Surah Yusuf (Joseph)
Surah Yusuf in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ ﴿1﴾
12:1 Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.
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الٓر ۚ Alif Laam Ra · تِلْكَ These · ءَايَـٰتُ (are the) Verses · ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book · ٱلْمُبِينِ [the] clear
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ قُرۡءَٰنًا عَرَبِيࣰّ ا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿2﴾
12:2 Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.
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إِنَّآ Indeed, We · أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ We have sent it down · قُرْءَٰنًا (as) a Quran in Arabic · عَرَبِيًّۭا (as) a Quran in Arabic · لَّعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تَعْقِلُونَ understand
نَحۡنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيۡكَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰفِلِينَ ﴿3﴾
12:3 We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an although you were, before it, among the unaware.
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نَحْنُ We · نَقُصُّ relate · عَلَيْكَ to you · أَحْسَنَ the best · ٱلْقَصَصِ of the narrations · بِمَآ in what · أَوْحَيْنَآ We have revealed · إِلَيْكَ to you · هَـٰذَا (of) this · ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran · وَإِن although · كُنتَ you were · مِن before it · قَبْلِهِۦ before it · لَمِنَ surely among · ٱلْغَـٰفِلِينَ the unaware
إِذۡ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبࣰ ا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ لِي سَٰجِدِينَ ﴿4﴾
12:4 [Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."
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إِذْ When · قَالَ said · يُوسُفُ Yusuf · لِأَبِيهِ to his father · يَـٰٓأَبَتِ O my father · إِنِّى Indeed, I · رَأَيْتُ I saw · أَحَدَ eleven · عَشَرَ eleven · كَوْكَبًۭا stars · وَٱلشَّمْسَ and the sun · وَٱلْقَمَرَ and the moon · رَأَيْتُهُمْ I saw them · لِى to me · سَـٰجِدِينَ prostrating
قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ لَا تَقۡصُصۡ رُءۡيَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ إِخۡوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُواْ لَكَ كَيۡدًاۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوࣱّ مُّبِينࣱ ﴿5﴾
12:5 He said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.
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قَالَ He said · يَـٰبُنَىَّ 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 · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ the Shaitaan · لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ (is) to man · عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy · مُّبِينٌۭ open
وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجۡتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكَ وَعَلَىٰٓ ءَالِ يَعۡقُوبَ كَمَآ أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَبَوَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمࣱ ﴿6﴾
12:6 And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise."
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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 · قَبْلُ before · إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim · وَإِسْحَـٰقَ ۚ and Isaac · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower · حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise
۞لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتࣱ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ ﴿7﴾
12:7 Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask,
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۞ لَّقَدْ Certainly · كَانَ were · فِى in · يُوسُفَ Yusuf · وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ and his brothers · ءَايَـٰتٌۭ signs · لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ for those who ask
إِذۡ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينٍ ﴿8﴾
12:8 When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.
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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 · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error · مُّبِينٍ clear
ٱقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطۡرَحُوهُ أَرۡضࣰ ا يَخۡلُ لَكُمۡ وَجۡهُ أَبِيكُمۡ وَتَكُونُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ قَوۡمࣰ ا صَٰلِحِينَ ﴿9﴾
12:9 Kill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people."
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ٱقْتُلُوا۟ Kill · يُوسُفَ Yusuf · أَوِ or · ٱطْرَحُوهُ cast him · أَرْضًۭا (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 · بَعْدِهِۦ after that · قَوْمًۭا a people · صَـٰلِحِينَ righteous
قَالَ قَآئِلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ لَا تَقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ وَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّ يَلۡتَقِطۡهُ بَعۡضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿10﴾
12:10 Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up - if you would do [something]."
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قَالَ Said · قَآئِلٌۭ a speaker · مِّنْهُمْ among them · لَا (Do) not · تَقْتُلُوا۟ kill · يُوسُفَ Yusuf · وَأَلْقُوهُ but throw him · فِى in · غَيَـٰبَتِ the bottom · ٱلْجُبِّ (of) the well · يَلْتَقِطْهُ will pick him · بَعْضُ some · ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ [the] caravan · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · فَـٰعِلِينَ doing
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۬نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ ﴿11﴾
12:11 They said, "O our father, why do you not entrust us with Joseph while indeed, we are to him sincere counselors?
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰٓأَبَانَا 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 · لَنَـٰصِحُونَ surely well-wishers
أَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعَنَا غَدࣰ ا يَرۡتَعۡ وَيَلۡعَبۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ ﴿12﴾
12:12 Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians.
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أَرْسِلْهُ Send him · مَعَنَا with us · غَدًۭا tomorrow · يَرْتَعْ (to) enjoy · وَيَلْعَبْ and play · وَإِنَّا And indeed, we · لَهُۥ for him · لَحَـٰفِظُونَ (will) surely (be) guardians
قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحۡزُنُنِيٓ أَن تَذۡهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأۡكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَأَنتُمۡ عَنۡهُ غَٰفِلُونَ ﴿13﴾
12:13 [Jacob] said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are of him unaware."
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قَالَ He said · إِنِّى Indeed, [I] · لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ it surely saddens me · أَن that · تَذْهَبُوا۟ you should take him · بِهِۦ you should take him · وَأَخَافُ and I fear · أَن that · يَأْكُلَهُ would eat him · ٱلذِّئْبُ a wolf · وَأَنتُمْ while you · عَنْهُ of him · غَـٰفِلُونَ (are) unaware
قَالُواْ لَئِنۡ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذࣰ ا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿14﴾
12:14 They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · لَئِنْ If · أَكَلَهُ eats him · ٱلذِّئْبُ the wolf · وَنَحْنُ while we · عُصْبَةٌ (are) a group · إِنَّآ indeed, we · إِذًۭا then · لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ surely (would be) losers
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَن يَجۡعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّۚ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمۡرِهِمۡ هَٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ﴿15﴾
12:15 So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]."
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فَلَمَّا So when · ذَهَبُوا۟ they took him · بِهِۦ they took him · وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟ and agreed · أَن that · يَجْعَلُوهُ they put him · فِى in · غَيَـٰبَتِ (the) bottom · ٱلْجُبِّ ۚ (of) the well · وَأَوْحَيْنَآ But We inspired · إِلَيْهِ to him · لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم Surely, you will inform them · بِأَمْرِهِمْ about this affair · هَـٰذَا about this affair · وَهُمْ while they · لَا (do) not · يَشْعُرُونَ perceive
وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمۡ عِشَآءࣰ يَبۡكُونَ ﴿16﴾
12:16 And they came to their father at night, weeping.
