفَ
  • for Yusuf.
  • مَا
  • He could not *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • كَانَ
  • He could not *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • لِيَأْخُذَ
  • take
  • أَخَاهُ
  • his brother
  • فِى
  • by
  • دِينِ
  • the law
  • ٱلْمَلِكِ
  • (of) the king,
  • إِلَّآ
  • except
  • أَن
  • that
  • يَشَآءَ
  • Allah willed. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah willed. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • نَرْفَعُ
  • We raise
  • دَرَجَٰتٍ
  • (in) degrees
  • مَّن
  • whom
  • نَّشَآءُ
  • We will,
  • وَفَوْقَ
  • but over
  • كُلِّ
  • every
  • ذِى
  • possessor
  • عِلْمٍ
  • (of) knowledge
  • عَلِيمٌ
  • (is) the All-Knower.
  77
  • قَالُوٓا۟
  • They said,
  • إِن
  • “If
  • يَسْرِقْ
  • he steals –
  • فَقَدْ
  • then verily
  • سَرَقَ
  • stole
  • أَخٌ
  • a brother
  • لَّهُۥ
  • of his
  • مِن
  • before.” *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلُ
  • before.” *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فَأَسَرَّهَا
  • But Yusuf kept it secret *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • يُوسُفُ
  • But Yusuf kept it secret *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فِى
  • within
  • نَفْسِهِۦ
  • himself,
  • وَلَمْ
  • and (did) not
  • يُبْدِهَا
  • reveal it
  • لَهُمْ
  • to them.
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • أَنتُمْ
  • “You
  • شَرٌّ
  • (are the) worse
  • مَّكَانًا
  • (in) position,
  • وَٱللَّهُ
  • and Allah
  • أَعْلَمُ
  • knows best
  • بِمَا
  • of what
  • تَصِفُونَ
  • you describe.”
  78
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
  • “O
  • ٱلْعَزِيزُ
  • Aziz!
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • لَهُۥٓ
  • he has
  • أَبًا
  • a father
  • شَيْخًا
  • old
  • كَبِيرًا
  • [great],
  • فَخُذْ
  • so take
  • أَحَدَنَا
  • one of us
  • مَكَانَهُۥٓ
  • (in) his place.
  • إِنَّا
  • Indeed, we
  • نَرَىٰكَ
  • [we] see you
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
  • the good-doers.”
  79
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • مَعَاذَ
  • “Allah forbid *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • “Allah forbid *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • أَن
  • that
  • نَّأْخُذَ
  • we take
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • مَن
  • (one) who,
  • وَجَدْنَا
  • we found
  • مَتَٰعَنَا
  • our possession
  • عِندَهُۥٓ
  • with him.
  • إِنَّآ
  • Indeed, we
  • إِذًا
  • then
  • لَّظَٰلِمُونَ
  • surely (would be) wrongdoers.”
  80
  • فَلَمَّا
  • So when
  • ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟
  • they despaired
  • مِنْهُ
  • of him,
  • خَلَصُوا۟
  • they secluded themselves
  • نَجِيًّا
  • (in) private consultation.
  • قَالَ
  • Said
  • كَبِيرُهُمْ
  • the eldest among them,
  • أَلَمْ
  • “Do not
  • تَعْلَمُوٓا۟
  • you know
  • أَنَّ
  • that
  • أَبَاكُمْ
  • your father,
  • قَدْ
  • has taken *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • أَخَذَ
  • has taken *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • عَلَيْكُم
  • upon you
  • مَّوْثِقًا
  • a promise
  • مِّنَ
  • by
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah,
  • وَمِن
  • and before *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلُ
  • and before *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • مَا
  • that
  • فَرَّطتُمْ
  • you failed
  • فِى
  • concerning
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf?
  • فَلَنْ
  • So never
  • أَبْرَحَ
  • will I leave
  • ٱلْأَرْضَ
  • the land
  • حَتَّىٰ
  • until
  • يَأْذَنَ
  • permits
  • لِىٓ
  • me
  • أَبِىٓ
  • my father
  • أَوْ
  • or
  • يَحْكُمَ
  • Allah decides *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah decides *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • لِى
  • for me,
  • وَهُوَ
  • and He
  • خَيْرُ
  • (is) the Best
  • ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
  • (of) the judges.
