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Translation of the Holy Quran by Dr. Gilani |
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Joseph - Chapter 12 | Contains 111 Verses – Mecca |
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الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ |
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Alif Lam Raa (from Allah = God to Rasul =
Messenger). These are the Verses of the clarifying Book (Quran). |
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إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ |
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We have in fact sent it down as an Arabic
reading Quran, so that you might understand and reason (about its content). |
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نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِ لَمِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ |
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We are telling you by revealing this Quran
to you, the best of stories, even though before that, you were one of those who were unaware of it. |
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إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِي سَاجِدِينَ |
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At one time, Joseph told his father (Jacob):
”O my father, indeed I have seen (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon, all of them I saw bowing for me.” |
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قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لاَ تَقْصُصْ رُؤْيَاكَ عَلَى إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُواْ لَكَ كَيْدًا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلإِنسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ |
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He (Jacob) said: ” O my son, don’t tell your
brothers of your dream, otherwise they would plan a plot against you (out of jealousy). Indeed Satan is an evident enemy of mankind (by making people plot against each other).” |
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وَكَذَلِكَ
يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأْوِيلِ الأَحَادِيثِ
وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى آلِ يَعْقُوبَ |
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“Thus your Lord is choosing you (Joseph for
prophet hood) and will teach you the interpretation of the dreams (and other stories) and will completely grant His Grace upon you and the family and adherents of Jacob, just as He perfected it (the Grace) before upon our forefathers Abraham and Isaac. Indeed your Lord is All Knowing, All Wise”. |
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لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ آيَاتٌ لِّلسَّائِلِينَ |
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Indeed there has been Signs (of God’s
Wisdom and Grace) in the story of Joseph and his brothers for people who ask (to learn). |
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إِذْ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلاَلٍ مُّبِينٍ |
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Once they (the brothers) said: ”Joseph and
his brother (Benjamin) are really dearer to our father than we
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whereas we are a strong group. Our father is indeed in a plain error (for favoring Joseph and Benjamin to us),” |
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اقْتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ أَوِ اطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ وَتَكُونُواْ مِن بَعْدِهِ قَوْمًا صَالِحِينَ |
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“Kill Joseph or throw him in to some
(other far away) land so that your father’s attention will be for you alone and thereafter (you would repent and become) a righteous group of people”. |
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قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مَّنْهُمْ لاَ تَقْتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِي غَيَابَةِ الْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ السَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ |
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One of those among them who was talking,
said: "If you want to do something, don’t kill Joseph, but throw him down to the bottom of a well, some traveling caravan will pick him up?" |
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قَالُواْ يَا أَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لاَ تَأْمَنَّا عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَنَاصِحُونَ |
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(After deciding on this plot,) they
said: "O our father, why don’t you trust us with Joseph, while we are really his well wishers and we care for him?” |
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أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ |
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“Send him tomorrow with us, he will enjoy and play and of course we will take good care of him and protect him.” |
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قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحْزُنُنِي أَن تَذْهَبُواْ بِهِ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَافِلُونَ |
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He (Jacob) said: ”It would make me really
sad if you take him away and I dread and fear that a wolf may eat him, while you are away and careless of him.” |
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قَالُواْ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّخَاسِرُونَ |
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They said: “If a wolf should eat him, while we are a strong group (guarding him), then we must really be the losers.” |
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فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُواْ بِهِ وَأَجْمَعُواْ أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَابَةِ الْجُبِّ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَذَا وَهُمْ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ |
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Then when they took him away and agreed
to put him down the bottom of the well and then We revealed to him (Joseph): “You shall certainly inform them (someday) of their affair about this (plot) when they don’t recognize you (anymore).” |
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وَجَاؤُواْ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَاء يَبْكُونَ |
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And they came to their father in the early night, weeping |