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وَجَآءُوٓ And they came · أَبَاهُمْ (to) their father · عِشَآءًۭ early at night · يَبْكُونَ weeping
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنࣲ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿17﴾
12:17 They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ O our father · إِنَّا Indeed, we · ذَهَبْنَا [we] went · نَسْتَبِقُ racing each other · وَتَرَكْنَا and we left · يُوسُفَ Yusuf · عِندَ with · مَتَـٰعِنَا our possessions · فَأَكَلَهُ and ate him · ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖ the wolf · وَمَآ But not · أَنتَ you · بِمُؤْمِنٍۢ (will) believe · لَّنَا us · وَلَوْ even if · كُنَّا we are · صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful
وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمࣲ كَذِبࣲۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرࣰ اۖ فَصَبۡرࣱ جَمِيلࣱۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ﴿18﴾
12:18 And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
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وَجَآءُو And they brought · عَلَىٰ upon · قَمِيصِهِۦ his shirt · بِدَمٍۢ with false blood · كَذِبٍۢ ۚ with false blood · قَالَ He said · بَلْ Nay · سَوَّلَتْ has enticed you · لَكُمْ has enticed you · أَنفُسُكُمْ your souls · أَمْرًۭا ۖ (to) a matter · فَصَبْرٌۭ so patience · جَمِيلٌۭ ۖ (is) beautiful · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ (is) the One sought for help · عَلَىٰ against · مَا what · تَصِفُونَ you describe
وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةࣱ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهُۥۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمࣱۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةࣰۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿19﴾
12:19 And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise; and Allah was knowing of what they did.
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وَجَآءَتْ And there came · سَيَّارَةٌۭ a caravan · فَأَرْسَلُوا۟ and they sent · وَارِدَهُمْ their water drawer · فَأَدْلَىٰ then he let down · دَلْوَهُۥ ۖ his bucket · قَالَ He said · يَـٰبُشْرَىٰ O good news · هَـٰذَا This · غُلَـٰمٌۭ ۚ (is) a boy · وَأَسَرُّوهُ And they hid him · بِضَـٰعَةًۭ ۚ (as) a merchandise · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · عَلِيمٌۢ (is) All-Knower · بِمَا of what · يَعْمَلُونَ they do
وَشَرَوۡهُ بِثَمَنِۭ بَخۡسࣲ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعۡدُودَةࣲ وَكَانُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ ﴿20﴾
12:20 And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
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وَشَرَوْهُ And they sold him · بِثَمَنٍۭ for a price · بَخْسٍۢ very low · دَرَٰهِمَ dirhams · مَعْدُودَةٍۢ few · وَكَانُوا۟ and they were · فِيهِ about him · مِنَ of · ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ those keen to give up
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدࣰ اۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿21﴾
12:21 And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
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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 · وَلَدًۭا ۚ (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 · تَأْوِيلِ (the) interpretation of · ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ the events · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · غَالِبٌ (is) Predominant · عَلَىٰٓ over · أَمْرِهِۦ His affairs · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · أَكْثَرَ most · ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمࣰ ا وَعِلۡمࣰ اۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿22﴾
12:22 And when Joseph reached maturity, We gave him judgment and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.
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وَلَمَّا And when · بَلَغَ he reached · أَشُدَّهُۥٓ his maturity · ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ We gave him · حُكْمًۭا wisdom · وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ and knowledge · وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus · نَجْزِى We reward · ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers
وَرَٰوَدَتۡهُ ٱلَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيۡتِهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلۡأَبۡوَٰبَ وَقَالَتۡ هَيۡتَ لَكَۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَحۡسَنَ مَثۡوَايَۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ﴿23﴾
12:23 And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
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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 · ٱللَّهِ ۖ I seek refuge in Allah · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · رَبِّىٓ (is) my lord · أَحْسَنَ (who has) made good · مَثْوَاىَ ۖ my stay · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed · لَا not · يُفْلِحُ will succeed · ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers
وَلَقَدۡ هَمَّتۡ بِهِۦۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوۡلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرۡهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصۡرِفَ عَنۡهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلۡفَحۡشَآءَۚ إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ﴿24﴾
12:24 And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants.
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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 · بُرْهَـٰنَ 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
وَٱسۡتَبَقَا ٱلۡبَابَ وَقَدَّتۡ قَمِيصَهُۥ مِن دُبُرࣲ وَأَلۡفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلۡبَابِۚ قَالَتۡ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنۡ أَرَادَ بِأَهۡلِكَ سُوٓءًا إِلَّآ أَن يُسۡجَنَ أَوۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ﴿25﴾
12:25 And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"
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وَٱسْتَبَقَا And they both raced · ٱلْبَابَ (to) the door · وَقَدَّتْ and she tore · قَمِيصَهُۥ his shirt · مِن from · دُبُرٍۢ 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 · أَلِيمٌۭ painful
قَالَ هِيَ رَٰوَدَتۡنِي عَن نَّفۡسِيۚ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدࣱ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَآ إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلࣲ فَصَدَقَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ ﴿26﴾
12:26 [Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars.
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قَالَ He said · هِىَ She · رَٰوَدَتْنِى sought to seduce me · عَن about · نَّفْسِى ۚ myself · وَشَهِدَ And testified · شَاهِدٌۭ a witness · مِّنْ of · أَهْلِهَآ her family · إِن If · كَانَ [is] · قَمِيصُهُۥ his shirt · قُدَّ (is) torn · مِن from · قُبُلٍۢ the front · فَصَدَقَتْ then she has spoken the truth · وَهُوَ and he · مِنَ (is) of · ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars
وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرࣲ فَكَذَبَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿27﴾
12:27 But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
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وَإِن But if · كَانَ [is] · قَمِيصُهُۥ his shirt · قُدَّ (is) torn · مِن from · دُبُرٍۢ (the) back · فَكَذَبَتْ then she has lied · وَهُوَ and he · مِنَ (is) of · ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful
فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرࣲ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَيۡدِكُنَّۖ إِنَّ كَيۡدَكُنَّ عَظِيمࣱ ﴿28﴾
12:28 So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great.
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فَلَمَّا So when · رَءَا he saw · قَمِيصَهُۥ his shirt · قُدَّ torn · مِن from · دُبُرٍۢ (the) back · قَالَ he said · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it · مِن (is) of · كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ your plot · إِنَّ Indeed · كَيْدَكُنَّ your plot · عَظِيمٌۭ (is) great
يُوسُفُ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هَٰذَاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي لِذَنۢبِكِۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ ﴿29﴾
12:29 Joseph, ignore this. And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful."
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يُوسُفُ Yusuf · أَعْرِضْ turn away · عَنْ from · هَـٰذَا ۚ this · وَٱسْتَغْفِرِى And ask forgiveness · لِذَنۢبِكِ ۖ for your sin · إِنَّكِ Indeed, you · كُنتِ are · مِنَ of · ٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَ the sinful
۞وَقَالَ نِسۡوَةࣱ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ تُرَٰوِدُ فَتَىٰهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۖ قَدۡ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّاۖ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰهَا فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينࣲ ﴿30﴾
12:30 And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."
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۞ وَقَالَ And said · نِسْوَةٌۭ 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 · فِى in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error · مُّبِينٍۢ clear
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ أَرۡسَلَتۡ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَعۡتَدَتۡ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـࣰٔ ا وَءَاتَتۡ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةࣲ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّينࣰ ا وَقَالَتِ ٱخۡرُجۡ عَلَيۡهِنَّۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَيۡنَهُۥٓ أَكۡبَرۡنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعۡنَ أَيۡدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا مَلَكࣱ كَرِيمࣱ ﴿31﴾
12:31 So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allah! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel."