  81
  • ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟
  • Return
  • إِلَىٰٓ
  • to
  • أَبِيكُمْ
  • your father
  • فَقُولُوا۟
  • and say,
  • يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
  • `O our father!
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • ٱبْنَكَ
  • your son
  • سَرَقَ
  • has stolen,
  • وَمَا
  • and not
  • شَهِدْنَآ
  • we testify
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • بِمَا
  • of what
  • عَلِمْنَا
  • we knew.
  • كُنَّا
  • we were
  • لِلْغَيْبِ
  • of the unseen
  • حَٰفِظِينَ
  • guardians.
  82
  • وَسْـَٔلِ
  • And ask
  • ٱلْقَرْيَةَ
  • the town
  • ٱلَّتِى
  • where
  • كُنَّا
  • we were
  • فِيهَا
  • [in it],
  • وَٱلْعِيرَ
  • and the caravan
  • ٱلَّتِىٓ
  • which
  • أَقْبَلْنَا
  • we returned
  • فِيهَا
  • [in it].
  • وَإِنَّا
  • And indeed, we
  • لَصَٰدِقُونَ
  • surely (are) truthful.`”
  83
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • بَلْ
  • “Nay,
  • سَوَّلَتْ
  • have enticed
  • لَكُمْ
  • you
  • أَنفُسُكُمْ
  • your souls
  • أَمْرًا
  • something,
  • فَصَبْرٌ
  • so patience
  • جَمِيلٌ
  • (is) beautiful.
  • عَسَى
  • Perhaps
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah,
  • أَن
  • will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • يَأْتِيَنِى
  • will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بِهِمْ
  • will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • جَمِيعًا
  • all.
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed, He
  • هُوَ
  • He
  • ٱلْعَلِيمُ
  • (is) the All-Knower,
  • ٱلْحَكِيمُ
  • All-Wise.”
  84
  • وَتَوَلَّىٰ
  • And he turned away
  • عَنْهُمْ
  • from them
  • وَقَالَ
  • and said,
  • يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ
  • “Alas, my grief
  • عَلَىٰ
  • over
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf!”
  • وَٱبْيَضَّتْ
  • And became white
  • عَيْنَاهُ
  • his eyes
  • مِنَ
  • from
  • ٱلْحُزْنِ
  • the grief,
  • فَهُوَ
  • and he (was)
  • كَظِيمٌ
  • a suppressor.
  85
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • تَٱللَّهِ
  • “By Allah,
  • تَفْتَؤُا۟
  • you will not cease
  • تَذْكُرُ
  • remembering
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • حَتَّىٰ
  • until
  • تَكُونَ
  • you become
  • حَرَضًا
  • fatally ill
  • أَوْ
  • or
  • تَكُونَ
  • become
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلْهَٰلِكِينَ
  • those who perish.”
  86
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • إِنَّمَآ
  • “Only
  • أَشْكُوا۟
  • I complain
  • بَثِّى
  • (of) my suffering
  • وَحُزْنِىٓ
  • and my grief
  • إِلَى
  • to
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah,
  • وَأَعْلَمُ
  • and I know
  • مِنَ
  • from
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah
  • مَا
  • what
  • لَا
  • not
  • تَعْلَمُونَ
  • you know.
  87
  • يَٰبَنِىَّ
  • O my sons!
  • ٱذْهَبُوا۟
  • Go
  • فَتَحَسَّسُوا۟
  • and inquire
  • مِن
  • about
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf
  • وَأَخِيهِ
  • and his brother,
  • وَلَا
  • and not
  • تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟
  • despair
  • مِن
  • of
  • رَّوْحِ
  • (the) Mercy of Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • (the) Mercy of Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed,
  • لَا
  • none
  • يَا۟يْـَٔسُ
  • despairs
  • رَّوْحِ
  • (the) Mercy of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • (the) Mercy of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • ٱلْقَوْمُ
  • the people
  • ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
  • the disbelievers.”
