Surah Yusuf

قَالُوا۟سَنُرَٰوِدُعَنْهُأَبَاهُوَإِنَّالَفَٰعِلُونَ

They answered: "We shall try to persuade his father to part with him, and, verily, we shall do [our utmost]!"

وَقَالَلِفِتْيَٰنِهِٱجْعَلُوا۟بِضَٰعَتَهُمْفِىرِحَالِهِمْلَعَلَّهُمْيَعْرِفُونَهَآإِذَاٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟إِلَىٰٓأَهْلِهِمْلَعَلَّهُمْيَرْجِعُونَ

And [Joseph] said to his servants: "Place their merchandise in their camel-packs, so that they may find it there when they come home, and hence be the more eager to return.

فَلَمَّارَجَعُوٓا۟إِلَىٰٓأَبِيهِمْقَالُوا۟يَٰٓأَبَانَامُنِعَمِنَّاٱلْكَيْلُفَأَرْسِلْمَعَنَآأَخَانَانَكْتَلْوَإِنَّالَهُۥلَحَٰفِظُونَ

And so, when they returned to their father, [Joseph's brothers] said: "O our father! All grain is [to be] withheld from us [in the future unless we bring Benjamin with us]: send, therefore, our brother with us, so that we may obtain our measure (of grain]; and, verily, we shall guard him well!"

قَالَهَلْءَامَنُكُمْعَلَيْهِإِلَّاكَمَآأَمِنتُكُمْعَلَىٰٓأَخِيهِمِنقَبْلُفَٱللَّهُخَيْرٌحَٰفِظًۭاوَهُوَأَرْحَمُٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

[Jacob] replied: "Shall I trust you with him in the same way as I trusted you with his brother (Joseph] aforetime? [Nay,] but God's guardianship is better [than yours], for He is the most merciful of the merciful!"

وَلَمَّافَتَحُوا۟مَتَٰعَهُمْوَجَدُوا۟بِضَٰعَتَهُمْرُدَّتْإِلَيْهِمْقَالُوا۟يَٰٓأَبَانَامَانَبْغِىهَٰذِهِۦبِضَٰعَتُنَارُدَّتْإِلَيْنَاوَنَمِيرُأَهْلَنَاوَنَحْفَظُأَخَانَاوَنَزْدَادُكَيْلَبَعِيرٍۢذَٰلِكَكَيْلٌۭيَسِيرٌۭ

Thereupon, when they opened their packs, they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them; [and] they said: "O our father! What more could we desire? Here is our merchandise: it has been returned to us! [If thou send Benjamin with us,] we shall (again] be able to bring food for our family, and shall guard our brother [well], and receive in addition another camel-load of grain That [which we have brought the first time] was but a scanty measure."

قَالَلَنْأُرْسِلَهُۥمَعَكُمْحَتَّىٰتُؤْتُونِمَوْثِقًۭامِّنَٱللَّهِلَتَأْتُنَّنِىبِهِۦٓإِلَّآأَنيُحَاطَبِكُمْفَلَمَّآءَاتَوْهُمَوْثِقَهُمْقَالَٱللَّهُعَلَىٰمَانَقُولُوَكِيلٌۭ

Said [Jacob]: "I will not send him with you until you give me a solemn pledge, before God, that you will indeed bring him back unto me, unless you yourselves be encompassed [by death]!" And when they had given him their solemn pledge, [Jacob] said: "God is witness to all that we say!"

وَقَالَيَٰبَنِىَّلَاتَدْخُلُوا۟مِنۢبَابٍۢوَٰحِدٍۢوَٱدْخُلُوا۟مِنْأَبْوَٰبٍۢمُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۢوَمَآأُغْنِىعَنكُممِّنَٱللَّهِمِنشَىْءٍإِنِٱلْحُكْمُإِلَّالِلَّهِعَلَيْهِتَوَكَّلْتُوَعَلَيْهِفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

And he added: "O my sons! Do not enter [the city all] by one gate, but enter by different gates. Yet [even so,] I can be of no avail whatever to you against [anything that may be willed by] God: judgment [as to what is to happen] rests with none but God. In Him have I placed my trust: for, all who have trust [in His existence] must place their trust in Him alone."

وَلَمَّادَخَلُوا۟مِنْحَيْثُأَمَرَهُمْأَبُوهُممَّاكَانَيُغْنِىعَنْهُممِّنَٱللَّهِمِنشَىْءٍإِلَّاحَاجَةًۭفِىنَفْسِيَعْقُوبَقَضَىٰهَاوَإِنَّهُۥلَذُوعِلْمٍۢلِّمَاعَلَّمْنَٰهُوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَٱلنَّاسِلَايَعْلَمُونَ

But although they entered [Joseph's city] in the way their father had bidden them, this proved of no avail whatever to them against [the plan of] God [His request] had served only to satisfy Jacob's heartfelt desire [to protect them]: for, behold, thanks to what We had imparted unto him, he was indeed endowed with the knowledge [that God's will must always prevail]; but most people know it not.

وَلَمَّادَخَلُوا۟عَلَىٰيُوسُفَءَاوَىٰٓإِلَيْهِأَخَاهُقَالَإِنِّىٓأَنَا۠أَخُوكَفَلَاتَبْتَئِسْبِمَاكَانُوا۟يَعْمَلُونَ

AND WHEN [the sons of Jacob] presented themselves before Joseph, he drew his brother [Benjamin] unto himself, saying [to him in secret]: "Behold, I am thy brother! So grieve thou not over their past doings!"

فَلَمَّاجَهَّزَهُمبِجَهَازِهِمْجَعَلَٱلسِّقَايَةَفِىرَحْلِأَخِيهِثُمَّأَذَّنَمُؤَذِّنٌأَيَّتُهَاٱلْعِيرُإِنَّكُمْلَسَٰرِقُونَ

And [later,] when he had provided them with their provisions, he placed the [King's] drinking-cup in his brother's camel-pack. And [as they were leaving the city,] a herald called out: "O you people of the caravan! Verily, you are thieves!

قَالُوا۟وَأَقْبَلُوا۟عَلَيْهِممَّاذَاتَفْقِدُونَ

Turning towards the herald and his companions, the brothers asked: "What is it that you miss?"

قَالُوا۟نَفْقِدُصُوَاعَٱلْمَلِكِوَلِمَنجَآءَبِهِۦحِمْلُبَعِيرٍۢوَأَنَا۠بِهِۦزَعِيمٌۭ

They answered: "We miss the King's goblet; and he who produces it shall receive a camel-load [of grain as reward]!" And [the herald added:] "I pledge myself to this _ [promise]!"

قَالُوا۟تَٱللَّهِلَقَدْعَلِمْتُممَّاجِئْنَالِنُفْسِدَفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَمَاكُنَّاسَٰرِقِينَ

Said [the brothers]: "By God! Well do you know that we have not come to commit deeds of corruption in this land, and that we have not been thieving!"

قَالُوا۟فَمَاجَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓإِنكُنتُمْكَٰذِبِينَ

[The Egyptians] said: "But what shall be the requital of this [deed] if you are [proved to be] liars?"

قَالُوا۟جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥمَنوُجِدَفِىرَحْلِهِۦفَهُوَجَزَٰٓؤُهُۥكَذَٰلِكَنَجْزِىٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

[The brothers] replied: "Its requital? He in whose camel-pack [the cup] is found-he shall be [enslaved as] a requital thereof! Thus do we [ourselves] requite the doers of [such] wrong.

فَبَدَأَبِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْقَبْلَوِعَآءِأَخِيهِثُمَّٱسْتَخْرَجَهَامِنوِعَآءِأَخِيهِكَذَٰلِكَكِدْنَالِيُوسُفَمَاكَانَلِيَأْخُذَأَخَاهُفِىدِينِٱلْمَلِكِإِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُنَرْفَعُدَرَجَٰتٍۢمَّننَّشَآءُوَفَوْقَكُلِّذِىعِلْمٍعَلِيمٌۭ

Thereupon [they were brought before Joseph to be searched; and] he began with the bags of his half-brothers before the bag of his brother [Benjamin]: and in the end he brought forth the drinking Cups out of his brother's bag. In this way did We contrive for Joseph [the attainment of his heart's desire]: under the King's law, he would [otherwise] not have been able to detain his brother, had not God so willed. We do raise to [high] degrees [of knowledge] whomever We will - but above everyone who is endowed with knowledge there is One who knows all.

قَالُوٓا۟إِنيَسْرِقْفَقَدْسَرَقَأَخٌۭلَّهُۥمِنقَبْلُفَأَسَرَّهَايُوسُفُفِىنَفْسِهِۦوَلَمْيُبْدِهَالَهُمْقَالَأَنتُمْشَرٌّۭمَّكَانًۭاوَٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُبِمَاتَصِفُونَ

[As soon as the cup came to light out of Benjamin's bag, the brothers] exclaimed: "If he has stolen-well, a brother of his used to steal afore-time!" Thereupon Joseph said to himself, without revealing his thought to them: "You are far worse in this respect, and God is fully aware of what you are saying.

قَالُوا۟يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلْعَزِيزُإِنَّلَهُۥٓأَبًۭاشَيْخًۭاكَبِيرًۭافَخُذْأَحَدَنَامَكَانَهُۥٓإِنَّانَرَىٰكَمِنَٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

They said: "O thou great one! Behold, he has a father, a very old man: detain, therefore, one of us in his stead. Verily, we see that thou art a doer of good!"

قَالَمَعَاذَٱللَّهِأَننَّأْخُذَإِلَّامَنوَجَدْنَامَتَٰعَنَاعِندَهُۥٓإِنَّآإِذًۭالَّظَٰلِمُونَ

He answered: "May God preserve us from [the sin of] detaining any other than him with whom we have found our property-for then, behold, we would indeed be evildoers!"

فَلَمَّاٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟مِنْهُخَلَصُوا۟نَجِيًّۭاقَالَكَبِيرُهُمْأَلَمْتَعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّأَبَاكُمْقَدْأَخَذَعَلَيْكُممَّوْثِقًۭامِّنَٱللَّهِوَمِنقَبْلُمَافَرَّطتُمْفِىيُوسُفَفَلَنْأَبْرَحَٱلْأَرْضَحَتَّىٰيَأْذَنَلِىٓأَبِىٓأَوْيَحْكُمَٱللَّهُلِىوَهُوَخَيْرُٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

And so, when they lost all hope of [moving] him, they withdrew to take counsel [among themselves]. The eldest of them said: "Do you not remember that your father has bound you by a solemn pledge before God - and how, before that, you had failed with regard to Joseph? Hence, I shall not depart from this land till my father gives me leave or God passes judgment in my favour: for He is the best of all judges.