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فَلَمَّا So when · سَمِعَتْ she heard · بِمَكْرِهِنَّ of their scheming · أَرْسَلَتْ she sent · إِلَيْهِنَّ for them · وَأَعْتَدَتْ and she prepared · لَهُنَّ for them · مُتَّكَـًۭٔا a banquet · وَءَاتَتْ and she gave · كُلَّ each · وَٰحِدَةٍۢ one · مِّنْهُنَّ of them · سِكِّينًۭا 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 · حَـٰشَ Forbid · لِلَّهِ Allah · مَا not · هَـٰذَا (is) this · بَشَرًا a man · إِنْ not · هَـٰذَآ (is) this · إِلَّا but · مَلَكٌۭ an angel · كَرِيمٌۭ noble
قَالَتۡ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ ٱلَّذِي لُمۡتُنَّنِي فِيهِۖ وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ فَٱسۡتَعۡصَمَۖ وَلَئِن لَّمۡ يَفۡعَلۡ مَآ ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسۡجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ ﴿32﴾
12:32 She said, "That is the one about whom you blamed me. And I certainly sought to seduce him, but he firmly refused; and if he will not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be of those debased."
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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 · وَلَيَكُونًۭا and certainly will be · مِّنَ of · ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَ those who are disgraced
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجۡنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدۡعُونَنِيٓ إِلَيۡهِۖ وَإِلَّا تَصۡرِفۡ عَنِّي كَيۡدَهُنَّ أَصۡبُ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ ﴿33﴾
12:33 He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant."
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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 · ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ the ignorant
فَٱسۡتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنۡهُ كَيۡدَهُنَّۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ﴿34﴾
12:34 So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
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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
ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا رَأَوُاْ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَيَسۡجُنُنَّهُۥ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ ﴿35﴾
12:35 Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.
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ثُمَّ Then · بَدَا (it) appeared · لَهُم to them · مِّنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · مَا [what] · رَأَوُا۟ they had seen · ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the signs · لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُۥ surely they should imprison him · حَتَّىٰ until · حِينٍۢ a time
وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجۡنَ فَتَيَانِۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَآ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰنِيٓ أَعۡصِرُ خَمۡرࣰ اۖ وَقَالَ ٱلۡأٓخَرُ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰنِيٓ أَحۡمِلُ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِي خُبۡزࣰ ا تَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّيۡرُ مِنۡهُۖ نَبِّئۡنَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦٓۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿36﴾
12:36 And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good."
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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 · خَمْرًۭا ۖ wine · وَقَالَ And said · ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ the other · إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I · أَرَىٰنِىٓ [I] see myself · أَحْمِلُ [I am] carrying · فَوْقَ over · رَأْسِى my head · خُبْزًۭا 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
قَالَ لَا يَأۡتِيكُمَا طَعَامࣱ تُرۡزَقَانِهِۦٓ إِلَّا نَبَّأۡتُكُمَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمَاۚ ذَٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّيٓۚ إِنِّي تَرَكۡتُ مِلَّةَ قَوۡمࣲ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ ﴿37﴾
12:37 He said, "You will not receive food that is provided to you except that I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes to you. That is from what my Lord has taught me. Indeed, I have left the religion of a people who do not believe in Allah, and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers.
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قَالَ He said · لَا Not · يَأْتِيكُمَا (will) come to both of you · طَعَامٌۭ 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 · قَوْمٍۢ (of) a people · لَّا not · يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe · بِٱللَّهِ in Allah · وَهُم and they · بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter · هُمْ [they] · كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers
وَٱتَّبَعۡتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِيٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءࣲۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿38﴾
12:38 And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allah. That is from the favor of Allah upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.
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وَٱتَّبَعْتُ And I follow · مِلَّةَ (the) religion · ءَابَآءِىٓ (of) my forefathers · إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim · وَإِسْحَـٰقَ and Isaac · وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ and Yaqub · مَا Not · كَانَ was · لَنَآ for us · أَن that · نُّشْرِكَ we associate · بِٱللَّهِ with Allah · مِن any · شَىْءٍۢ ۚ thing · ذَٰلِكَ That · مِن (is) from · فَضْلِ (the) Grace · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · عَلَيْنَا upon us · وَعَلَى and upon · ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · أَكْثَرَ most · ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the men · لَا (are) not · يَشْكُرُونَ grateful
يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ ءَأَرۡبَابࣱ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيۡرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ ﴿39﴾
12:39 O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?
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يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ O my two companions · ٱلسِّجْنِ (of) the prison · ءَأَرْبَابٌۭ Are lords · مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ separate · خَيْرٌ better · أَمِ or · ٱللَّهُ Allah · ٱلْوَٰحِدُ the One · ٱلْقَهَّارُ the Irresistible
مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءࣰ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿40﴾
12:40 You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
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مَا Not · تَعْبُدُونَ you worship · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him · إِلَّآ but · أَسْمَآءًۭ 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 · سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ authority · إِنِ Not · ٱلْحُكْمُ (is) the command · إِلَّا but · لِلَّهِ ۚ for Allah · أَمَرَ He has commanded · أَلَّا that not · تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ you worship · إِلَّآ but · إِيَّاهُ ۚ Him Alone · ذَٰلِكَ That · ٱلدِّينُ (is) the religion · ٱلْقَيِّمُ the right · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · أَكْثَرَ most · ٱلنَّاسِ [the] men · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسۡقِي رَبَّهُۥ خَمۡرࣰ اۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلۡأٓخَرُ فَيُصۡلَبُ فَتَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّيۡرُ مِن رَّأۡسِهِۦۚ قُضِيَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ تَسۡتَفۡتِيَانِ ﴿41﴾
12:41 O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire."
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يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ O my two companions · ٱلسِّجْنِ (of) the prison · أَمَّآ As for · أَحَدُكُمَا one of you · فَيَسْقِى he will give drink · رَبَّهُۥ (to) his master · خَمْرًۭا ۖ wine · وَأَمَّا and as for · ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ 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 · فِيهِ about which · تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ you both inquire
وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجࣲ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱذۡكُرۡنِي عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ ذِكۡرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِي ٱلسِّجۡنِ بِضۡعَ سِنِينَ ﴿42﴾
12:42 And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years.
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وَقَالَ And he said · لِلَّذِى to the one whom · ظَنَّ he thought · أَنَّهُۥ that he · نَاجٍۢ (would be) saved · مِّنْهُمَا of both of them · ٱذْكُرْنِى Mention me · عِندَ to · رَبِّكَ your master · فَأَنسَىٰهُ But made him forget · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan · ذِكْرَ (the) mention · رَبِّهِۦ (to) his master · فَلَبِثَ so he remained · فِى in · ٱلسِّجْنِ the prison · بِضْعَ several · سِنِينَ years
وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ سَبۡعَ بَقَرَٰتࣲ سِمَانࣲ يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافࣱ وَسَبۡعَ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتࣲۖ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ أَفۡتُونِي فِي رُءۡيَٰيَ إِن كُنتُمۡ لِلرُّءۡيَا تَعۡبُرُونَ ﴿43﴾
12:43 And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."