  88
  • فَلَمَّا
  • So when
  • دَخَلُوا۟
  • they entered
  • عَلَيْهِ
  • upon him
  • قَالُوا۟
  • they said,
  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
  • “O Aziz! *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱلْعَزِيزُ
  • “O Aziz! *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • مَسَّنَا
  • Has touched us
  • وَأَهْلَنَا
  • and our family
  • ٱلضُّرُّ
  • the adversity,
  • وَجِئْنَا
  • and we have come
  • بِبِضَٰعَةٍ
  • with goods
  • مُّزْجَىٰةٍ
  • (of) little value,
  • فَأَوْفِ
  • but pay (in) full
  • لَنَا
  • to us
  • ٱلْكَيْلَ
  • the measure
  • وَتَصَدَّقْ
  • and be charitable
  • عَلَيْنَآ
  • to us.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • ٱللَّهَ
  • Allah
  • يَجْزِى
  • rewards
  • ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ
  • the charitable.”
  89
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • هَلْ
  • “Do
  • عَلِمْتُم
  • you know
  • مَّا
  • what
  • فَعَلْتُم
  • you did
  • بِيُوسُفَ
  • with Yusuf
  • وَأَخِيهِ
  • and his brother,
  • إِذْ
  • when
  • أَنتُمْ
  • you were
  • جَٰهِلُونَ
  • ignorant?”
  90
  • قَالُوٓا۟
  • They said,
  • أَءِنَّكَ
  • “Are you indeed,
  • لَأَنتَ
  • surely you,
  • يُوسُفُ
  • Yusuf?”
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • أَنَا۠
  • “I am
  • يُوسُفُ
  • Yusuf
  • وَهَٰذَآ
  • and this
  • أَخِى
  • (is) my brother.
  • قَدْ
  • Indeed,
  • مَنَّ
  • Allah has been gracious *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah has been gracious *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • عَلَيْنَآ
  • to us.
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed, he
  • مَن
  • who
  • يَتَّقِ
  • fears Allah
  • وَيَصْبِرْ
  • and (is) patient,
  • فَإِنَّ
  • then indeed,
  • ٱللَّهَ
  • Allah
  • لَا
  • (does) not
  • يُضِيعُ
  • let go waste
  • أَجْرَ
  • (the) reward
  • ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
  • (of) the good-doers.”
  91
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • تَٱللَّهِ
  • “By Allah,
  • لَقَدْ
  • certainly
  • ءَاثَرَكَ
  • Allah has preferred you *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah has preferred you *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • عَلَيْنَا
  • over us
  • وَإِن
  • and indeed,
  • كُنَّا
  • we have been
  • لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ
  • sinners.”
  92
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • لَا
  • “No
  • تَثْرِيبَ
  • blame
  • عَلَيْكُمُ
  • upon you
  • ٱلْيَوْمَ
  • today.
  • يَغْفِرُ
  • Allah will forgive *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah will forgive *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • لَكُمْ
  • you,
  • وَهُوَ
  • and He
  • أَرْحَمُ
  • (is) the Most Merciful
  • ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
  • (of) those who show mercy.
  93
  • ٱذْهَبُوا۟
  • Go
  • بِقَمِيصِى
  • with this shirt of mine *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • هَٰذَا
  • with this shirt of mine *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • فَأَلْقُوهُ
  • and cast it
  • عَلَىٰ
  • over
  • وَجْهِ
  • (the) face
  • أَبِى
  • (of) my father,
  • يَأْتِ
  • he will regain sight. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بَصِيرًا
  • he will regain sight. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَأْتُونِى
  • And bring to me
  • بِأَهْلِكُمْ
  • your family
  • أَجْمَعِينَ
  • all together.”
  94
  • وَلَمَّا
  • And when
  • فَصَلَتِ
  • departed
  • ٱلْعِيرُ
  • the caravan,
  • قَالَ
  • their father said, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • أَبُوهُمْ
  • their father said, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِنِّى
  • “Indeed, I
  • لَأَجِدُ
  • [I] find
  • رِيحَ
  • (the) smell
  • يُوسُفَ
  • (of) Yusuf,
  • لَوْلَآ
  • if not
  • أَن
  • that
  • تُفَنِّدُونِ
  • you think me weakened in mind.”