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قَالُواْ يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لِّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِقِينَ |
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They said: “O our father, we went on
racing (running) and left Joseph with our belongings and a wolf ate him but you wont believe us, even if were truthful.” |
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وَجَآؤُوا عَلَى قَمِيصِهِ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ |
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And they brought also his shirt with
false blood (on it). He (Jacob, their father) said: “Not so, but your own minds made up this matter as a tale. So (for me) patience is fair and God (Alone) is the One Whose help in needed and sought against whatever you are describing.” |
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وَجَاءتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَى دَلْوَهُ قَالَ يَا بُشْرَى هَذَا غُلاَمٌ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَاعَةً وَاللّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ |
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And (later on) a caravan (of travelers)
arrived (at the well), later they sent their water-drawer (to the
well), he then let his bucket (down to the well) he said: “What a good news, this is a boy”. They concealed him as a merchandise (to sell him as a slave later), but God knew all what they were doing. |
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وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ الزَّاهِدِينَ |
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And they sold him for a low price, a few
(silver) coins, as they regarded him unimportant and they were disinterested in him. |
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وَقَالَ الَّذِي اشْتَرَاهُ مِن مِّصْرَ
لاِمْرَأَتِهِ أَكْرِمِي مَثْوَاهُ عَسَى أَن يَنفَعَنَا أَوْ
نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا وَكَذَلِكَ مَكَّنِّا لِيُوسُفَ |
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And the person from Egypt who had bought
him told his wife: “Make his stay honorable, may be he will be of benefit to us or we might adopt him as a son.” Thus We established Joseph in the land (of Egypt) and that We would teach him the interpretations of events and dreams. And God has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of the people don’t know (this fact). |
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وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ |
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And (later on) when Joseph reached his
full manhood, We granted him wisdom and knowledge and thus We reward those who do good deeds. |
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وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ وَغَلَّقَتِ الأَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّهِ إِنَّهُ رَبِّي أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ |
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And the woman, in whose house he was,
tried to seduce him and she closed the doors and said: “come to
me”. He said: ”God forbid, He is my Lord (I obey Him, not you), He made my stay here comfortable. Certainly the wrong and evil acting people won’t have a good future”. |
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وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلا أَن رَّأَى بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهِ كَذَلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوءَ وَالْفَحْشَاء إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِينَ |
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And she really desired him and he would
have also desired her, if he would not have recognized the evident guidance of His Lord (by his conscience). Thus (by following his conscience) it was that We kept away from him evil behavior and illicit sex. He was indeed one of our servants, freed from all desire (except desiring His Accord). 1 |
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وَاسُتَبَقَا الْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيصَهُ مِن دُبُرٍ وَأَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَى الْبَابِ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَاء مَنْ أَرَادَ بِأَهْلِكَ سُوَءًا إِلاَّ أَن يُسْجَنَ أَوْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ |
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And they raced to the door and she tore
his shirt grabbing its back (of his shirt) and they both encountered her master (her husband) at the door. She said (to her husband): “What is the punishment of a person who intended on evil act against your family (wife) other than to be put in prison or to receive a painful punishment?” |
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قَالَ هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِي عَن نَّفْسِي وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الكَاذِبِينَ |
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He (Joseph) said: “She tried to seduce
me!” And (later) a witness from her family testified: “If his shirt was torn from the front, then she must have said the truth and he would be a liar”. |
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وَإِنْ كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِن الصَّادِقِينَ |
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“But if his shirt was torn from the back, then she must have told a lie and he (Joseph) was being truthful.” |
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فَلَمَّا رَأَى قَمِيصَهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ |
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So when he (the husband) saw his
shirt (Josephs’ shirt) torn at the back, he said: “That is really one of your (woman’s) plots. Indeed your plot designs are enormous.” |
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يُوسُفُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَذَا وَاسْتَغْفِرِي لِذَنبِكِ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ الْخَاطِئِينَ |
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“O Joseph, keep away from saying anything
about this. And you (woman) ask forgiveness for your sin. In fact you were of the sinful.” |
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وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ امْرَأَةُ الْعَزِيزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتَاهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا إِنَّا لَنَرَاهَا فِي ضَلاَلٍ مُّبِينٍ |
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And the women in town said: ” The wife of
the governor is trying to seduce her slave. A violent love has taken over her. We notice well indeed that she is in plain error.” |