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وَقَالَ And said · ٱلْمَلِكُ the king · إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I · أَرَىٰ [I] have seen · سَبْعَ seven · بَقَرَٰتٍۢ cows · سِمَانٍۢ fat · يَأْكُلُهُنَّ eating them · سَبْعٌ seven · عِجَافٌۭ lean ones · وَسَبْعَ and seven · سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ ears (of corn) · خُضْرٍۢ green · وَأُخَرَ and others · يَابِسَـٰتٍۢ ۖ dry · يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلْمَلَأُ chiefs · أَفْتُونِى Explain to me · فِى about · رُءْيَـٰىَ my vision · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you can · لِلرُّءْيَا of visions · تَعْبُرُونَ interpret
قَالُوٓاْ أَضۡغَٰثُ أَحۡلَٰمࣲۖ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِتَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحۡلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ ﴿44﴾
12:44 They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said · أَضْغَـٰثُ Confused · أَحْلَـٰمٍۢ ۖ dreams · وَمَا and not · نَحْنُ we · بِتَأْوِيلِ (are) in the interpretation · ٱلْأَحْلَـٰمِ (of) the dreams · بِعَـٰلِمِينَ learned
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي نَجَا مِنۡهُمَا وَٱدَّكَرَ بَعۡدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا۠ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ فَأَرۡسِلُونِ ﴿45﴾
12:45 But the one who was freed and remembered after a time said, "I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me forth."
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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
يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفۡتِنَا فِي سَبۡعِ بَقَرَٰتࣲ سِمَانࣲ يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافࣱ وَسَبۡعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتࣲ لَّعَلِّيٓ أَرۡجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿46﴾
12:46 [He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you]."
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يُوسُفُ Yusuf · أَيُّهَا O · ٱلصِّدِّيقُ the truthful one · أَفْتِنَا Explain to us · فِى about · سَبْعِ (the) seven · بَقَرَٰتٍۢ cows · سِمَانٍۢ fat · يَأْكُلُهُنَّ eating them · سَبْعٌ seven · عِجَافٌۭ lean ones · وَسَبْعِ and seven · سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ ears (of corn) · خُضْرٍۢ green · وَأُخَرَ and other · يَابِسَـٰتٍۢ dry · لَّعَلِّىٓ that I may · أَرْجِعُ return · إِلَى to · ٱلنَّاسِ the people · لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may · يَعْلَمُونَ know
قَالَ تَزۡرَعُونَ سَبۡعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبࣰ ا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمۡ فَذَرُوهُ فِي سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ ا مِّمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ ﴿47﴾
12:47 [Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat.
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قَالَ He said · تَزْرَعُونَ You will sow · سَبْعَ (for) seven · سِنِينَ years · دَأَبًۭا as usual · فَمَا and that which · حَصَدتُّمْ you reap · فَذَرُوهُ so leave it · فِى in · سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ its ears · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلًۭا a little · مِّمَّا from which · تَأْكُلُونَ you (will) eat
ثُمَّ يَأۡتِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ سَبۡعࣱ شِدَادࣱ يَأۡكُلۡنَ مَا قَدَّمۡتُمۡ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ ا مِّمَّا تُحۡصِنُونَ ﴿48﴾
12:48 Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you saved for them, except a little from which you will store.
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ثُمَّ Then · يَأْتِى will come · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · ذَٰلِكَ that · سَبْعٌۭ seven · شِدَادٌۭ hard (years) · يَأْكُلْنَ (which will) consume · مَا what · قَدَّمْتُمْ you advanced · لَهُنَّ for them · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلًۭا a little · مِّمَّا of what · تُحْصِنُونَ you (will) store
ثُمَّ يَأۡتِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَامࣱ فِيهِ يُغَاثُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَفِيهِ يَعۡصِرُونَ ﴿49﴾
12:49 Then will come after that a year in which the people will be given rain and in which they will press [olives and grapes]."
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ثُمَّ Then · يَأْتِى will come · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · ذَٰلِكَ that · عَامٌۭ a year · فِيهِ in it · يُغَاثُ will be given abundant rain · ٱلنَّاسُ the people · وَفِيهِ and in it · يَعْصِرُونَ they will press
وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱئۡتُونِي بِهِۦۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ ٱلرَّسُولُ قَالَ ٱرۡجِعۡ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَسۡـَٔلۡهُ مَا بَالُ ٱلنِّسۡوَةِ ٱلَّٰتِي قَطَّعۡنَ أَيۡدِيَهُنَّۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي بِكَيۡدِهِنَّ عَلِيمࣱ ﴿50﴾
12:50 And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan."
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وَقَالَ And said · ٱلْمَلِكُ the king · ٱئْتُونِى Bring him to me · بِهِۦ ۖ Bring him to me · 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 · ٱلَّـٰتِى who · قَطَّعْنَ cut · أَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۚ their hands · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبِّى my Lord · بِكَيْدِهِنَّ of their plot · عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower
قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُنَّ إِذۡ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ قُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِن سُوٓءࣲۚ قَالَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ حَصۡحَصَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿51﴾
12:51 Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-'Azeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.
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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 · حَـٰشَ Allah forbid · لِلَّهِ Allah forbid · مَا Not · عَلِمْنَا we know · عَلَيْهِ about him · مِن any · سُوٓءٍۢ ۚ evil · قَالَتِ Said · ٱمْرَأَتُ (the) wife · ٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) Aziz · ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ Now · حَصْحَصَ (is) manifest · ٱلْحَقُّ the truth · أَنَا۠ I · رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ sought to seduce him · عَن from · نَّفْسِهِۦ himself · وَإِنَّهُۥ and indeed, he · لَمِنَ (is) surely of · ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful
ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعۡلَمَ أَنِّي لَمۡ أَخُنۡهُ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي كَيۡدَ ٱلۡخَآئِنِينَ ﴿52﴾
12:52 That is so al-'Azeez will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allah does not guide the plan of betrayers.
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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
۞وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفۡسِيٓۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفۡسَ لَأَمَّارَةُۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّيٓۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ﴿53﴾
12:53 And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
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۞ 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 · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبِّى my Lord · غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving · رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful
وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱئۡتُونِي بِهِۦٓ أَسۡتَخۡلِصۡهُ لِنَفۡسِيۖ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَدَيۡنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينࣱ ﴿54﴾
12:54 And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted."
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وَقَالَ And said · ٱلْمَلِكُ the king · ٱئْتُونِى Bring him to me · بِهِۦٓ Bring him to me · 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 · أَمِينٌۭ (and) trusted
قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمࣱ ﴿55﴾
12:55 [Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
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قَالَ He said · ٱجْعَلْنِى Appoint me · عَلَىٰ over · خَزَآئِنِ (the) treasuries · ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ (of) the land · إِنِّى Indeed, I · حَفِيظٌ (will be) a guardian · عَلِيمٌۭ knowing
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ يَشَآءُۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحۡمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿56﴾
12:56 And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.
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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
وَلَأَجۡرُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ خَيۡرࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَكَانُواْ يَتَّقُونَ ﴿57﴾
12:57 And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allah.