  95
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • تَٱللَّهِ
  • “By Allah
  • إِنَّكَ
  • indeed, you
  • لَفِى
  • surely (are) in
  • ضَلَٰلِكَ
  • your error
  • ٱلْقَدِيمِ
  • old.”
  96
  • فَلَمَّآ
  • Then when
  • أَن
  • [that]
  • جَآءَ
  • arrived
  • ٱلْبَشِيرُ
  • the bearer of glad tidings,
  • أَلْقَىٰهُ
  • he cast it
  • عَلَىٰ
  • over
  • وَجْهِهِۦ
  • his face,
  • فَٱرْتَدَّ
  • then returned (his) sight. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بَصِيرًا
  • then returned (his) sight. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • أَلَمْ
  • “Did not
  • أَقُل
  • I say
  • لَّكُمْ
  • to you,
  • إِنِّىٓ
  • indeed, I
  • أَعْلَمُ
  • [I] know
  • مِنَ
  • from
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah
  • مَا
  • what
  • لَا
  • not
  • تَعْلَمُونَ
  • you know?”
  97
  • قَالُوا۟
  • They said,
  • يَٰٓأَبَانَا
  • “O our father!
  • ٱسْتَغْفِرْ
  • Ask forgiveness
  • لَنَا
  • for us
  • ذُنُوبَنَآ
  • (of) our sins.
  • إِنَّا
  • Indeed, we
  • كُنَّا
  • have been
  • خَٰطِـِٔينَ
  • sinners.”
  98
  • قَالَ
  • He said,
  • سَوْفَ
  • “Soon
  • أَسْتَغْفِرُ
  • I will ask forgiveness
  • لَكُمْ
  • for you
  • رَبِّىٓ
  • (from) my Lord.
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed, He,
  • هُوَ
  • He
  • ٱلْغَفُورُ
  • (is) the Oft-Forgiving,
  • ٱلرَّحِيمُ
  • the Most Merciful.”
  99
  • فَلَمَّا
  • Then when
  • دَخَلُوا۟
  • they entered
  • عَلَىٰ
  • upon
  • يُوسُفَ
  • Yusuf,
  • ءَاوَىٰٓ
  • he took
  • إِلَيْهِ
  • to himself
  • أَبَوَيْهِ
  • his parents
  • وَقَالَ
  • and said,
  • ٱدْخُلُوا۟
  • “Enter
  • مِصْرَ
  • Egypt
  • إِن
  • if
  • شَآءَ
  • Allah wills, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ٱللَّهُ
  • Allah wills, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • ءَامِنِينَ
  • safe.”
  100
  • وَرَفَعَ
  • And he raised
  • أَبَوَيْهِ
  • his parents
  • عَلَى
  • upon
  • ٱلْعَرْشِ
  • the throne
  • وَخَرُّوا۟
  • and they fell down
  • لَهُۥ
  • to him
  • سُجَّدًا
  • prostrate.
  • وَقَالَ
  • And he said,
  • يَٰٓأَبَتِ
  • “O my father!
  • هَٰذَا
  • This
  • تَأْوِيلُ
  • (is the) interpretation
  • رُءْيَٰىَ
  • (of) my dream,
  • مِن
  • (of) before. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلُ
  • (of) before. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَدْ
  • Verily,
  • جَعَلَهَا
  • has made it
  • رَبِّى
  • my Lord
  • حَقًّا
  • true.
  • وَقَدْ
  • And indeed,
  • أَحْسَنَ
  • He was good
  • بِىٓ
  • to me
  • إِذْ
  • when
  • أَخْرَجَنِى
  • He took me out
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلسِّجْنِ
  • the prison,
  • وَجَآءَ
  • and brought
  • بِكُم
  • you
  • مِّنَ
  • from
  • ٱلْبَدْوِ
  • the bedouin life
  • مِنۢ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • بَعْدِ
  • after *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • أَن
  • [that]
  • نَّزَغَ
  • had caused discord
  • ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ
  • the Shaitaan
  • بَيْنِى
  • between me
  • وَبَيْنَ
  • and between
  • إِخْوَتِىٓ
  • my brothers.