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فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ أَرْسَلَتْ
إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَأً وَآتَتْ كُلَّ
وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّينًا وَقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ |
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Later when she heard of their gossip
plot, she sent invitation to them and prepared a banquet for
them and gave each one of them a knife (to cut foods) and told (Joseph): ”Come out before them”. Then when they saw him, they applauded him and cut their hands (in amazement) and said: “O my God, this is not a human being; this is none other than a noble angel”. |
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قَالَتْ فَذَلِكُنَّ الَّذِي لُمْتُنَّنِي فِيهِ وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدتُّهُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ فَاسَتَعْصَمَ وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَا آمُرُهُ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ |
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She said: “This is (the young man) about whom
you did blame me and I did seek to seduce him, but he refused and remained innocent. And now if he does not do what I order him to do, he will certainly be put in jail and he will be among the humiliated ones.” |
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قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ وَإِلاَّ تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ |
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He (Joseph) said: “Oh my Lord, prison is
dearer to me than that to which they invite me. And if you would not hold off their plot and scheme, I would be on to them and would then be one of these who behave ignorantly.” |
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فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ |
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So his Lord accepted his prayer and kept off their plot away from him, as He is All Hearing, All Knowing. |
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ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُاْ الآيَاتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ حَتَّى حِينٍ |
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Then even though they (the people in the
government) had proofs (of his innocence), they still came up with the decision to imprison him for a while. |
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وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجْنَ فَتَيَانَ قَالَ
أَحَدُهُمَآ إِنِّي أَرَانِي أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا وَقَالَ الآخَرُ
إِنِّي أَرَانِي |
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Incidentally two young men entered the
prison with him. One of them said: ” I saw myself (in a dream) that I was pressing (grapes) for wine. “ and the other said: “ I saw myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating of it; tell us its interpretation, we see you indeed to be a good person.” |
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قَالَ لاَ يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ
تُرْزَقَانِهِ إِلاَّ نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ قَبْلَ أَن
يَأْتِيكُمَا ذَلِكُمَا مِمَّا |
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He (Joseph) said: “I will inform you of its
interpretation before any food of your provision arrives; that is from the (knowledge) which my Lord has taught me. I have in fact abandoned the religion and the way of life of those people who do not believe in the One God and who deny the future (Ever Lasting) life.” |
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وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ آبَآئِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ
وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ مَا كَانَ لَنَا أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِاللّهِ
مِن شَيْءٍ ذَلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ اللّهِ |
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And I have followed the religion of my
forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; there was no point for us to associate anything with God (‘s Divinity), this perception is from the Grace of God upon us and upon mankind, but most people are not appreciative.” |
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يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ |
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“O my prison-mates, are different lords
and gods better (to believe in) or The One and Only God, The Supreme Dominant over all?” |
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مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ
أَسْمَاء سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَآؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ
بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ |
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What you are worshipping other than Him, are nothing but some names that you and your forefathers made up for these (idols), for which God did not sent down any permission or authority. Certainly no rule or judgment is valid except by God; He ordered that you should not worship anyone except Him; that is the upright (lasting) religion, but most people are not aware (of this fact).” |
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يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِ قُضِيَ الأَمْرُ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ |
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“O my two prison-mates, as for the one of
you, he (as a servant) will pour wine for his master (after he gets out of the prison), but the other will be crucified and birds will eat from his head. The case about which you both were asking me, has already been decided and judged upon”. |
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وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِي عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِ فَلَبِثَ فِي السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ |
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And he (Joseph) told the one of the two
whom he thought would be freed: ”Mention me to your master”. Then Satan had made him forget the remembrance of his master (of his lord) So he (Joseph) stayed a few more years in prison. |
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وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي أَرَى سَبْعَ
بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ
سُنبُلاَتٍ |