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وَلَأَجْرُ And surely (the) reward · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · لِّلَّذِينَ for those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · وَكَانُوا۟ and are · يَتَّقُونَ God conscious
وَجَآءَ إِخۡوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَعَرَفَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ﴿58﴾
12:58 And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.
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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 · مُنكِرُونَ knew him not
وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمۡ قَالَ ٱئۡتُونِي بِأَخࣲ لَّكُم مِّنۡ أَبِيكُمۡۚ أَلَا تَرَوۡنَ أَنِّيٓ أُوفِي ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَأَنَا۠ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمُنزِلِينَ ﴿59﴾
12:59 And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do not you see that I give full measure and that I am the best of accommodators?
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وَلَمَّا And when · جَهَّزَهُم he had furnished them · بِجَهَازِهِمْ with their supplies · قَالَ he said · ٱئْتُونِى Bring to me · بِأَخٍۢ 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
فَإِن لَّمۡ تَأۡتُونِي بِهِۦ فَلَا كَيۡلَ لَكُمۡ عِندِي وَلَا تَقۡرَبُونِ ﴿60﴾
12:60 But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."
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فَإِن But if · لَّمْ not · تَأْتُونِى you bring him to me · بِهِۦ you bring him to me · فَلَا then (there will be) no · كَيْلَ measure · لَكُمْ for you · عِندِى from me · وَلَا and not · تَقْرَبُونِ you will come near me
قَالُواْ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنۡهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ ﴿61﴾
12:61 They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · سَنُرَٰوِدُ We will try to get permission · عَنْهُ for him · أَبَاهُ (from) his father · وَإِنَّا and indeed we · لَفَـٰعِلُونَ surely will do
وَقَالَ لِفِتۡيَٰنِهِ ٱجۡعَلُواْ بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ فِي رِحَالِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ ﴿62﴾
12:62 And [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise into their saddlebags so they might recognize it when they have gone back to their people that perhaps they will [again] return."
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وَقَالَ And he said · لِفِتْيَـٰنِهِ to his servants · ٱجْعَلُوا۟ Put · بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ 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
فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمۡ قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلۡكَيۡلُ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكۡتَلۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ ﴿63﴾
12:63 So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
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فَلَمَّا So when · رَجَعُوٓا۟ they returned · إِلَىٰٓ to · أَبِيهِمْ their father · قَالُوا۟ they said · يَـٰٓأَبَانَا 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 · لَحَـٰفِظُونَ (will) surely (be) guardians
قَالَ هَلۡ ءَامَنُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبۡلُ فَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٌ حَٰفِظࣰ اۖ وَهُوَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴿64﴾
12:64 He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
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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 · قَبْلُ ۖ before · فَٱللَّهُ But Allah · خَيْرٌ (is) the best · حَـٰفِظًۭا ۖ Guardian · وَهُوَ and He · أَرْحَمُ (is the) Most Merciful · ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ (of) the merciful
وَلَمَّا فَتَحُواْ مَتَٰعَهُمۡ وَجَدُواْ بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ رُدَّتۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا نَبۡغِيۖ هَٰذِهِۦ بِضَٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتۡ إِلَيۡنَاۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهۡلَنَا وَنَحۡفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزۡدَادُ كَيۡلَ بَعِيرࣲۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيۡلࣱ يَسِيرࣱ ﴿65﴾
12:65 And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."
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وَلَمَّا And when · فَتَحُوا۟ they opened · مَتَـٰعَهُمْ their baggage · وَجَدُوا۟ they found · بِضَـٰعَتَهُمْ their merchandise · رُدَّتْ returned · إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ to them · قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰٓأَبَانَا O our father · مَا What · نَبْغِى ۖ (could) we desire · هَـٰذِهِۦ This · بِضَـٰعَتُنَا (is) our merchandise · رُدَّتْ returned · 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 · بَعِيرٍۢ ۖ (of) a camel's (load) · ذَٰلِكَ That · كَيْلٌۭ (is) a measurement · يَسِيرٌۭ easy
قَالَ لَنۡ أُرۡسِلَهُۥ مَعَكُمۡ حَتَّىٰ تُؤۡتُونِ مَوۡثِقࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأۡتُنَّنِي بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمۡۖ فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَوۡهُ مَوۡثِقَهُمۡ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلࣱ ﴿66﴾
12:66 [Jacob] said, "Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise by Allah that you will bring him [back] to me, unless you should be surrounded by enemies." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allah, over what we say, is Witness."
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قَالَ He said · لَنْ Never · أُرْسِلَهُۥ will I send him · مَعَكُمْ with you · حَتَّىٰ until · تُؤْتُونِ you give to me · مَوْثِقًۭا a promise · مِّنَ by · ٱللَّهِ Allah · لَتَأْتُنَّنِى that surely you will bring him to me · بِهِۦٓ that surely you will bring him to me · إِلَّآ unless · أَن that · يُحَاطَ you are surrounded · بِكُمْ ۖ you are surrounded · فَلَمَّآ And when · ءَاتَوْهُ they had given him · مَوْثِقَهُمْ their promise · قَالَ he said · ٱللَّهُ Allah · عَلَىٰ over · مَا what · نَقُولُ we say · وَكِيلٌۭ (is) a Guardian
وَقَالَ يَٰبَنِيَّ لَا تَدۡخُلُواْ مِنۢ بَابࣲ وَٰحِدࣲ وَٱدۡخُلُواْ مِنۡ أَبۡوَٰبࣲ مُّتَفَرِّقَةࣲۖ وَمَآ أُغۡنِي عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءٍۖ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِۖ عَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُۖ وَعَلَيۡهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ﴿67﴾
12:67 And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."
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وَقَالَ And he said · يَـٰبَنِىَّ O my sons · لَا (Do) not · تَدْخُلُوا۟ enter · مِنۢ from · بَابٍۢ one gate · وَٰحِدٍۢ one gate · وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ but enter · مِنْ from · أَبْوَٰبٍۢ gates · مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۢ ۖ 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
وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ أَمَرَهُمۡ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةࣰ فِي نَفۡسِ يَعۡقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَاۚ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلۡمࣲ لِّمَا عَلَّمۡنَٰهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿68﴾
12:68 And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah at all except [it was] a need within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.
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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 · حَاجَةًۭ (it was) a need · فِى of · نَفْسِ Yaqub's soul · يَعْقُوبَ Yaqub's soul · قَضَىٰهَا ۚ which he carried out · وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, he · لَذُو (was) a possessor · عِلْمٍۢ (of) knowledge · لِّمَا because · عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ We had taught him · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · أَكْثَرَ most · ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَخَاهُۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبۡتَئِسۡ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿69﴾
12:69 And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do [to me]."
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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
فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمۡ جَعَلَ ٱلسِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحۡلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلۡعِيرُ إِنَّكُمۡ لَسَٰرِقُونَ ﴿70﴾
12:70 So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."
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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 · لَسَـٰرِقُونَ surely (are) thieves
قَالُواْ وَأَقۡبَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِم مَّاذَا تَفۡقِدُونَ ﴿71﴾
12:71 They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"
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قَالُوا۟ They said · وَأَقْبَلُوا۟ turning towards · عَلَيْهِم them · مَّاذَا What (is it) · تَفْقِدُونَ you miss
قَالُواْ نَفۡقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلۡمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَآءَ بِهِۦ حِمۡلُ بَعِيرࣲ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِيمࣱ ﴿72﴾
12:72 They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."