  • إِنَّ
  • Indeed,
  • لَطِيفٌ
  • (is) Most Subtle
  • لِّمَا
  • to what
  • يَشَآءُ
  • He wills.
  • إِنَّهُۥ
  • Indeed, He,
  • هُوَ
  • He
  • ٱلْعَلِيمُ
  • (is) the All-Knower,
  • ٱلْحَكِيمُ
  • the All-Wise.
  101
  • رَبِّ
  • My Lord,
  • قَدْ
  • indeed,
  • ءَاتَيْتَنِى
  • you have given me
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلْمُلْكِ
  • the sovereignty
  • وَعَلَّمْتَنِى
  • and taught me
  • مِن
  • of
  • تَأْوِيلِ
  • the interpretation
  • ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ
  • of the events.
  • فَاطِرَ
  • Creator
  • ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
  • (of) the heavens
  • وَٱلْأَرْضِ
  • and the earth,
  • أَنتَ
  • You
  • وَلِىِّۦ
  • (are) my Protector,
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلدُّنْيَا
  • the world
  • وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ
  • and the Hereafter.
  • تَوَفَّنِى
  • Cause me to die
  • مُسْلِمًا
  • (as) a Muslim,
  • وَأَلْحِقْنِى
  • and join me
  • بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
  • with the righteous.”
  102
  • ذَٰلِكَ
  • That
  • مِنْ
  • (is) from
  • أَنۢبَآءِ
  • the news
  • ٱلْغَيْبِ
  • (of) the unseen
  • نُوحِيهِ
  • which We reveal
  • إِلَيْكَ
  • to you.
  • وَمَا
  • And not
  • كُنتَ
  • you were
  • لَدَيْهِمْ
  • with them
  • إِذْ
  • when
  • أَجْمَعُوٓا۟
  • they put together
  • أَمْرَهُمْ
  • their plan
  • وَهُمْ
  • while they
  • يَمْكُرُونَ
  • (were) plotting.
  103
  • وَمَآ
  • And not
  • أَكْثَرُ
  • most
  • ٱلنَّاسِ
  • (of) the mankind,
  • وَلَوْ
  • even though
  • حَرَصْتَ
  • you desire,
  • بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
  • (will be) believers.
  104
  • وَمَا
  • And not
  • تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ
  • you ask them
  • عَلَيْهِ
  • for it
  • مِنْ
  • any
  • أَجْرٍ
  • reward.
  • إِنْ
  • Not
  • هُوَ
  • (is) it
  • إِلَّا
  • but
  • ذِكْرٌ
  • a reminder
  • لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
  • to the worlds.
  105
  • وَكَأَيِّن
  • And how many
  • مِّنْ
  • of
  • ءَايَةٍ
  • a Sign
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
  • the heavens
  • وَٱلْأَرْضِ
  • and the earth
  • يَمُرُّونَ
  • they pass
  • عَلَيْهَا
  • over it,
  • وَهُمْ
  • while they
  • عَنْهَا
  • (are) from them
  • مُعْرِضُونَ
  • the ones who turn away.
  106
  • وَمَا
  • And not
  • يُؤْمِنُ
  • believe
  • أَكْثَرُهُم
  • most of them
  • بِٱللَّهِ
  • in Allah
  • إِلَّا
  • except
  • وَهُم
  • while they
  • مُّشْرِكُونَ
  • associate partners with Him.
  107
  • أَفَأَمِنُوٓا۟
  • Do they then feel secure
  • أَن
  • (against) that
  • تَأْتِيَهُمْ
  • comes to them
  • غَٰشِيَةٌ
  • an overwhelming
  • مِّنْ
  • [of]
  • عَذَابِ
  • punishment
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • (of) Allah,
  • أَوْ
  • or
  • تَأْتِيَهُمُ
  • comes to them
  • ٱلسَّاعَةُ
  • the Hour
  • بَغْتَةً
  • suddenly
  • وَهُمْ
  • while they
  • لَا
  • (do) not
  • يَشْعُرُونَ
  • perceive?
