Surah Yusuf

ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟إِلَىٰٓأَبِيكُمْفَقُولُوا۟يَٰٓأَبَانَآإِنَّٱبْنَكَسَرَقَوَمَاشَهِدْنَآإِلَّابِمَاعَلِمْنَاوَمَاكُنَّالِلْغَيْبِحَٰفِظِينَ

[And as for you others,] return to your father and say: `O our father! Behold, thy son has stolen-but we [can] bear witness to no more than what has become known to us; and [although we gave you our pledge,] we could not guard against something that [lay hidden in the future and, hence,] was beyond the reach of our perception.

وَسْـَٔلِٱلْقَرْيَةَٱلَّتِىكُنَّافِيهَاوَٱلْعِيرَٱلَّتِىٓأَقْبَلْنَافِيهَاوَإِنَّالَصَٰدِقُونَ

And ask thou in the town in which we were [at the time], and of the people of the caravan with whom we travelled hither, and [thou wilt find that] we, are indeed telling the truth!"'

قَالَبَلْسَوَّلَتْلَكُمْأَنفُسُكُمْأَمْرًۭافَصَبْرٌۭجَمِيلٌعَسَىٱللَّهُأَنيَأْتِيَنِىبِهِمْجَمِيعًاإِنَّهُۥهُوَٱلْعَلِيمُٱلْحَكِيمُ

[AND WHEN they returned to their father and told him what had happened,] he exclaimed: "Nay, but it is your [own] minds that have made [so terrible] a happening seem a matter of little account to you! But [as for myself,] patience in adversity is most goodly; God may well bring them all [back] unto me: verily, He alone is all-knowing, truly wise!"

وَتَوَلَّىٰعَنْهُمْوَقَالَيَٰٓأَسَفَىٰعَلَىٰيُوسُفَوَٱبْيَضَّتْعَيْنَاهُمِنَٱلْحُزْنِفَهُوَكَظِيمٌۭ

But he turned away from them and said: "O woe is me for Joseph!"-and his eyes became dim from the grief with which he was filled.

قَالُوا۟تَٱللَّهِتَفْتَؤُا۟تَذْكُرُيُوسُفَحَتَّىٰتَكُونَحَرَضًاأَوْتَكُونَمِنَٱلْهَٰلِكِينَ

Said [his sons]: "By God! Thou wilt never cease to remember, Joseph till thou art broken in body and spirit or art dead!"

قَالَإِنَّمَآأَشْكُوا۟بَثِّىوَحُزْنِىٓإِلَىٱللَّهِوَأَعْلَمُمِنَٱللَّهِمَالَاتَعْلَمُونَ

He answered: "It is only to God that I complain of my deep grief and my sorrow: for I know, from God, something that you do not know.

يَٰبَنِىَّٱذْهَبُوا۟فَتَحَسَّسُوا۟مِنيُوسُفَوَأَخِيهِوَلَاتَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟مِنرَّوْحِٱللَّهِإِنَّهُۥلَايَا۟يْـَٔسُمِنرَّوْحِٱللَّهِإِلَّاٱلْقَوْمُٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

[Hence,] O my sons, go forth and try to obtain some tidings of Joseph and his brother; and do not lose hope of God's life-giving mercy: verily, none but people who deny the truth can ever lose hope of God's life-giving mercy.

فَلَمَّادَخَلُوا۟عَلَيْهِقَالُوا۟يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلْعَزِيزُمَسَّنَاوَأَهْلَنَاٱلضُّرُّوَجِئْنَابِبِضَٰعَةٍۢمُّزْجَىٰةٍۢفَأَوْفِلَنَاٱلْكَيْلَوَتَصَدَّقْعَلَيْنَآإِنَّٱللَّهَيَجْزِىٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ

[AND THE SONS of Jacob went back to Egypt and to Joseph;] and when they presented themselves before him, they said: "O thou great one! Hardship has visited us and our folk, and so we have brought but scanty merchandise; but give us a full measure [of grain], and be charitable to us: behold, God rewards those who give in charity!"

قَالَهَلْعَلِمْتُممَّافَعَلْتُمبِيُوسُفَوَأَخِيهِإِذْأَنتُمْجَٰهِلُونَ

Replied he: "Do you remember what you did to Joseph and his brother when you were still unaware [of right and wrong]?"

قَالُوٓا۟أَءِنَّكَلَأَنتَيُوسُفُقَالَأَنَا۠يُوسُفُوَهَٰذَآأَخِىقَدْمَنَّٱللَّهُعَلَيْنَآإِنَّهُۥمَنيَتَّقِوَيَصْبِرْفَإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُضِيعُأَجْرَٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

They exclaimed: "Why - is it indeed thou who art Joseph?" He answered: "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. God has indeed been gracious unto us. Verily, if one is conscious of Him and patient in adversity behold, God does not fail to requite the doers of good!"

قَالُوا۟تَٱللَّهِلَقَدْءَاثَرَكَٱللَّهُعَلَيْنَاوَإِنكُنَّالَخَٰطِـِٔينَ

[The brothers] said: "By God! Most certainly has God raised thee high above us, and we were indeed but sinners!"

قَالَلَاتَثْرِيبَعَلَيْكُمُٱلْيَوْمَيَغْفِرُٱللَّهُلَكُمْوَهُوَأَرْحَمُٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

Said he: "No reproach shall be uttered today against you. May God forgive you your sins: for He is the most merciful of the merciful!

ٱذْهَبُوا۟بِقَمِيصِىهَٰذَافَأَلْقُوهُعَلَىٰوَجْهِأَبِىيَأْتِبَصِيرًۭاوَأْتُونِىبِأَهْلِكُمْأَجْمَعِينَ

[And now] go and take this tunic of mine and lay it over my father's face, and he will recover his sight. And thereupon come [back] to me with all your family."

وَلَمَّافَصَلَتِٱلْعِيرُقَالَأَبُوهُمْإِنِّىلَأَجِدُرِيحَيُوسُفَلَوْلَآأَنتُفَنِّدُونِ

AND AS SOON as the caravan [with which Jacob's sons were travelling] was on its way, their father said [to the people around him]: "Behold, were it not that you might consider me a dotard, [I would say that] I truly feel the breath of Joseph [in the air]!"

قَالُوا۟تَٱللَّهِإِنَّكَلَفِىضَلَٰلِكَٱلْقَدِيمِ

They answered: "By God! Thou art indeed still lost in thy old aberration!"

فَلَمَّآأَنجَآءَٱلْبَشِيرُأَلْقَىٰهُعَلَىٰوَجْهِهِۦفَٱرْتَدَّبَصِيرًۭاقَالَأَلَمْأَقُللَّكُمْإِنِّىٓأَعْلَمُمِنَٱللَّهِمَالَاتَعْلَمُونَ

But when the bearer of good tidings came [with Joseph's tunic], he laid it over his face; and he regained his sight, [and] exclaimed: "Did I not tell you, `Verily, I know, from God, something that you do not know'?"

قَالُوا۟يَٰٓأَبَانَاٱسْتَغْفِرْلَنَاذُنُوبَنَآإِنَّاكُنَّاخَٰطِـِٔينَ

[His sons] answered: "O our father! Ask God to forgive us our sins, for, verily, we were sinners."

قَالَسَوْفَأَسْتَغْفِرُلَكُمْرَبِّىٓإِنَّهُۥهُوَٱلْغَفُورُٱلرَّحِيمُ

He said: "I shall ask my Sustainer to forgive you: He alone is truly forgiving, a true dispenser of grace!"

فَلَمَّادَخَلُوا۟عَلَىٰيُوسُفَءَاوَىٰٓإِلَيْهِأَبَوَيْهِوَقَالَٱدْخُلُوا۟مِصْرَإِنشَآءَٱللَّهُءَامِنِينَ

AND WHEN they [all arrived in Egypt and] presented themselves before Joseph, he drew his parents unto himself, saying, "Enter Egypt! If God so wills, you shall be secure [from all evil]!"

وَرَفَعَأَبَوَيْهِعَلَىٱلْعَرْشِوَخَرُّوا۟لَهُۥسُجَّدًۭاوَقَالَيَٰٓأَبَتِهَٰذَاتَأْوِيلُرُءْيَٰىَمِنقَبْلُقَدْجَعَلَهَارَبِّىحَقًّۭاوَقَدْأَحْسَنَبِىٓإِذْأَخْرَجَنِىمِنَٱلسِّجْنِوَجَآءَبِكُممِّنَٱلْبَدْوِمِنۢبَعْدِأَننَّزَغَٱلشَّيْطَٰنُبَيْنِىوَبَيْنَإِخْوَتِىٓإِنَّرَبِّىلَطِيفٌۭلِّمَايَشَآءُإِنَّهُۥهُوَٱلْعَلِيمُٱلْحَكِيمُ

And he raised his parents to the highest place of honour; and they [all] fell down before Him, prostrating themselves in adoration. Thereupon [Joseph] said: "O my father! This is the real meaning of my dream of long ago, which my Sustainer has made come true. And He was indeed good to me when He freed me from the prison, and [when] He brought you [all unto me] from the desert after Satan had sown discord between me and my brothers. Verily, my Sustainer is unfathomable in [the way He brings about] whatever He wills: verily, He alone is all-knowing, truly wise!