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The king (of Egypt) said : ” I had a vivid dream indeed that seven fat cows were being eaten by seven lean cows and I saw also seven ears of corn and other dry ones. O you court people, explain to me the meaning of my dream, if you know how too interpret dreams.” |
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قَالُواْ أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلاَمٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ الأَحْلاَمِ بِعَالِمِينَ |
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They said: “These are mixed up dreams and we are not knowledgeable in interpreting dreams.” |
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وَقَالَ الَّذِي نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَاْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَأَرْسِلُونِ |
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And the one of the two (prisoners with
Joseph) who was freed and remembered (Joseph) after a long period of time, said: “I will tell you the true meaning of that (dream), so send me (on this mission to find him out). |
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يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِي
سَبْعِ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ |
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(He said :) “O Joseph, man of truth, explain to me (the meaning of a dream in which)
seven fat cows are being eaten by seven lean cows and seven green ears of corn and (seven) other dry ones, so that I may go back to the people, (tell them your interpretation), so may be they will know.” |
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قَالَ تَزْرَعُونَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبًا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمْ فَذَرُوهُ فِي سُنبُلِهِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ |
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He (Joseph) said: “You shall be farming
carefully for seven years, and whatever harvest you get, leave them in their ears not broken, except a few amount which you will eat”, |
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ثُمَّ يَأْتِي مِن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ يَأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ إِلاَّ قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تُحْصِنُونَ |
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"Since after that, there will be seven
difficult hard years which will consume what you had prepared for those tough (dry) years before, except a little that will remain of the harvest that you had stored and saved (the previous seven years)", |
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ثُمَّ يَأْتِي مِن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ عَامٌ فِيهِ يُغَاثُ النَّاسُ وَفِيهِ يَعْصِرُونَ |
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“Then there will come a year in which
people will have abundant rain and in which they will (have plenty to) press (fruit and produce for oil and juice)”. |
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وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُونِي بِهِ فَلَمَّا جَاءهُ الرَّسُولُ قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسْوَةِ اللاَّتِي قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ إِنَّ رَبِّي بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٌ |
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(After hearing that,) The king said:
“Bring him (Joseph) to me.” But when the messenger came to him (Joseph), he said: “Go back to your master and ask him: what was the matter with the ladies who had cut their hands? Certainly my Lord is Well-Aware of their plot". |
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قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَاوَدتُّنَّ
يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِ قُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ |
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(The king) said (to the ladies): “What was
your problem when you tried to seduce Joseph?” (The Women) answered: “God forbid, we have known nothing evil against him.” And the wife of the governor (who was first to try to seduce him) said: “Now the truth is manifest (to everyone); it was I who sought to seduce him and he has been of the truthful (kind of people)”. |
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ذَلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَخُنْهُ بِالْغَيْبِ وَأَنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَهْدِي كَيْدَ الْخَائِنِينَ. |
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(Joseph then said: I asked for this
question,) so that he (the governor) would know well that I did not betray him in (his) absence and that certainly God does not guide the scheme of the betrayers,” |
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وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلاَّ مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّيَ إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ |
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Furthermore I do not hold myself free of
all blame, as indeed the human mind incites evil, except that my Lord would have Mercy (to prevent it from happening), as my Lord is indeed Very Forgiving, Most Merciful (to good people). |
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وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُونِي بِهِ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِي فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ قَالَ إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مِكِينٌ أَمِينٌ |
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And the king said: “Bring him to me so
that I may have him serve next to myself and when he spoke to him, he said (to Joseph): “You are with us indeed from today on in high rank and trust.” |
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قَالَ اجْعَلْنِي عَلَى خَزَآئِنِ الأَرْضِ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ |
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(Joseph) said: “Allow me to manage the store-houses of the land, I am a good guardian and knowledgeable.” |
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وَكَذَلِكَ مَكَّنِّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الأَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ نُصِيبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَاء وَلاَ نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ |
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Thus We gave power and authority to
Joseph in the land (of Egypt), so that he could establish in there, wherever and however he wanted. We do grant our Mercy on whomever We want and We never spoil the reward of those who do good. |
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وَلَأَجْرُ الآخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَكَانُواْ يَتَّقُونَ |