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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 · بَعِيرٍۢ (of) a camel · وَأَنَا۠ and I · بِهِۦ for it · زَعِيمٌۭ (is) responsible
قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُم مَّا جِئۡنَا لِنُفۡسِدَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَٰرِقِينَ ﴿73﴾
12:73 They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."
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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 · سَـٰرِقِينَ thieves
قَالُواْ فَمَا جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ كَٰذِبِينَ ﴿74﴾
12:74 The accusers said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"
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قَالُوا۟ They said · فَمَا Then what · جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ (will be the) recompense (of) it · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · كَـٰذِبِينَ liars
قَالُواْ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ مَن وُجِدَ فِي رَحۡلِهِۦ فَهُوَ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿75﴾
12:75 [The brothers] said, "Its recompense is that he in whose bag it is found - he [himself] will be its recompense. Thus do we recompense the wrongdoers."
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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 · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِيَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِيُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِيَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجَٰتࣲ مَّن نَّشَآءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلۡمٍ عَلِيمࣱ ﴿76﴾
12:76 So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
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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 · وِعَآءِ (the) bag · أَخِيهِ ۚ (of) his brother · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · كِدْنَا (did) We plan · لِيُوسُفَ ۖ for Yusuf · مَا He could not · كَانَ He could not · لِيَأْخُذَ take · أَخَاهُ his brother · فِى by · دِينِ the law · ٱلْمَلِكِ (of) the king · إِلَّآ except · أَن that · يَشَآءَ Allah willed · ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah willed · نَرْفَعُ We raise · دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ (in) degrees · مَّن whom · نَّشَآءُ ۗ We will · وَفَوْقَ but over · كُلِّ every · ذِى possessor · عِلْمٍ (of) knowledge · عَلِيمٌۭ (is) the All-Knower
۞قَالُوٓاْ إِن يَسۡرِقۡ فَقَدۡ سَرَقَ أَخࣱ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ وَلَمۡ يُبۡدِهَا لَهُمۡۚ قَالَ أَنتُمۡ شَرࣱّ مَّكَانࣰ اۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ ﴿77﴾
12:77 They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."
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۞ قَالُوٓا۟ They said · إِن If · يَسْرِقْ he steals · فَقَدْ then verily · سَرَقَ stole · أَخٌۭ a brother · لَّهُۥ of his · مِن before · قَبْلُ ۚ before · فَأَسَرَّهَا But Yusuf kept it secret · يُوسُفُ But Yusuf kept it secret · فِى within · نَفْسِهِۦ himself · وَلَمْ and (did) not · يُبْدِهَا reveal it · لَهُمْ ۚ to them · قَالَ He said · أَنتُمْ You · شَرٌّۭ (are the) worse · مَّكَانًۭا ۖ (in) position · وَٱللَّهُ and Allah · أَعْلَمُ knows best · بِمَا of what · تَصِفُونَ you describe
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبࣰ ا شَيۡخࣰ ا كَبِيرࣰ ا فَخُذۡ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿78﴾
12:78 They said, "O 'Azeez, indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلْعَزِيزُ Aziz · إِنَّ Indeed · لَهُۥٓ he has · أَبًۭا a father · شَيْخًۭا old · كَبِيرًۭا [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
قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأۡخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدۡنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذࣰ ا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ ﴿79﴾
12:79 He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah [to prevent] that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."
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قَالَ He said · مَعَاذَ Allah forbid · ٱللَّهِ Allah forbid · أَن that · نَّأْخُذَ we take · إِلَّا except · مَن (one) who · وَجَدْنَا we found · مَتَـٰعَنَا our possession · عِندَهُۥٓ with him · إِنَّآ Indeed, we · إِذًۭا then · لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ surely (would be) wrongdoers
فَلَمَّا ٱسۡتَيۡـَٔسُواْ مِنۡهُ خَلَصُواْ نَجِيࣰّ اۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمۡ قَدۡ أَخَذَ عَلَيۡكُم مَّوۡثِقࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبۡلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمۡ فِي يُوسُفَۖ فَلَنۡ أَبۡرَحَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡذَنَ لِيٓ أَبِيٓ أَوۡ يَحۡكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِيۖ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ ﴿80﴾
12:80 So when they had despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private consultation. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken upon you an oath by Allah and [that] before you failed in [your duty to] Joseph? So I will never leave [this] land until my father permits me or Allah decides for me, and He is the best of judges.
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فَلَمَّا So when · ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ they despaired · مِنْهُ of him · خَلَصُوا۟ they secluded themselves · نَجِيًّۭا ۖ (in) private consultation · قَالَ Said · كَبِيرُهُمْ the eldest among them · أَلَمْ Do not · تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ you know · أَنَّ that · أَبَاكُمْ your father · قَدْ has taken · أَخَذَ has taken · عَلَيْكُم upon you · مَّوْثِقًۭا a promise · مِّنَ by · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَمِن and before · قَبْلُ and before · 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 · ٱللَّهُ Allah decides · لِى ۖ for me · وَهُوَ and He · خَيْرُ (is) the Best · ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ (of) the judges
ٱرۡجِعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمۡ فَقُولُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبۡنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدۡنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمۡنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلۡغَيۡبِ حَٰفِظِينَ ﴿81﴾
12:81 Return to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew. And we were not witnesses of the unseen,
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ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ Return · إِلَىٰٓ to · أَبِيكُمْ your father · فَقُولُوا۟ and say · يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ '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 · وَمَا And not · كُنَّا we were · لِلْغَيْبِ of the unseen · حَـٰفِظِينَ guardians
وَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةَ ٱلَّتِي كُنَّا فِيهَا وَٱلۡعِيرَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَقۡبَلۡنَا فِيهَاۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ ﴿82﴾
12:82 And ask the city in which we were and the caravan in which we came - and indeed, we are truthful,"
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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 · لَصَـٰدِقُونَ surely (are) truthful.'
قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرࣰ اۖ فَصَبۡرࣱ جَمِيلٌۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأۡتِيَنِي بِهِمۡ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ﴿83﴾
12:83 [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. Perhaps Allah will bring them to me all together. Indeed it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise."
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قَالَ He said · بَلْ Nay · سَوَّلَتْ have enticed · لَكُمْ you · أَنفُسُكُمْ your souls · أَمْرًۭا ۖ something · فَصَبْرٌۭ so patience · جَمِيلٌ ۖ (is) beautiful · عَسَى Perhaps · ٱللَّهُ Allah · أَن will bring them to me · يَأْتِيَنِى will bring them to me · بِهِمْ will bring them to me · جَمِيعًا ۚ all · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · هُوَ He · ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower · ٱلْحَكِيمُ All-Wise
وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبۡيَضَّتۡ عَيۡنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلۡحُزۡنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمࣱ ﴿84﴾
12:84 And he turned away from them and said, "Oh, my sorrow over Joseph," and his eyes became white from grief, for he was [of that] a suppressor.