  108
  • قُلْ
  • Say,
  • هَٰذِهِۦ
  • “This
  • سَبِيلِىٓ
  • (is) my way;
  • أَدْعُوٓا۟
  • I invite
  • إِلَى
  • to
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • Allah,
  • عَلَىٰ
  • with
  • بَصِيرَةٍ
  • insight,
  • أَنَا۠
  • I
  • وَمَنِ
  • and whoever
  • ٱتَّبَعَنِى
  • follows me.
  • وَسُبْحَٰنَ
  • And Glory be
  • ٱللَّهِ
  • (to) Allah
  • وَمَآ
  • and not
  • أَنَا۠
  • I am
  • مِنَ
  • of
  • ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
  • the polytheists.”
  109
  • وَمَآ
  • And not
  • أَرْسَلْنَا
  • We sent
  • مِن
  • before you, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلِكَ
  • before you, *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • إِلَّا
  • but
  • رِجَالًا
  • men
  • نُّوحِىٓ
  • We revealed
  • إِلَيْهِم
  • to them
  • مِّنْ
  • from (among)
  • أَهْلِ
  • (the) people
  • ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ
  • (of) the townships.
  • أَفَلَمْ
  • So have not
  • يَسِيرُوا۟
  • they traveled
  • فِى
  • in
  • ٱلْأَرْضِ
  • the earth
  • فَيَنظُرُوا۟
  • and seen
  • كَيْفَ
  • how
  • كَانَ
  • was
  • عَٰقِبَةُ
  • (the) end
  • ٱلَّذِينَ
  • (of) those who
  • مِن
  • (were) before them? *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • قَبْلِهِمْ
  • (were) before them? *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَلَدَارُ
  • And surely the home
  • ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ
  • (of) the Hereafter
  • خَيْرٌ
  • (is) best
  • لِّلَّذِينَ
  • for those who
  • ٱتَّقَوْا۟
  • fear Allah.
  • أَفَلَا
  • Then will not
  • تَعْقِلُونَ
  • you use reason?
  110
  • حَتَّىٰٓ
  • Until
  • إِذَا
  • when
  • ٱسْتَيْـَٔسَ
  • gave up hope
  • ٱلرُّسُلُ
  • the Messengers,
  • وَظَنُّوٓا۟
  • and thought
  • أَنَّهُمْ
  • that they
  • قَدْ
  • certainly
  • كُذِبُوا۟
  • were denied,
  • جَآءَهُمْ
  • then came to them
  • نَصْرُنَا
  • Our help,
  • فَنُجِّىَ
  • and was saved
  • مَن
  • whom
  • نَّشَآءُ
  • We willed.
  • وَلَا
  • And not
  • يُرَدُّ
  • (can) be repelled
  • بَأْسُنَا
  • Our punishment
  • عَنِ
  • from
  • ٱلْقَوْمِ
  • the people
  • ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
  • (who are) criminals.
  111
  • لَقَدْ
  • Verily,
  • كَانَ
  • (there) is
  • فِى
  • in
  • قَصَصِهِمْ
  • their stories
  • عِبْرَةٌ
  • a lesson
  • لِّأُو۟لِى
  • for men
  • ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ
  • (of) understanding.
  • مَا
  • Not
  • كَانَ
  • (it) is
  • حَدِيثًا
  • a narration
  • يُفْتَرَىٰ
  • invented,
  • وَلَٰكِن
  • but
  • تَصْدِيقَ
  • a confirmation
  • ٱلَّذِى
  • (of that) which
  • بَيْنَ
  • (was) before it *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • يَدَيْهِ
  • (was) before it *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
  • وَتَفْصِيلَ
  • and a detailed explanation
  • كُلِّ
  • (of) all
  • شَىْءٍ
  • things,
  • وَهُدًى
  • and a guidance
  • وَرَحْمَةً
  • and mercy
  • لِّقَوْمٍ
  • for a people
  • يُؤْمِنُونَ
  • who believe.