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And the reward of the Hereafter is even better for those who believe and have been conscious of Us and pious. |
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وَجَاء إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُواْ عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ |
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And (later) the brothers of Joseph came
(to town) and came in to his office (to buy grains), he then recognized them but they did not recognize him. |
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وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ائْتُونِي بِأَخٍ لَّكُم مِّنْ أَبِيكُمْ أَلاَ تَرَوْنَ أَنِّي أُوفِي الْكَيْلَ وَأَنَاْ خَيْرُ الْمُنزِلِينَ |
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And when he completed giving them their
provisions, he said: “(Next time) bring me your brother (he meant Benjamin) who is from your father. Don’t you see that I give full measure and I am the best host (for people who come a long way to buy grains and provisions?)". |
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فَإِن لَّمْ تَأْتُونِي بِهِ فَلاَ كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِندِي وَلاَ تَقْرَبُونِ |
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“But if you do not bring him, there will not be any measure (of grain to sell to you) and don't come near to me.” |
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قَالُواْ سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَاعِلُونَ |
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They said: “We will try to get his father’s permission to bring him and we will certainly do it.” |
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وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَانِهِ اجْعَلُواْ بِضَاعَتَهُمْ فِي رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَهَا إِذَا انقَلَبُواْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ |
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And Joseph told his servants: “Put their
money (which they paid for the grains) into their bags, so that they would recognize it when they have returned to their folks, in order to (encourage) them to come again.” |
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فَلَمَّا رَجِعُوا إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ قَالُواْ يَا أَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ |
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Then when they returned to their father,
they said: “O our father, (We were told: ) no more grains will be given to us and we will be deprived from receiving it (unless next time our brother Benjamin is sent with us,) therefore send our brother with us, so we get the grain portion and we will definitely guard him. |
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قَالَ هَلْ آمَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ كَمَا أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَى أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ فَاللّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ |
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He (Jacob) answered saying: “Am I going
to trust you about him, the way I trusted you before with his
brother? But then God is the Best Guardian and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. |
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وَلَمَّا
فَتَحُواْ مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُواْ بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ
قَالُواْ يَا أَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِي هَذِهِ بِضَاعَتُنَا |
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And when they opened their bags and
belongings, they found their money had been returned to them (in
their bag). They said: “O our father, what more can we want? This is our money that has been returned to us; and (with it) we will get more food for our family and we will protect our brother and we shall get an extra camel’s load. This measure (of grain) will be very easy (to get from the governor)". |
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قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّى تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِي بِهِ إِلاَّ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمْ فَلَمَّا آتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ اللّهُ عَلَى مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ |
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He (Jacob) said: “I will never send him
with you unless and until you come up with a firm oath to me in the Name of God that you will bring him back to me, unless that you are surrounded (by enemies or by circumstances beyond your control)”. And when they had sworn their solemn and firm oath, he said: “God is the Witness-Trustee to what we said.” |
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وَقَالَ يَا
بَنِيَّ لاَ تَدْخُلُواْ مِن بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَادْخُلُواْ مِنْ
أَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ وَمَا أُغْنِي عَنكُم مِّنَ اللّهِ |
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And he also said: “O my sons, do not
enter (all of you) by one gate (of the city), but enter by different gates, however I can not protect you from God’s Design. Certainly the decision rests only by God; on Him I put all my trust and all who (want to) trust (in someone), should really trust in Him. |
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وَلَمَّا
دَخَلُواْ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِي
عَنْهُم مِّنَ اللّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ حَاجَةً فِي نَفْسِ
يَعْقُوبَ قَضَاهَا |
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And when they entered the city according
to their father’s advice, even that was not to protect them at all against anything of God’s (Will); it was only some fatherly emotional needed matter which he had expressed (by telling them to enter the city by different gates); and in fact he was very knowledgeable from the knowledge that We had taught him, but most people do not know (this fact). |
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وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَى يُوسُفَ آوَى إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُ قَالَ إِنِّي أَنَاْ أَخُوكَ فَلاَ تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ |
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And when they arrived before Joseph, he
placed his brother (Benjamin) next to himself and said (in low
voice): “I am your real brother, so don’t be sad anymore because of what they had done.” |
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فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحْلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَارِقُونَ |
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And when he furnished them with the
provisions, he put the (golden) bowl in his brother’s
(Benjamin’s) bag. Then some announcer cried: “O you with the caravan, you are indeed thieves.” |
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قَالُواْ وَأَقْبَلُواْ عَلَيْهِم مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ |
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They said, turning towards them (the employees): “What is that you have lost?” |
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قَالُواْ نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاء بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَاْ بِهِ زَعِيمٌ |
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They said: “We are missing the (golden)
cup of the king, and whoever brings it (back) will get a camel load (as reward) and I guarantee that.” |
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قَالُواْ تَاللّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَارِقِينَ |
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They (the brothers of Joseph) said: “By God you know that we did not come to do mischief in the land and we have never been thieves.” |
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قَالُواْ فَمَا جَزَآؤُهُ إِن كُنتُمْ كَاذِبِينَ |
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They said: “What shall then the punishment of the one (who took the cup be), if you are found liars?” |
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قَالُواْ جَزَآؤُهُ مَن وُجِدَ فِي رَحْلِهِ فَهُوَ جَزَاؤُهُ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ |
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They said: “His
penalty should be that in whomever’s bag it is found, he should be held for punishment, we punish the wrong-doers this way (in our town).” |
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فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَاء
أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِن وِعَاء أَخِيهِ كَذَلِكَ كِدْنَا
لِيُوسُفَ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ الْمَلِكِ |
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The he (Joseph) started (to search) in
their bags before the bag of his brother (Benjamin), then he brought it (the golden cup) out of his brother’s bag. Thus We (taught) Joseph how to plan (to keep his brother Benjamin in his care). He was not supposed to keep his brother in the custody of the king (as a prisoner), except if God had willed (his brother would stay with him); We raise the degrees of standing of whomever We want (in the society as well), and above all knowledgeable persons, is the All Knowing (God). |
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قَالُواْ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَاللّهُ أَعْلَمْ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ |
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They (Joseph’s brothers) said: “If
he (Benjamin) steals, it was indeed his own brother (Joseph) who also stole before (him). Joseph (heard and) kept it to himself (this wrong accusation) and did not reveal the secret to them yet. He said: “You are in a worse situation and God knows best what you are describing.” 2 |
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قَالُواْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ |
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They said: “O Governor, indeed he
(Benjamin) has an old father (who would be very sad for him if
he is kept here), so take one of us in his place. We indeed notice that you are one good acting person.” |
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قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلاَّ مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِندَهُ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَالِمُونَ |
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He said: “God forbid that we would keep
anyone other than the one by whom we found our property. (If we did so) we would then in fact be wrong-doing people ourselves." |
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فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْأَسُواْ مِنْهُ خَلَصُواْ
نَجِيًّا قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ
قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُم مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ مَا
فَرَّطتُمْ فِي يُوسُفَ |
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So when they lost hope of it, they
started to consult together whispering. The oldest of them said: “Don’t you know that your father indeed had taken an oath from you by God and before that you did fail regarding Joseph? Therefore I won't leave this land till my father would permit me or God would decide for me (by having Benjamin released) and He is the Best of the judges”. |
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ارْجِعُواْ إِلَى أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُواْ يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّ ابْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَا إِلاَّ بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَافِظِينَ |
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“Return to your father and say: “O our
father, your son (Benjamin) in fact did steal and we testify what we have learned to know (from other people’s saying) and we could not know the unseen (and the future)." |
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وَاسْأَلِ الْقَرْيَةَ الَّتِي كُنَّا فِيهَا وَالْعِيْرَ الَّتِي أَقْبَلْنَا فِيهَا وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ |
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"And ask the (people of the) town where we
were and the caravan which had taken us (there) and we are certainly truthful.” |
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قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ عَسَى اللّهُ أَن يَأْتِيَنِي بِهِمْ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ |
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He (Jacob) said (after he heard the story):
“Not so, your minds made up (such an important) matter seem acceptable to you. So (now) patience is in good order. May be God will bring them all back together to me; as indeed He is the All Knowing, All Wise”. |
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وَتَوَلَّى عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَى عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ |
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And he turned away from them and said: “What
a pity for Joseph.” and his eyes had turned white (opaque) because of the sorrow and grief and anger that he was keeping to himself. |
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قَالُواْ تَالله تَفْتَأُ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ حَرَضًا أَوْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الْهَالِكِينَ |
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They (the sons) said: “By God, you will never cease to remember Joseph until you become weak or die (of sorrow).” |
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قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ |
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He said: “I complain of my distress and grief only to God and I know from God that which you do not know". |
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يَا بَنِيَّ اذْهَبُواْ فَتَحَسَّسُواْ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلاَ تَيْأَسُواْ مِن رَّوْحِ اللّهِ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَيْأَسُ مِن رَّوْحِ اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ |
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"O my sons, go and search around for Joseph
and his brother’s condition and do not despair of God’s spirit-giving Mercy. Certainly no one loses hope of God’s spirit-giving Mercy except the disbelieving people.” |
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فَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَيْهِ قَالُواْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزْجَاةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا الْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّ اللّهَ يَجْزِي الْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ |
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They (went on back to Egypt and) when they
arrived to him (Joseph), they said: “O governor, a hard time has gotten to us and our family and we came with poor capital, so please give us full ration measure and have charity on us. Truly God rewards those who give charity.” |
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قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا فَعَلْتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنتُمْ جَاهِلُونَ |
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He said: “Do you remember what you did to Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant (of right and wrong)?” |
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قَالُواْ أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُ قَالَ أَنَاْ يُوسُفُ وَهَذَا أَخِي قَدْ مَنَّ اللّهُ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّهُ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيِصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ |
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They asked: “Are you really Joseph?” He said: “I am Joseph and this is my brother (Benjamin). God has indeed been gracious on us. Certainly if one is conscious of Him, pious and patient in adversity, then (he should know that) God does not spoil the reward of good behaving people.” |
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قَالُواْ تَاللّهِ لَقَدْ آثَرَكَ اللّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَاطِئِينَ |
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They said: “By God, indeed God has raised you above us and we were indeed sinners.” |
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قَالَ لاَ تَثْرَيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ |
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He said: “No accusation is intended on
you today; may God forgive you and He is the Most Forgiving of all those who show mercy.” |
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اذْهَبُواْ بِقَمِيصِي هَذَا فَأَلْقُوهُ عَلَى وَجْهِ أَبِي يَأْتِ بَصِيرًا وَأْتُونِي بِأَهْلِكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ |
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“Go and take this shirt of mine and lay
it on the face of my father and he will become clear-sighted and bring me your entire family together.” |
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وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ لَوْلاَ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ |
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And when the caravan (of Joseph’s
brothers) departed (towards their father’s place), their father (Jacob) said (to the people around him): “I do indeed smell the scent of Joseph, hope you don’t think of me as a senile (weak of mind because of old age).” |
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قَالُواْ تَاللّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِي ضَلاَلِكَ الْقَدِيمِ |
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They said: “By God, you are still in your old wrong imagination.” |
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فَلَمَّا أَن جَاء الْبَشِيرُ أَلْقَاهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَارْتَدَّ بَصِيرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ |
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But then when the carrier of the good
news arrived and laid it down (the shirt) on his face, he then became again able to see. He said: “Didn’t I tell you I know from God (‘s Mercy) what you don’t know?” |
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قَالُواْ يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ |
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They said: “O our father, ask forgiveness (from God) for our sins, we have indeed been sinners.” |
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قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّيَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ |
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He said: “I will ask my Lord for
forgiveness for you. He is certainly Very Forgiving, Most Merciful (to good people)”. |
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فَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَى يُوسُفَ آوَى إِلَيْهِ أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُواْ مِصْرَ إِن شَاء اللّهُ آمِنِينَ |
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Then when they came in before Joseph, he
took his parents to himself and said: “Welcome to Egypt, if God wills, in security.” |
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وَرَفَعَ
أَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّواْ لَهُ سُجَّدًا وَقَالَ يَا
أَبَتِ هَذَا تَأْوِيلُ رُؤْيَايَ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا
رَبِّي حَقًّا وَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ بَي إِذْ أَخْرَجَنِي |
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And he raised his parents to the high
seating and they fell down prostrating for Him (to thank God).
And he said: “O my father, this is the meaning-interpretation of my dream before. My Lord indeed made it come true and He really has been good to me when He got me out of prison and brought you here from the bedouin-life of the desert after Satan had caused enmity between me and my brothers. Certainly my Lord is Very Kind and Caring for what He wills. Indeed He is the One All Knowing, All Wise.” |
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رَبِّ قَدْ
آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِي مِن تَأْوِيلِ
الأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ |
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“My Lord, you have indeed granted me of
governorship and taught me some of the interpretations of events and dreams, O the Originator of the heavens and the earth. You are my Protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die, submitting myself (to Your Will) as a Muslim and join me with the righteous people.” |
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ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنبَاء الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ أَجْمَعُواْ أَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُونَ |
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These are the news, unseen (for you) that
We reveal it to you (Muhammad) and you were not present with them when they got together to discuss their matter and while they were plotting (how to execute their plan against Joseph). |
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وَمَا أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ |
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And most people won't believe, even though you eagerly did try it and desire it. |
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وَمَا تَسْأَلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ |
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And you are not asking them for any
reward or wage (for your mission of telling them the Word of
God) as this (the Quran) is only a Reminder for all mankind. |
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وَكَأَيِّن مِّن آيَةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ |
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And how many of individual Signs (of
God) in the heavens and the earth they pass by and yet they don’t care and turn away from them. |
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وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللّهِ إِلاَّ وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ |
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And even most of them who believe in God, they still imagine partners (to God in creation and control) |
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أَفَأَمِنُواْ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ غَاشِيَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ اللّهِ أَوْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ |
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Do they feel secure of any episode of
(overpowering) veil
of punishment of God might arrive at them or that the (Final) Hour could suddenly come upon them while they are unaware of it? |
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قُلْ هَذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَاْ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَمَا أَنَاْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ |
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Say : “This is my way (of life), I call
and invite people towards belief in God by objective observation
and knowledge and those who follow me will do the same and God is glorified above and beyond (all that they associate as partners to Him) and I am not one of those who associate (other beings to God). |
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وَمَا
أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلاَّ رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِم مِّنْ
أَهْلِ الْقُرَى أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُواْ فِي الأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ
كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ |
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And (in the past also) We sent men from
townships (as Messengers) to whom We revealed (Our Messages).
Won't they travel on earth and see what was the end of those who lived before them? And the Home of the Hereafter is of course better for those who are conscious of God and pious. Don’t you use your reason and understand? |
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حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّواْ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُواْ جَاءهُمْ نَصْرُنَا فَنُجِّيَ مَن نَّشَاء وَلاَ يُرَدُّ بَأْسُنَا عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ |
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110- |
(This process of denial by people
repeated often,) until the Messengers gave up hope and felt they were in fact treated as liars, when Our Help arrived to them; when We saved whom We willed, but Our punishment can not be turned away from the habitual sinners. |
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لَقَدْ كَانَ
فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُوْلِي الأَلْبَابِ مَا كَانَ
حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَى وَلَكِن |
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Indeed in their stories, there has
always been an important lesson for people of understanding. It (the Quran) is not a forged statement, but rather the confirmation of that (portion of God’s previous revelations) available at the time and a detailed explanation of all important matters and a guide and mercy for people who believe. |
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Footnotes |
1
Mukhlass in Arabic means sincere, Mukhlass above means liberated and
free from want and desires.
2
Joseph’s brothers had not recognized him yet.
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