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وَتَوَلَّىٰ And he turned away · عَنْهُمْ from them · وَقَالَ and said · يَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰ Alas, my grief · عَلَىٰ over · يُوسُفَ Yusuf · وَٱبْيَضَّتْ And became white · عَيْنَاهُ his eyes · مِنَ from · ٱلْحُزْنِ the grief · فَهُوَ and he (was) · كَظِيمٌۭ a suppressor
قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ تَفۡتَؤُاْ تَذۡكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ حَرَضًا أَوۡ تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡهَٰلِكِينَ ﴿85﴾
12:85 They said, "By Allah, you will not cease remembering Joseph until you become fatally ill or become of those who perish."
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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 · ٱلْهَـٰلِكِينَ those who perish
قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشۡكُواْ بَثِّي وَحُزۡنِيٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿86﴾
12:86 He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.
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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
يَٰبَنِيَّ ٱذۡهَبُواْ فَتَحَسَّسُواْ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَاْيۡـَٔسُواْ مِن رَّوۡحِ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يَاْيۡـَٔسُ مِن رَّوۡحِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡقَوۡمُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿87﴾
12:87 O my sons, go and find out about Joseph and his brother and despair not of relief from Allah. Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people."
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يَـٰبَنِىَّ 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 · ٱللَّهِ ۖ (the) Mercy of Allah · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed · لَا none · يَا۟يْـَٔسُ despairs · مِن of · رَّوْحِ (the) Mercy of Allah · ٱللَّهِ (the) Mercy of Allah · إِلَّا except · ٱلْقَوْمُ the people · ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهۡلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئۡنَا بِبِضَٰعَةࣲ مُّزۡجَىٰةࣲ فَأَوۡفِ لَنَا ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَتَصَدَّقۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُتَصَدِّقِينَ ﴿88﴾
12:88 So when they entered upon Joseph, they said, "O 'Azeez, adversity has touched us and our family, and we have come with goods poor in quality, but give us full measure and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allah rewards the charitable."
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فَلَمَّا So when · دَخَلُوا۟ they entered · عَلَيْهِ upon him · قَالُوا۟ they said · يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O Aziz · ٱلْعَزِيزُ O Aziz · مَسَّنَا Has touched us · وَأَهْلَنَا and our family · ٱلضُّرُّ the adversity · وَجِئْنَا and we have come · بِبِضَـٰعَةٍۢ with goods · مُّزْجَىٰةٍۢ (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
قَالَ هَلۡ عَلِمۡتُم مَّا فَعَلۡتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذۡ أَنتُمۡ جَٰهِلُونَ ﴿89﴾
12:89 He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"
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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 · جَـٰهِلُونَ ignorant
قَالُوٓاْ أَءِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ يُوسُفُ وَهَٰذَآ أَخِيۖ قَدۡ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصۡبِرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿90﴾
12:90 They said, "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has certainly favored us. Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good."
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said · أَءِنَّكَ Are you indeed · لَأَنتَ surely you · يُوسُفُ ۖ Yusuf · قَالَ He said · أَنَا۠ I am · يُوسُفُ Yusuf · وَهَـٰذَآ and this · أَخِى ۖ (is) my brother · قَدْ Indeed · مَنَّ Allah has been gracious · ٱللَّهُ Allah has been gracious · 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
قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ ﴿91﴾
12:91 They said, "By Allah, certainly has Allah preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · تَٱللَّهِ By Allah · لَقَدْ certainly · ءَاثَرَكَ Allah has preferred you · ٱللَّهُ Allah has preferred you · عَلَيْنَا over us · وَإِن and indeed · كُنَّا we have been · لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ sinners
قَالَ لَا تَثۡرِيبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ يَغۡفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴿92﴾
12:92 He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. Allah will forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
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قَالَ He said · لَا No · تَثْرِيبَ blame · عَلَيْكُمُ upon you · ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ today · يَغْفِرُ Allah will forgive · ٱللَّهُ Allah will forgive · لَكُمْ ۖ you · وَهُوَ and He · أَرْحَمُ (is) the Most Merciful · ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ (of) those who show mercy
ٱذۡهَبُواْ بِقَمِيصِي هَٰذَا فَأَلۡقُوهُ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِ أَبِي يَأۡتِ بَصِيرࣰ ا وَأۡتُونِي بِأَهۡلِكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ ﴿93﴾
12:93 Take this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will become seeing. And bring me your family, all together."
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ٱذْهَبُوا۟ Go · بِقَمِيصِى with this shirt of mine · هَـٰذَا with this shirt of mine · فَأَلْقُوهُ and cast it · عَلَىٰ over · وَجْهِ (the) face · أَبِى (of) my father · يَأْتِ he will regain sight · بَصِيرًۭا he will regain sight · وَأْتُونِى And bring to me · بِأَهْلِكُمْ your family · أَجْمَعِينَ all together
وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلۡعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمۡ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَۖ لَوۡلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ ﴿94﴾
12:94 And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph [and would say that he was alive] if you did not think me weakened in mind."
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وَلَمَّا And when · فَصَلَتِ departed · ٱلْعِيرُ the caravan · قَالَ their father said · أَبُوهُمْ their father said · إِنِّى Indeed, I · لَأَجِدُ [I] find · رِيحَ (the) smell · يُوسُفَ ۖ (of) Yusuf · لَوْلَآ if not · أَن that · تُفَنِّدُونِ you think me weakened in mind
قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِي ضَلَٰلِكَ ٱلۡقَدِيمِ ﴿95﴾
12:95 They said, "By Allah, indeed you are in your [same] old error."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · تَٱللَّهِ By Allah · إِنَّكَ indeed, you · لَفِى surely (are) in · ضَلَـٰلِكَ your error · ٱلْقَدِيمِ old
فَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَ ٱلۡبَشِيرُ أَلۡقَىٰهُ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦ فَٱرۡتَدَّ بَصِيرࣰ اۖ قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿96﴾
12:96 And when the bearer of good tidings arrived, he cast it over his face, and he returned [once again] seeing. He said, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah that which you do not know?"
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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 · بَصِيرًۭا ۖ then returned (his) sight · 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
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ ﴿97﴾
12:97 They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰٓأَبَانَا O our father · ٱسْتَغْفِرْ Ask forgiveness · لَنَا for us · ذُنُوبَنَآ (of) our sins · إِنَّا Indeed, we · كُنَّا have been · خَـٰطِـِٔينَ sinners
قَالَ سَوۡفَ أَسۡتَغۡفِرُ لَكُمۡ رَبِّيٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿98﴾
12:98 He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
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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
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَبَوَيۡهِ وَقَالَ ٱدۡخُلُواْ مِصۡرَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ ﴿99﴾
12:99 And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself and said, "Enter Egypt, Allah willing, safe [and secure]."
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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 · ٱللَّهُ Allah wills · ءَامِنِينَ safe
وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيۡهِ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِ وَخَرُّواْ لَهُۥ سُجَّدࣰ اۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ هَٰذَا تَأۡوِيلُ رُءۡيَٰيَ مِن قَبۡلُ قَدۡ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّي حَقࣰّ اۖ وَقَدۡ أَحۡسَنَ بِيٓ إِذۡ أَخۡرَجَنِي مِنَ ٱلسِّجۡنِ وَجَآءَ بِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡبَدۡوِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن نَّزَغَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَ إِخۡوَتِيٓۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَطِيفࣱ لِّمَا يَشَآءُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ﴿100﴾
12:100 And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise.
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وَرَفَعَ And he raised · أَبَوَيْهِ his parents · عَلَى upon · ٱلْعَرْشِ the throne · وَخَرُّوا۟ and they fell down · لَهُۥ to him · سُجَّدًۭا ۖ prostrate · وَقَالَ And he said · يَـٰٓأَبَتِ O my father · هَـٰذَا This · تَأْوِيلُ (is the) interpretation · رُءْيَـٰىَ (of) my dream · مِن (of) before · قَبْلُ (of) before · قَدْ Verily · جَعَلَهَا has made it · رَبِّى my Lord · حَقًّۭا ۖ 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 · بَعْدِ after · أَن [that] · نَّزَغَ had caused discord · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan · بَيْنِى between me · وَبَيْنَ and between · إِخْوَتِىٓ ۚ my brothers · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبِّى my Lord · لَطِيفٌۭ (is) Most Subtle · لِّمَا to what · يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · هُوَ He · ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower · ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise
۞رَبِّ قَدۡ ءَاتَيۡتَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُلۡكِ وَعَلَّمۡتَنِي مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّۦ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسۡلِمࣰ ا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿101﴾
12:101 My Lord, You have given me [something] of sovereignty and taught me of the interpretation of dreams. Creator of the heavens and earth, You are my protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous."
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۞ 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 · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · أَنتَ You · وَلِىِّۦ (are) my Protector · فِى in · ٱلدُّنْيَا the world · وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ and the Hereafter · تَوَفَّنِى Cause me to die · مُسْلِمًۭا (as) a Muslim · وَأَلْحِقْنِى and join me · بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ with the righteous
ذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيۡكَۖ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيۡهِمۡ إِذۡ أَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ يَمۡكُرُونَ ﴿102﴾
12:102 That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal, [O Muhammad], to you. And you were not with them when they put together their plan while they conspired.
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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
وَمَآ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَوۡ حَرَصۡتَ بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿103﴾
12:103 And most of the people, although you strive [for it], are not believers.
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وَمَآ And not · أَكْثَرُ most · ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the mankind · وَلَوْ even though · حَرَصْتَ you desire · بِمُؤْمِنِينَ (will be) believers
وَمَا تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿104﴾
12:104 And you do not ask of them for it any payment. It is not except a reminder to the worlds.
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وَمَا And not · تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ you ask them · عَلَيْهِ for it · مِنْ any · أَجْرٍ ۚ reward · إِنْ Not · هُوَ (is) it · إِلَّا but · ذِكْرٌۭ a reminder · لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ to the worlds
وَكَأَيِّن مِّنۡ ءَايَةࣲ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهَا وَهُمۡ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضُونَ ﴿105﴾
12:105 And how many a sign within the heavens and earth do they pass over while they, therefrom, are turning away.
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وَكَأَيِّن And how many · مِّنْ of · ءَايَةٍۢ a Sign · فِى in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ 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
وَمَا يُؤۡمِنُ أَكۡثَرُهُم بِٱللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشۡرِكُونَ ﴿106﴾
12:106 And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate others with Him.
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وَمَا And not · يُؤْمِنُ believe · أَكْثَرُهُم most of them · بِٱللَّهِ in Allah · إِلَّا except · وَهُم while they · مُّشْرِكُونَ associate partners with Him
أَفَأَمِنُوٓاْ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُمۡ غَٰشِيَةࣱ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡ تَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغۡتَةࣰ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ﴿107﴾
12:107 Then do they feel secure that there will not come to them an overwhelming [aspect] of the punishment of Allah or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive?
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أَفَأَمِنُوٓا۟ Do they then feel secure · أَن (against) that · تَأْتِيَهُمْ comes to them · غَـٰشِيَةٌۭ an overwhelming · مِّنْ [of] · عَذَابِ punishment · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · أَوْ or · تَأْتِيَهُمُ comes to them · ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour · بَغْتَةًۭ suddenly · وَهُمْ while they · لَا (do) not · يَشْعُرُونَ perceive
قُلۡ هَٰذِهِۦ سَبِيلِيٓ أَدۡعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا۠ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِيۖ وَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ﴿108﴾
12:108 Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."
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قُلْ Say · هَـٰذِهِۦ This · سَبِيلِىٓ (is) my way · أَدْعُوٓا۟ I invite · إِلَى to · ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah · عَلَىٰ with · بَصِيرَةٍ insight · أَنَا۠ I · وَمَنِ and whoever · ٱتَّبَعَنِى ۖ follows me · وَسُبْحَـٰنَ And Glory be · ٱللَّهِ (to) Allah · وَمَآ and not · أَنَا۠ I am · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰ ا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِم مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓۗ أَفَلَمۡ يَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۗ وَلَدَارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ خَيۡرࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿109﴾
12:109 And We sent not before you [as messengers] except men to whom We revealed from among the people of cities. So have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? And the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah; then will you not reason?
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وَمَآ And not · أَرْسَلْنَا We sent · مِن before you · قَبْلِكَ before you · إِلَّا but · رِجَالًۭا 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 · عَـٰقِبَةُ (the) end · ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who · مِن (were) before them · قَبْلِهِمْ ۗ (were) before them · وَلَدَارُ And surely the home · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter · خَيْرٌۭ (is) best · لِّلَّذِينَ for those who · ٱتَّقَوْا۟ ۗ fear Allah · أَفَلَا Then will not · تَعْقِلُونَ you use reason
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱسۡتَيۡـَٔسَ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ قَدۡ كُذِبُواْ جَآءَهُمۡ نَصۡرُنَا فَنُجِّيَ مَن نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأۡسُنَا عَنِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ﴿110﴾
12:110 [They continued] until, when the messengers despaired and were certain that they had been denied, there came to them Our victory, and whoever We willed was saved. And Our punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals.
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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
لَقَدۡ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمۡ عِبۡرَةࣱ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثࣰ ا يُفۡتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصۡدِيقَ ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ وَتَفۡصِيلَ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ وَهُدࣰ ى وَرَحۡمَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿111﴾
12:111 There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
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لَقَدْ Verily · كَانَ (there) is · فِى in · قَصَصِهِمْ their stories · عِبْرَةٌۭ a lesson · لِّأُو۟لِى for men · ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ۗ (of) understanding · مَا Not · كَانَ (it) is · حَدِيثًۭا a narration · يُفْتَرَىٰ invented · وَلَـٰكِن but · تَصْدِيقَ a confirmation · ٱلَّذِى (of that) which · بَيْنَ (was) before it · يَدَيْهِ (was) before it · وَتَفْصِيلَ and a detailed explanation · كُلِّ (of) all · شَىْءٍۢ things · وَهُدًۭى and a guidance · وَرَحْمَةًۭ and mercy · لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe