Q.S Yusuf (يُوسُف) - 111 Number of Verses

الۤرٰ ۗ تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِيْنِۗ

alif lām rā, tilka āyātul-kitābil-mubīn(i).

Alif Lam Ra. These are verses of the clear Book.

اِنَّآ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ

innā anzalnāhu qur'ānan ‘arabiyyal la‘allakum ta‘qilūn(a).

We revealed it as an Arabic Qur’an, so you may understand.

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ اَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَآ اَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْكَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَۖ وَاِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ لَمِنَ الْغٰفِلِيْنَ

naḥnu naquṣṣu ‘alaika aḥsanal-qaṣaṣi bimā auḥainā ilaika hāżal-qur'ān(a), wa in kunta min qablihī laminal-gāfilīn(a).

We narrate to you, Muhammad, the best story through this Qur’an’s revelation, though you were unaware before.

اِذْ قَالَ يُوْسُفُ لِاَبِيْهِ يٰٓاَبَتِ اِنِّيْ رَاَيْتُ اَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَّالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَاَيْتُهُمْ لِيْ سٰجِدِيْنَ

iż qāla yūsufu li'abīhi yā abati innī ra'aitu aḥada ‘asyara kaukabaw wasy-syamsa wal-qamara ra'aituhum lī sājidīn(a).

When Yusuf said to his father, 'O my father, I saw eleven stars, the sun, and moon bowing to me.'

قَالَ يٰبُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُءْيَاكَ عَلٰٓى اِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيْدُوْا لَكَ كَيْدًا ۗاِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ لِلْاِنْسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِيْنٌ

qāla yā bunayya lā taqṣuṣ ru'yāka ‘alā ikhwatika fa yakīdū laka kaidā(n), innasy-syaiṭāna lil-insāni ‘aduwwum mubīn(un).

His father said, 'My son, don’t tell your brothers your dream; they’ll plot against you. Satan is man’s clear enemy.'

وَكَذٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيْكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِنْ تَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحَادِيْثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهٗ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلٰٓى اٰلِ يَعْقُوْبَ كَمَآ اَتَمَّهَا عَلٰٓى اَبَوَيْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَۗ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ ࣖ

wa każālika yajtabīka rabbuka wa yu‘allimuka min ta'wīlil-aḥādīṡi wa yutimmu ni‘matahū ‘alaika wa ‘alā āli ya‘qūba kamā atammahā ‘alā abawaika min qablu ibrāhīma wa isḥāq(a), inna rabbaka ‘alīmun ḥakīm(un).

Thus, your Lord chose you, taught you dream interpretation, and perfected His favor on you and Yaqub’s family, as He did for your forefathers Ibrahim and Ishaq. Your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

۞ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيْ يُوْسُفَ وَاِخْوَتِهٖٓ اٰيٰتٌ لِّلسَّاۤىِٕلِيْنَ

laqad kāna fī yūsufa wa ikhwatihī āyātul lis-sā'ilīn(a).

In Yusuf and his brothers are signs for those who inquire.

اِذْ قَالُوْا لَيُوْسُفُ وَاَخُوْهُ اَحَبُّ اِلٰٓى اَبِيْنَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ ۗاِنَّ اَبَانَا لَفِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍۙ

iż qālū layūsufu wa akhūhu aḥabbu ilā abīnā minnā wa naḥnu ‘uṣbah(tun), inna abānā lafī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

When they said, 'Yusuf and his brother are dearer to our father than us, though we’re a strong group. Our father is clearly mistaken.'

ۨاقْتُلُوْا يُوْسُفَ اَوِ اطْرَحُوْهُ اَرْضًا يَّخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ اَبِيْكُمْ وَتَكُوْنُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ قَوْمًا صٰلِحِيْنَ

uqtulū yūsufa awiṭraḥūhu arḍay yakhlu lakum wajhu abīkum wa takūnū mim ba‘dihī qauman ṣāliḥīn(a).

Kill Yusuf or banish him somewhere, so your father’s attention turns to you; afterward, you’ll be righteous.

قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوْا يُوْسُفَ وَاَلْقُوْهُ فِيْ غَيٰبَتِ الْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ السَّيَّارَةِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ فٰعِلِيْنَ

qāla qā'ilum minhum lā taqtulū yūsufa wa alqūhu fī gayābatil-jubbi yaltaqiṭhu ba‘ḍus-sayyārati in kuntum fā‘ilīn(a).

One among them said, 'Don’t kill Yusuf; throw him into a well’s depths, where travelers may find him, if you must act.'

قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَنَّ۫ا عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَنٰصِحُوْنَ

qālū yā abānā mā laka lā ta'mannā ‘alā yūsufa wa innā lahū lanāṣiḥūn(a).

They said, 'O our father, why don’t you trust us with Yusuf? We wish him only good.'

اَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَّرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ

arsilhu ma‘anā gaday yarta‘ wa yal‘ab wa innā lahū laḥāfiẓūn(a).

Let him go with us tomorrow to play and enjoy; we’ll surely protect him.

قَالَ اِنِّيْ لَيَحْزُنُنِيْٓ اَنْ تَذْهَبُوْا بِهٖ وَاَخَافُ اَنْ يَّأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَاَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ غٰفِلُوْنَ

qāla innī layaḥzununī an tażhabū bihī wa akhāfu ay ya'kulahuż-żi'bu wa antum ‘anhu gāfilūn(a).

Yaqub said, 'His going with you grieves me; I fear a wolf may eat him while you’re heedless.'

قَالُوْا لَىِٕنْ اَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ اِنَّآ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوْنَ

qālū la'in akalahuż-żi'bu wa naḥnu ‘uṣbatun innā iżal lakhāsirūn(a).

They said, 'If a wolf ate him, with us a strong group, we’d truly be losers.'

فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوْا بِهٖ وَاَجْمَعُوْٓا اَنْ يَّجْعَلُوْهُ فِيْ غَيٰبَتِ الْجُبِّۚ وَاَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمْ بِاَمْرِهِمْ هٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

falammā żahabū bihī wa ajma‘ū ay yaj‘alūhu fī gayābatil-jubb(i), wa auḥainā ilaihi latunabbi'annahum bi'amrihim hāżā wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

When they took him and agreed to cast him into the well, We revealed to him, 'You’ll inform them of this deed when they’re unaware.'

وَجَاۤءُوْٓ اَبَاهُمْ عِشَاۤءً يَّبْكُوْنَۗ

wa jā'ū abāhum ‘isyā'ay yabkūn(a).

They came to their father at night, weeping.

قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَآ اِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوْسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَاَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُۚ وَمَآ اَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صٰدِقِيْنَ

qālū yā abānā innā żahabnā nastabiqu wa taraknā yūsufa ‘inda matā‘inā fa akalahuż-żi'b(u), wa mā anta bimu'minil lanā wa lau kunnā ṣādiqīn(a).

They said, 'O our father, we went racing, left Yusuf with our belongings, and a wolf ate him. You won’t believe us, though we speak truth.'

وَجَاۤءُوْ عَلٰى قَمِيْصِهٖ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍۗ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًاۗ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيْلٌ ۗوَاللّٰهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلٰى مَا تَصِفُوْنَ

wa jā'ū ‘alā qamīṣihī bidamin każib(in), qāla bal sawwalat lakum anfusukum amrā(n), fa ṣabrun jamīl(un), wallāhul musta‘ānu ‘alā mā taṣifūn(a).

They brought his shirt stained with false blood. Yaqub said, 'Your souls made this evil seem fair. Patience is best; I seek Allah’s help against your tale.'

وَجَاۤءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَاَرْسَلُوْا وَارِدَهُمْ فَاَدْلٰى دَلْوَهٗ ۗقَالَ يٰبُشْرٰى هٰذَا غُلٰمٌ ۗوَاَسَرُّوْهُ بِضَاعَةً ۗوَاللّٰهُ عَلِيْمٌ ۢبِمَا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

wa jā'at sayyāratun fa arsalū wāridahum fa adlā dalwah(ū), qāla yā busyrā hāżā gulām(un), wa asarrūhu biḍā‘ah(tan), wallāhu ‘alīmum bimā ya‘malūn(a).

A caravan came; they sent their water-drawer, who let down his bucket. He said, 'Good news, here’s a youth!' They hid him as merchandise. Allah knew their deeds.

وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۢ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُوْدَةٍ ۚوَكَانُوْا فِيْهِ مِنَ الزّٰهِدِيْنَ ࣖ

wa syarauhu biṡamanim bakhsin darāhima ma‘dūdah(tin), wa kānū fīhi minaz-zāhidīn(a).

They sold him for a low price, a few dirhams, as they valued him little.

وَقَالَ الَّذِى اشْتَرٰىهُ مِنْ مِّصْرَ لِامْرَاَتِهٖٓ اَكْرِمِيْ مَثْوٰىهُ عَسٰىٓ اَنْ يَّنْفَعَنَآ اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهٗ وَلَدًا ۗوَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوْسُفَ فِى الْاَرْضِۖ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهٗ مِنْ تَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحَادِيْثِۗ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓى اَمْرِهٖ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

wa qālal-lażisytarāhu mim miṣra limra'atihī akrimī maṡwāhu ‘asā ay yanfa‘anā au nattakhiżahū waladā(n), wa każālika makkannā liyūsufa fil-arḍ(i), wa linu‘allimahū min ta'wīlil-aḥādīṡ(i), wallāhu gālibun ‘alā amrihī wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

The Egyptian who bought him told his wife, 'Treat him well; he may benefit us, or we may take him as a son.' Thus, We established Yusuf in Egypt, teaching him dream interpretation. Allah prevails in His purpose, but most people don’t know.

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗٓ اٰتَيْنٰهُ حُكْمًا وَّعِلْمًا ۗوَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

wa lammā balaga asyuddahū ātaināhu ḥukmaw wa ‘ilmā(n), wa każālika najzil-muḥsinīn(a).

When he matured, We granted him wisdom and power. Thus, We reward the righteous.

وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِيْ هُوَ فِيْ بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْاَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۗقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اِنَّهٗ رَبِّيْٓ اَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَۗ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ

wa rāwadathul-latī huwa fī baitihā ‘an nafsihī wa gallaqatil-abwāba wa qālat haita lak(a), qāla ma‘āżallāhi innahū rabbī aḥsana maṡwāy(a), innahū lā yuflihuẓ-ẓālimūn(a).

The woman in whose house he lived sought to seduce him, locked the doors, and said, 'Come to me.' He said, 'I seek Allah’s refuge; my Lord has treated me well.' Wrongdoers never prosper.

وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهٖۙ وَهَمَّ بِهَا ۚ لَوْلَآ اَنْ رَّاٰ بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهٖۗ كَذٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوْۤءَ وَالْفَحْشَاۤءَۗ اِنَّهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

wa laqad hammat bihī wa hamma bihā lau lā ar ra'ā burhāna rabbih(ī), każālika linaṣrifa ‘anhus-sū'a wal-faḥsyā'(a), innahū min ‘ibādinal-mukhlaṣīn(a).

She desired him, and he would have desired her, but he saw his Lord’s sign. Thus, We averted evil and immorality from him. He was Our chosen servant.

وَاسْتَبَقَا الْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيْصَهٗ مِنْ دُبُرٍ وَّاَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا الْبَابِۗ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَاۤءُ مَنْ اَرَادَ بِاَهْلِكَ سُوْۤءًا اِلَّآ اَنْ يُّسْجَنَ اَوْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ

wastabaqal-bāba wa qaddat qamīṣahū min duburiw wa alfayā sayyidahā ladal-bāb(i), qālat mā jazā'u man arāda bi'ahlika sū'an illā ay yusjana au ‘ażābun alīm(un).

They raced to the door; she tore his scarf from behind. They found her husband at the door. She said, 'What’s the penalty for one who intended harm to your wife, if not prison or painful punishment?'

قَالَ هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِيْ عَنْ نَّفْسِيْ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِهَاۚ اِنْ كَانَ قَمِيْصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ

qāla hiya rāwadatnī ‘an nafsī wa syahida syāhidum min ahlihā, in kāna qamīṣuhū qudda min qubulin fa ṣadaqat wa huwa minal-kāżibīn(a).

Yusuf said, 'She tried to seduce me.' A witness from her family said, 'If his scarf is torn in front, she’s truthful, and he’s a liar.'

وَاِنْ كَانَ قَمِيْصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ

wa in kāna qamīṣuhū qudda min duburin fa każabat wa huwa minaṣ-ṣādiqīn(a).

If his scarf is torn from behind, she lies, and he’s truthful.

فَلَمَّا رَاٰ قَمِيْصَهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ مِنْ كَيْدِكُنَّ ۗاِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيْمٌ

falammā ra'ā qamīṣahū qudda min duburin qāla innahū min kaidikunn(a), inna kaidakunna ‘aẓīm(un).

When her husband saw the scarf torn from behind, he said, 'This is your cunning; your deceit is great.'

يُوْسُفُ اَعْرِضْ عَنْ هٰذَا وَاسْتَغْفِرِيْ لِذَنْۢبِكِۖ اِنَّكِ كُنْتِ مِنَ الْخٰطِـِٕيْنَ ࣖ

yūsufu a‘riḍ ‘an hāżā wastagfirī liżambik(i), innaki kunti minal-khāṭi'īn(a).

Yusuf, forget this; wife, seek forgiveness for your sin; you are guilty.

۞ وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِى الْمَدِيْنَةِ امْرَاَتُ الْعَزِيْزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتٰىهَا عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖۚ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّاۗ اِنَّا لَنَرٰىهَا فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ

wa qāla niswatun fil-madīnatimra'atul-‘azīzi turāwidu fatāhā ‘an nafsih(ī), qad syagafahā ḥubbā(n), innā lanarāhā fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

Women in the city said, 'Alis’s wife seeks to seduce her youth; he’s consumed her with love. We see her in clear error.'

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ اَرْسَلَتْ اِلَيْهِنَّ وَاَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـاً وَّاٰتَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّيْنًا وَّقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَاَيْنَهٗٓ اَكْبَرْنَهٗ وَقَطَّعْنَ اَيْدِيَهُنَّۖ وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا هٰذَا بَشَرًاۗ اِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيْمٌ

falammā sami‘at bimakrihinna arsalat ilaihinna wa a‘tadat lahunna muttaka'aw wa ātat kulla wāḥidim minhunna sikkīnaw wa qālatikhruj ‘alaihinn(a), falammā ra'ainahū akbarnahū wa qaṭṭa‘na aidiyahunn(a), wa qulna ḥāsya lillāhi mā hāżā illā basyarā(n), in hāżā illā malakun karīm(un).

Hearing their gossip, she invited them, prepared a banquet, gave each a knife, and said to Yusuf, 'Show yourself.' They were stunned by his beauty, cut their hands, and said, 'Perfect is Allah; this is no mortal, but a noble angel.'

قَالَتْ فَذٰلِكُنَّ الَّذِيْ لُمْتُنَّنِيْ فِيْهِ ۗوَلَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُّهٗ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ ۗوَلَىِٕنْ لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَآ اٰمُرُهٗ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُوْنًا مِّنَ الصّٰغِرِيْنَ

qālat fa żālikunnal-lażī lumtunnanī fīh(i), wa laqad rāwattuhū ‘an nafsihī fasta‘ṣam(a), wa la'il lam yaf‘al mā āmuruhū layusjananna wa layakūnam minaṣ-ṣāgirīn(a).

She said, 'This is he you blamed me for. I sought to seduce him, but he resisted. If he doesn’t obey me, he’ll be jailed and humbled.'

قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ اَحَبُّ اِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُوْنَنِيْٓ اِلَيْهِ ۚوَاِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّيْ كَيْدَهُنَّ اَصْبُ اِلَيْهِنَّ وَاَكُنْ مِّنَ الْجٰهِلِيْنَ

qāla rabbis-sijnu aḥabbu ilayya mimmā yad‘ūnanī ilaih(i), wa illā taṣrif ‘annī kaidahunna aṣbu ilaihinna wa akum minal-jāhilīn(a).

Yusuf said, 'My Lord, prison is better than what they urge. Without Your protection, I may yield to them.'

فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهٗ رَبُّهٗ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ

fastajāba lahū rabbuhū fa ṣarafa ‘anhu kaidahunn(a), innahū huwas-samī‘ul-‘alīm(u).

His Lord answered, turning their plot away. He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا رَاَوُا الْاٰيٰتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهٗ حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ ࣖ

Ṡumma badā lahum mim ba‘di mā ra'awul-āyāti layasjununnahū ḥattā ḥīn(in).

Yet, despite the signs, they decided to imprison him for a time.

وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجْنَ فَتَيٰنِ ۗقَالَ اَحَدُهُمَآ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰىنِيْٓ اَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۚوَقَالَ الْاٰخَرُ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰىنِيْٓ اَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِيْ خُبْزًا تَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْهُ ۗنَبِّئْنَا بِتَأْوِيْلِهٖ ۚاِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

wa dakhala ma‘ahus-sijna fatayān(i), qāla aḥaduhumā innī arānī a‘ṣiru khamrā(n), wa qālal-ākharu innī arānī aḥmilu fauqa ra'sī khubzan ta'kuluṭ-ṭairu minh(u), nabbi'nā bita'wīlih(ī), innā narāka minal-muḥsinīn(a).

Two youths entered prison with him. One said, 'I dreamt I pressed wine.' The other said, 'I dreamt I carried bread on my head, birds eating it. Tell us their meanings; we see you as righteous.'

قَالَ لَا يَأْتِيْكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقٰنِهٖٓ اِلَّا نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيْلِهٖ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَّأْتِيَكُمَا ۗذٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِيْ رَبِّيْۗ اِنِّيْ تَرَكْتُ مِلَّةَ قَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَۙ

qāla lā ya'tīkumā ṭa‘āmun turzaqānihī illā nabba'tukumā bita'wīlihī qabla ay ya'tiyakumā, żālikumā mimmā ‘allamanī rabbī, innī taraktu millata qaumil lā yu'minūna billāhi wa hum bil-ākhirati hum kāfirūn(a).

Yusuf said, 'Before your food arrives, I’ll interpret your dreams, as my Lord taught me. I’ve abandoned the faith of those who deny Allah and the Hereafter.'

وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ اٰبَاۤءِيْٓ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَۗ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ اَنْ نُّشْرِكَ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍۗ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُوْنَ

wattaba‘tu millata ābā'ī ibrāhīma wa isḥāqa wa ya‘qūb(a), mā kāna lanā an nusyrika billāhi min syai'(in), żālika min faḍlillāhi ‘alainā wa ‘alan-nāsi wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā yasykurūn(a).

I follow my forefathers’ faith—Ibrahim, Ishaq, Yaqub. We never associate partners with Allah. This is Allah’s grace to us and mankind, but most are ungrateful.

يٰصَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ ءَاَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُوْنَ خَيْرٌ اَمِ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُۗ

yā ṣāḥibayis-sijni a'arbābum mutafarriqūna khairun amillāhul-wāḥidul-qahhār(u).

O prison companions, are varied lords better, or Allah, the One, Almighty?

مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖٓ اِلَّآ اَسْمَاۤءً سَمَّيْتُمُوْهَآ اَنْتُمْ وَاٰبَاۤؤُكُمْ مَّآ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطٰنٍۗ اِنِ الْحُكْمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ ۗاَمَرَ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْٓا اِلَّآ اِيَّاهُ ۗذٰلِكَ الدِّيْنُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

mā ta‘budūna min dūnihī illā asmā'an sammaitumūhā antum wa ābā'ukum mā anzalallāhu bihā min sulṭān(in), inil-ḥukmu illā lillāh(i), amara allā ta‘budū illā iyyāh(u), żālikad-dīnul-qayyimu wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

You worship mere names you and your ancestors invented, without Allah’s authority. Judgment is Allah’s alone; He commands worship of Him only. This is the true faith, but most don’t know.

يٰصَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ اَمَّآ اَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِيْ رَبَّهٗ خَمْرًا ۗوَاَمَّا الْاٰخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْ رَّأْسِهٖ ۗ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ الَّذِيْ فِيْهِ تَسْتَفْتِيٰنِۗ

yā ṣāḥibayis-sijni ammā aḥadukumā fa yasqī rabbahū khamrā(n), wa ammal-ākharu fa yuṣlabu fa ta'kuluṭ-ṭairu mir ra'sih(ī), quḍiyal-amrul-lażī fīhi tastaftiyān(i).

O prison companions, one of you will serve wine to his master; the other will be crucified, birds eating his head. Your matter is decided.

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِيْ ظَنَّ اَنَّهٗ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِيْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَۖ فَاَنْسٰىهُ الشَّيْطٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهٖ فَلَبِثَ فِى السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِيْنَ ࣖ

wa qāla lil-lażī ẓanna annahū nājim minhumażkurnī ‘inda rabbik(a), fa ansāhusy-syaiṭānu żikra rabbihī fa labiṡa fis-sijni biḍ‘a sinīn(a).

To the one he thought would be saved, he said, 'Mention me to your master.' Satan made him forget, so Yusuf stayed in prison several years.

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰى سَبْعَ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَّأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبْعَ سُنْۢبُلٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَّاُخَرَ يٰبِسٰتٍۗ يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْمَلَاُ اَفْتُوْنِيْ فِيْ رُءْيَايَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُوْنَ

wa qālal-maliku innī arā sab‘a baqarātin simāniy ya'kuluhunna sab‘un ‘ijāfuw wa sab‘a sumbulātin khuḍriw wa ukhara yābisāt(in), yā ayyuhal-mala'u aftūnī fī ru'yāya in kuntum lir-ru'yā ta‘burūn(a).

The king said, 'I dreamt seven fat cows eaten by seven lean ones, seven green ears and seven dry. O nobles, interpret my dream if you can.'

قَالُوْٓا اَضْغَاثُ اَحْلَامٍ ۚوَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحْلَامِ بِعٰلِمِيْنَ

qālū aḍgāṡu aḥlām(in), wa mā naḥnu bita'wīlil-aḥlāmi bi‘ālimīn(a).

They said, 'These are confused dreams; we can’t interpret them.'

وَقَالَ الَّذِيْ نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ اُمَّةٍ اَنَا۠ اُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِتَأْوِيْلِهٖ فَاَرْسِلُوْنِ

wa qālal-lażī najā minhumā waddakara ba‘da ummatin ana unabbi'ukum bita'wīlihī fa arsilūn(i).

The saved prisoner, now recalling, said, 'I’ll bring you its interpretation; send me to Yusuf.'

يُوْسُفُ اَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيْقُ اَفْتِنَا فِيْ سَبْعِ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَّأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبْعِ سُنْۢبُلٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَّاُخَرَ يٰبِسٰتٍۙ لَّعَلِّيْٓ اَرْجِعُ اِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُوْنَ

yūsufu ayyuhaṣ-ṣiddīqu aftinā fī sab‘i baqarātin simāniy ya'kuluhunna sab‘un ‘ijāfuw wa sab‘i sumbulātin khuḍriw wa ukhara yābisāt(in), la‘allī arji‘u ilan-nāsi la‘allahum ya‘lamūn(a).

Yusuf, O truthful one, interpret seven fat cows eaten by seven lean, seven green ears and seven dry, so I may inform the people.

قَالَ تَزْرَعُوْنَ سَبْعَ سِنِيْنَ دَاَبًاۚ فَمَا حَصَدْتُّمْ فَذَرُوْهُ فِيْ سُنْۢبُلِهٖٓ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُوْنَ

qāla tazra‘ūna sab‘a sinīna da'abā(n), famā ḥaṣattum fa żarūhu fī sumbulihī illā qalīlam mimmā ta'kulūn(a).

Yusuf said, 'Farm seven years diligently; leave what you reap in its ears, except what you eat.'

ثُمَّ يَأْتِيْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ يَّأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا مِّمَّا تُحْصِنُوْنَ

Ṡumma ya'tī mim ba‘di żālika sab‘un syidāduy ya'kulna mā qaddamtum lahunna illā qalīlam mimmā tuḥṣinūn(a).

Then come seven hard years, consuming what you saved, except a little you store.

ثُمَّ يَأْتِيْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ عَامٌ فِيْهِ يُغَاثُ النَّاسُ وَفِيْهِ يَعْصِرُوْنَ ࣖ

Ṡumma ya'tī mim ba‘di żālika ‘āmun fīhi yugāṡun-nāsu wa fīhi ya‘ṣirūn(a).

Afterward, a year comes with ample rain, when people press wine.

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُوْنِيْ بِهٖ ۚفَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُ الرَّسُوْلُ قَالَ ارْجِعْ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسْوَةِ الّٰتِيْ قَطَّعْنَ اَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۗاِنَّ رَبِّيْ بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيْمٌ

wa qālal-maliku'tūnī bih(ī), falammā jā'ahur-rasūlu qālarji‘ ilā rabbika fas'alhu mā bālun-niswatil-lātī qaṭṭa‘na aidiyahunn(a), inna rabbī bikaidihinna ‘alīm(un).

The king said, 'Bring him to me.' When the messenger came, Yusuf said, 'Return to your master; ask him about the women who cut their hands. My Lord knows their deceit.'

قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ اِذْ رَاوَدْتُّنَّ يُوْسُفَ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖۗ قُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سُوْۤءٍ ۗقَالَتِ امْرَاَتُ الْعَزِيْزِ الْـٰٔنَ حَصْحَصَ الْحَقُّۖ اَنَا۠ رَاوَدْتُّهٗ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ وَاِنَّهٗ لَمِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ

qāla mā khaṭbukunna iż rāwattunna yūsufa ‘an nafsih(ī), qulna ḥāsya lillāhi mā ‘alimnā ‘alaihi min sū'(in), qālatimra'atul-‘azīzil-āna ḥaṣḥaṣal-ḥaqq(u), ana rāwattuhū ‘an nafsihī wa innahū laminaṣ-ṣādiqīn(a).

The king asked the women, 'What happened when you sought to seduce Yusuf?' They said, 'Perfect is Allah; we found no fault in him.' Alis’s wife said, 'Now the truth is clear; I seduced him, and he’s truthful.'

ذٰلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ اَنِّيْ لَمْ اَخُنْهُ بِالْغَيْبِ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَهْدِيْ كَيْدَ الْخَاۤىِٕنِيْنَ ۔

Żālika liya‘lama annī lam akhunhu bil-gaibi wa annallāha lā yahdī kaidal-khā'inīn(a).

Yusuf said, 'This proves I didn’t betray my master in his absence. Allah doesn’t guide traitors’ plots.'

۞ وَمَآ اُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِيْۚ اِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَاَمَّارَةٌ ۢ بِالسُّوْۤءِ اِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّيْۗ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

wa mā ubarri'u nafsī, innan-nafsa la'ammāratum bis-sū'i illā mā raḥima rabbī, inna rabbī gafūrur raḥīm(un).

I don’t claim innocence; the soul incites evil, except what my Lord mercies. My Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.

وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُوْنِيْ بِهٖٓ اَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِيْۚ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهٗ قَالَ اِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِيْنٌ اَمِيْنٌ

wa qālal-maliku'tūnī bihī astakhliṣhu linafsī, falammā kallamahū qāla innakal-yauma ladainā makīnun amīn(un).

The king said, 'Bring him; I’ll appoint him close to me.' After speaking, he said, 'Today, you’re trusted and honored among us.'

قَالَ اجْعَلْنِيْ عَلٰى خَزَاۤىِٕنِ الْاَرْضِۚ اِنِّيْ حَفِيْظٌ عَلِيْمٌ

qālaj‘alnī ‘alā khazā'inil-arḍ(i), innī ḥafīẓun ‘alīm(un).

Yusuf said, 'Make me treasurer of Egypt; I’m a skilled guardian, knowledgeable.'

وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوْسُفَ فِى الْاَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّاُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَاۤءُۗ نُصِيْبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَنْ نَّشَاۤءُ وَلَا نُضِيْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

wa każālika makkannā liyūsufa fil-arḍi yatabawwa'u minhā ḥaiṡu yasyā'(u), nuṣību biraḥmatinā man nasyā'u wa lā nuḍī‘u ajral-muḥsinīn(a).

Thus, We established Yusuf in Egypt, to settle where he wished. We grant mercy to whom We will, never wasting the righteous’ reward.

وَلَاَجْرُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَكَانُوْا يَتَّقُوْنَ ࣖ

wa la'ajrul-ākhirati khairul lil-lażīna āmanū wa kānū yattaqūn(a).

The Hereafter’s reward is better for those who believe and fear Allah.

وَجَاۤءَ اِخْوَةُ يُوْسُفَ فَدَخَلُوْا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهٗ مُنْكِرُوْنَ

wa jā'a ikhwatu yūsufa fa dakhalū ‘alaihi fa ‘arafahum wa hum lahū munkirūn(a).

Yusuf’s brothers came and entered his presence; he knew them, but they didn’t recognize him.

وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمْ بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ائْتُوْنِيْ بِاَخٍ لَّكُمْ مِّنْ اَبِيْكُمْ ۚ اَلَا تَرَوْنَ اَنِّيْٓ اُوْفِى الْكَيْلَ وَاَنَا۠ خَيْرُ الْمُنْزِلِيْنَ

wa lammā jahhazahum bijahāzihim qāla'tūnī bi'akhil lakum min abīkum, alā tarauna annī ūfil-kaila wa ana khairul-munzilīn(a).

Preparing their provisions, he said, 'Bring your half-brother; don’t you see I give full measure and host generously?'

فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَأْتُوْنِيْ بِهٖ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِنْدِيْ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوْنِ

fa illam ta'tūnī bihī falā kaila lakum ‘indī wa lā taqrabūn(i).

If you don’t bring him, you’ll get no grain from me, nor approach me.

قَالُوْا سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنْهُ اَبَاهُ وَاِنَّا لَفٰعِلُوْنَ

qālū sanurāwidu ‘anhu abāhu wa innā lafā‘ilūn(a).

They said, 'We’ll persuade his father, and we’ll surely do it.'

وَقَالَ لِفِتْيٰنِهِ اجْعَلُوْا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ فِيْ رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُوْنَهَآ اِذَا انْقَلَبُوْٓا اِلٰٓى اَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ

wa qāla lifityānihij‘alū biḍā‘atahum fī riḥālihim la‘allahum ya‘rifūnahā iżanqalabū ilā ahlihim la‘allahum yarji‘ūn(a).

He told his servants, 'Put their goods in their saddlebags; they’ll find them upon returning, encouraging their return.'

فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوْٓا اِلٰٓى اَبِيْهِمْ قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الْكَيْلُ فَاَرْسِلْ مَعَنَآ اَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ

falammā raja‘ū ilā abīhim qālū yā abānā muni‘a minnal-kailu fa arsil ma‘anā akhānā naktal wa innā lahū laḥāfiẓūn(a).

Returning to their father, they said, 'O father, grain is denied us without our brother. Send him with us to secure provisions; we’ll guard him.'

قَالَ هَلْ اٰمَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ اِلَّا كَمَآ اَمِنْتُكُمْ عَلٰٓى اَخِيْهِ مِنْ قَبْلُۗ فَاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ حٰفِظًا وَّهُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ

qāla hal āmanukum ‘alaihi illā kamā amintukum ‘alā akhīhi min qabl(u), fallāhu khairun ḥāfiẓaw wa huwa arḥamur-rāḥimīn(a).

Yaqub said, 'Should I trust you with him as I did his brother before? Allah is the best Protector, Most Merciful.'

وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوْا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوْا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ اِلَيْهِمْۗ قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِيْۗ هٰذِهٖ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ اِلَيْنَا وَنَمِيْرُ اَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ اَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيْرٍۗ ذٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَّسِيْرٌ

wa lammā fataḥū matā‘ahum wajadū biḍā‘atahum ruddat ilaihim, qālū yā abānā mā nabgī, hāżihī biḍā‘atunā ruddat ilainā wa namīru ahlanā wa naḥfaẓu akhānā wa nazdādu kaila ba‘īr(in), żālika kailuy yasīr(un).

Opening their bags, they found their goods returned. They said, 'O father, what more can we ask? Our goods are back; we’ll feed our family, protect our brother, and gain extra provisions—an easy measure.'

قَالَ لَنْ اُرْسِلَهٗ مَعَكُمْ حَتّٰى تُؤْتُوْنِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِيْ بِهٖٓ اِلَّآ اَنْ يُّحَاطَ بِكُمْۚ فَلَمَّآ اٰتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مَا نَقُوْلُ وَكِيْلٌ

qāla lan ursilahū ma‘akum ḥattā tu'tūni mauṡiqam minallāhi lata'tunnanī bihī illā ayyuḥāṭa bikum, falammā ātauhu mauṡiqahum qālallāhu ‘alā mā naqūlu wakīl(un).

Yaqub said, 'I won’t send him until you swear by Allah to bring him back, unless you’re overwhelmed.' After their oath, he said, 'Allah witnesses our words.'

وَقَالَ يٰبَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوْا مِنْۢ بَابٍ وَّاحِدٍ وَّادْخُلُوْا مِنْ اَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۗ وَمَآ اُغْنِيْ عَنْكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍۗ اِنِ الْحُكْمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ ۗعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُوْنَ

wa qāla yā baniyya lā tadkhulū mim bābiw wāḥidiw wadkhulū min abwābim mutafarriqah(tin), wa mā ugnī ‘ankum minallāhi min syai'(in), inil-ḥukmu illā lillāh(i), ‘alaihi tawakkaltu wa ‘alaihi falyatawakkalil-mutawakkilūn(a).

He said, 'My sons, don’t enter by one gate; use different gates. I can’t shield you from Allah’s decree. Judgment is His alone; in Him I trust, as should all who trust.'

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا مِنْ حَيْثُ اَمَرَهُمْ اَبُوْهُمْۗ مَا كَانَ يُغْنِيْ عَنْهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اِلَّا حَاجَةً فِيْ نَفْسِ يَعْقُوْبَ قَضٰىهَاۗ وَاِنَّهٗ لَذُوْ عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنٰهُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ ࣖ

wa lammā dakhalū min ḥaiṡu amarahum abūhum, mā kāna yugnī ‘anhum minallāhi min syai'in illā ḥājatan fī nafsi ya‘qūba qaḍāhā, wa innahū lażū ‘ilmil limā ‘allamnāhu wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

Entering as their father instructed didn’t avert Allah’s decree, but fulfilled Yaqub’s wish. He had knowledge We taught him, but most people don’t know.

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَخَاهُ قَالَ اِنِّيْٓ اَنَا۠ اَخُوْكَ فَلَا تَبْتَىِٕسْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

wa lammā dakhalū ‘alā yūsufa āwā ilaihi akhāhu qāla innī akhūka falā tabta'is bimā kānū ya‘malūn(a).

Entering Yusuf’s presence, he took his brother aside, saying, 'I’m your brother; don’t grieve over their deeds.'

فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمْ بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِيْ رَحْلِ اَخِيْهِ ثُمَّ اَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ اَيَّتُهَا الْعِيْرُ اِنَّكُمْ لَسٰرِقُوْنَ

falammā jahhazahum bijahāzihim ja‘las-siqāyata fī raḥli akhīhi ṡumma ażżana mu'ażżinun ayyatuhal-‘īru innakum lasāriqūn(a).

Preparing their provisions, he placed a cup in his brother’s bag. A caller shouted, 'O caravan, you’re thieves!'

قَالُوْا وَاَقْبَلُوْا عَلَيْهِمْ مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُوْنَ

qālū wa aqbalū ‘alaihim māżā tafqidūn(a).

They turned, asking, 'What’s missing?'

قَالُوْا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَنْ جَاۤءَ بِهٖ حِمْلُ بَعِيْرٍ وَّاَنَا۠ بِهٖ زَعِيْمٌ

qālū nafqidu ṣuwā‘al-maliki wa liman jā'a bihī ḥimlu ba‘īriw wa ana bihī za‘īm(un).

They said, 'The king’s cup; whoever returns it gets a camel’s load of grain. I guarantee it.'

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سٰرِقِيْنَ

qālū tallāhi laqad ‘alimtum mā ji'tanā linufsida fil-arḍi wa mā kunnā sāriqīn(a).

They said, 'By Allah, you know we didn’t come to cause trouble; we’re not thieves.'

قَالُوْا فَمَا جَزَاۤؤُهٗٓ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ كٰذِبِيْنَ

qālū famā jazā'uhū in kuntum kāżibīn(a).

They asked, 'What’s the penalty if you’re liars?'

قَالُوْا جَزَاۤؤُهٗ مَنْ وُّجِدَ فِيْ رَحْلِهٖ فَهُوَ جَزَاۤؤُهٗ ۗ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الظّٰلِمِيْنَ

qālū jazā'uhū maw wujida fī raḥlihī fa huwa jazā'uh(ū), każālika najziẓ-ẓālimīn(a).

They said, 'The penalty is he in whose bag it’s found becomes the punishment. Thus, we judge wrongdoers.'

فَبَدَاَ بِاَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَاۤءِ اَخِيْهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ وِّعَاۤءِ اَخِيْهِۗ كَذٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِيُوْسُفَۗ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ اَخَاهُ فِيْ دِيْنِ الْمَلِكِ اِلَّآ اَنْ يَّشَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ ۗنَرْفَعُ دَرَجٰتٍ مَّنْ نَّشَاۤءُۗ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِيْ عِلْمٍ عَلِيْمٌ

fa bada'a bi'au‘iyatihim qabla wi‘ā'i akhīhi ṡummastakhrajahā miw wi‘ā'i akhīh(i), każālika kidnā liyūsuf(a), mā kāna liya'khuża akhāhu fī dīnil-maliki illā ay yasyā'allāh(u), narfa‘u darajātim man nasyā'(u), wa fauqa kulli żī ‘ilmin ‘alīm(un).

He checked their bags before his brother’s, then found the cup in his brother’s bag. Thus, We planned for Yusuf; he couldn’t detain his brother under the king’s law unless Allah willed. We raise whom We will; above every knower is One All-Knowing.

۞ قَالُوْٓا اِنْ يَّسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ اَخٌ لَّهٗ مِنْ قَبْلُۚ فَاَسَرَّهَا يُوْسُفُ فِيْ نَفْسِهٖ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْۚ قَالَ اَنْتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا ۚوَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُوْنَ

qālū iy yasriq faqad saraqa akhul lahū min qabl(u), fa asarrahā yūsufu fī nafsihī wa lam yubdihā lahum, qāla antum syarrum makānā(n), wallāhu a‘lamu bimā taṣifūn(a).

They said, 'If he stole, his brother stole before.' Yusuf hid his frustration, saying inwardly, 'Your state is worse; Allah knows your claims.'

قَالُوْا يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْعَزِيْزُ اِنَّ لَهٗٓ اَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيْرًا فَخُذْ اَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهٗ ۚاِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

qālū yā ayyuhal-‘azīzu inna lahū aban syaikhan kabīran fa khuż aḥadanā makānah(ū), innā narāka minal-muḥsinīn(a).

They said, 'O Aziz, he has an aged father; take one of us instead. We see you as righteous.'

قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ نَّأْخُذَ اِلَّا مَنْ وَّجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِنْدَهٗٓ ۙاِنَّآ اِذًا لَّظٰلِمُوْنَ ࣖ

qāla ma‘āżallāhi an na'khuża illā maw wajadnā matā‘anā ‘indah(ū), innā iżal laẓālimūn(a).

Yusuf said, 'I seek Allah’s refuge from taking anyone but him with whom we found our property; that would make us unjust.'

فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْـَٔسُوْا مِنْهُ خَلَصُوْا نَجِيًّاۗ قَالَ كَبِيْرُهُمْ اَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوْٓا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمْ قَدْ اَخَذَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَمِنْ قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُّمْ فِيْ يُوْسُفَ فَلَنْ اَبْرَحَ الْاَرْضَ حَتّٰى يَأْذَنَ لِيْٓ اَبِيْٓ اَوْ يَحْكُمَ اللّٰهُ لِيْۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحٰكِمِيْنَ

falammastai'asū minhu khalaṣū najiyyā(n), qāla kabīruhum alam ta‘lamū anna abākum qad akhaża ‘alaikum mauṡiqam minallāhi wa min qablu mā farrattum fī yūsufa falan abraḥal-arḍa ḥattā ya'żana lī abī au yaḥkumallāhu lī, wa huwa khairul-ḥākimīn(a).

Despairing of his judgment, they conferred privately. The eldest said, 'Don’t you know your father took your oath by Allah, and you failed Yusuf before? I won’t leave until my father permits or Allah judges for me. He’s the best Judge.'

اِرْجِعُوْٓا اِلٰٓى اَبِيْكُمْ فَقُوْلُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَآ اِنَّ ابْنَكَ سَرَقَۚ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ اِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حٰفِظِيْنَ

irji‘ū ilā abīkum fa qūlū yā abānā innabnaka saraq(a), wa mā syahidnā illā bimā ‘alimnā wa mā kunnā lil-gaibi ḥāfiẓīn(a).

Return to your father and say, 'O father, your son stole; we testify only to what we know, unaware of the unseen.'

وَسْـَٔلِ الْقَرْيَةَ الَّتِيْ كُنَّا فِيْهَا وَالْعِيْرَ الَّتِيْٓ اَقْبَلْنَا فِيْهَاۗ وَاِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوْنَ

was'alil-qaryatal-latī kunnā fīhā wal-‘īral-latī aqbalnā fīhā, wa innā laṣādiqūn(a).

Ask the town’s people where we were, or the caravan we traveled with; we speak truth.

قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًاۗ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيْلٌ ۗعَسَى اللّٰهُ اَنْ يَّأْتِيَنِيْ بِهِمْ جَمِيْعًاۗ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَلِيْمُ الْحَكِيْمُ

qāla bal sawwalat lakum anfusukum amrā(n), fa ṣabrun jamīl(un), ‘asallāhu ay ya'tiyanī bihim jamī‘ā(n), innahū huwal-‘alīmul-ḥakīm(u).

Yaqub said, 'Your souls made this evil seem fair. Patience is best; may Allah bring them all back. He is All-Knowing, All-Wise.'

وَتَوَلّٰى عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يٰٓاَسَفٰى عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنٰهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيْمٌ

wa tawallā ‘anhum wa qāla yā asafā ‘alā yūsufa wabyaḍḍat ‘aināhu minal-ḥuzni fa huwa kaẓīm(un).

Turning away, he said, 'Oh, my sorrow for Yusuf,' his eyes whitened with grief, suppressing his anger.

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ تَفْتَؤُا تَذْكُرُ يُوْسُفَ حَتّٰى تَكُوْنَ حَرَضًا اَوْ تَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْهٰلِكِيْنَ

qālū tallāhi tafta'u tażkuru yūsufa ḥattā takūna ḥaraḍan au takūna minal-hālikīn(a).

They said, 'By Allah, you’ll never stop mentioning Yusuf until you waste away or perish.'

قَالَ اِنَّمَآ اَشْكُوْا بَثِّيْ وَحُزْنِيْٓ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَاَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

qāla innamā asykū baṡṡī wa ḥuznī ilallāhi wa a‘lamu minallāhi mā lā ta‘lamūn(a).

He said, 'I complain of my distress and grief to Allah alone; I know from Him what you don’t.'

يٰبَنِيَّ اذْهَبُوْا فَتَحَسَّسُوْا مِنْ يُّوْسُفَ وَاَخِيْهِ وَلَا تَا۟يْـَٔسُوْا مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّهٗ لَا يَا۟يْـَٔسُ مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ

yā baniyyażhabū fa taḥassasū miy yūsufa wa akhīhi wa lā tai'asū mir rauḥillāh(i), innahū lā yai'asu mir rauḥillāhi illal-qaumul-kāfirūn(a).

O my sons, go seek news of Yusuf and his brother; don’t despair of Allah’s mercy. Only disbelievers despair of His mercy.

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلَيْهِ قَالُوْا يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْعَزِيْزُ مَسَّنَا وَاَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزْجٰىةٍ فَاَوْفِ لَنَا الْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَجْزِى الْمُتَصَدِّقِيْنَ

falammā dakhalū ‘alaihi qālū yā ayyuhal-‘azīzu massanā wa ahlanaḍ-ḍurru wa ji'nā bibiḍā‘atim muzjātin fa aufi lanal-kaila wa taṣaddaq ‘alainā, innallāha yajzil-mutaṣaddiqīn(a).

Entering Yusuf’s presence, they said, 'O Aziz, hardship struck us and our family; we brought poor goods. Give us full measure and be charitable. Allah rewards the charitable.'

قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا فَعَلْتُمْ بِيُوْسُفَ وَاَخِيْهِ اِذْ اَنْتُمْ جٰهِلُوْنَ

qāla hal ‘alimtum mā fa‘altum biyūsufa wa akhīhi iż antum jāhilūn(a).

Yusuf said, 'Do you know what you did to Yusuf and his brother in your ignorance?'

قَالُوْٓا ءَاِنَّكَ لَاَنْتَ يُوْسُفُۗ قَالَ اَنَا۠ يُوْسُفُ وَهٰذَآ اَخِيْ قَدْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْنَاۗ اِنَّهٗ مَنْ يَّتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُضِيْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

qālū a'innaka la'anta yūsuf(u), qāla ana yūsufu wa hāżā akhī qad mannallāhu ‘alainā, innahū may yataqqi wa yaṣbir fa innallāha lā yuḍī‘u ajral-muḥsinīn(a).

They said, 'Are you Yusuf?' He said, 'I am Yusuf, and this is my brother. Allah has favored us. Whoever fears Allah and is patient, Allah doesn’t waste the righteous’ reward.'

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ اٰثَرَكَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْنَا وَاِنْ كُنَّا لَخٰطِـِٕيْنَ

qālū tallāhi laqad āṡarakallāhu ‘alainā wa in kunnā lakhāṭi'īn(a).

They said, 'By Allah, Allah has preferred you over us; we were wrong.'

قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيْبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَۗ يَغْفِرُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ ۖوَهُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ

qāla lā taṡrība ‘alaikumul-yaum(a), wa yagfirullāhu lakum, wa huwa arḥamur-rāḥimīn(a).

He said, 'No blame on you today; may Allah forgive you. He is Most Merciful.'

اِذْهَبُوْا بِقَمِيْصِيْ هٰذَا فَاَلْقُوْهُ عَلٰى وَجْهِ اَبِيْ يَأْتِ بَصِيْرًا ۚوَأْتُوْنِيْ بِاَهْلِكُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ ࣖ

iżhabū biqamīṣī hāżā fa alqūhu ‘alā wajhi abī ya'ti baṣīrā(n), wa'tūnī bi'ahlikum ajma‘īn(a).

Take my shirt; place it on my father’s face, and he’ll regain sight. Bring your family to me.

وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الْعِيْرُ قَالَ اَبُوْهُمْ اِنِّيْ لَاَجِدُ رِيْحَ يُوْسُفَ لَوْلَآ اَنْ تُفَنِّدُوْنِ

wa lammā faṣalatil-‘īru qāla abūhum innī la'ajidu rīḥa yūsufa lau lā an tufannidūn(i).

As the caravan departed, their father said, 'I sense Yusuf’s scent, unless you think me senile.'

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ اِنَّكَ لَفِيْ ضَلٰلِكَ الْقَدِيْمِ

qālū tallāhi innaka lafī ḍalālikal-qadīm(i).

They said, 'By Allah, you’re in your old delusion.'

فَلَمَّآ اَنْ جَاۤءَ الْبَشِيْرُ اَلْقٰىهُ عَلٰى وَجْهِهٖ فَارْتَدَّ بَصِيْرًاۗ قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْۙ اِنِّيْٓ اَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

falammā an jā'al-basyīru alqāhu ‘alā wajihihī fartadda baṣīrā(n), qāla alam aqul lakum, innī a‘lamu minallāhi mā lā ta‘lamūn(a).

When the bearer of good news arrived, he placed the shirt on Yaqub’s face, restoring his sight. He said, 'Didn’t I tell you I know from Allah what you don’t?'

قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوْبَنَآ اِنَّا كُنَّا خٰطِـِٕيْنَ

qālū yā abānastagfir lanā żunūbanā innā kunnā khāṭi'īn(a).

They said, 'O father, seek forgiveness for our sins; we were wrong.'

قَالَ سَوْفَ اَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّيْ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْمُ

qāla saufa astagfiru lakum rabbī, innahū huwal-gafūrur-raḥīm(u).

He said, 'I’ll seek forgiveness for you from my Lord; He is Forgiving, Merciful.'

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوْا مِصْرَ اِنْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ اٰمِنِيْنَ ۗ

falammā dakhalū ‘alā yūsufa āwā ilaihi abawaihi wa qāladkhulū miṣra in syā'allāhu āminīn(a).

When they entered Yusuf’s presence, he embraced his parents, saying, 'Enter Egypt, Allah willing, in safety.'

وَرَفَعَ اَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوْا لَهٗ سُجَّدًاۚ وَقَالَ يٰٓاَبَتِ هٰذَا تَأْوِيْلُ رُءْيَايَ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۖقَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّيْ حَقًّاۗ وَقَدْ اَحْسَنَ بِيْٓ اِذْ اَخْرَجَنِيْ مِنَ السِّجْنِ وَجَاۤءَ بِكُمْ مِّنَ الْبَدْوِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اَنْ نَّزَغَ الشَّيْطٰنُ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَ اِخْوَتِيْۗ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ لَطِيْفٌ لِّمَا يَشَاۤءُ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَلِيْمُ الْحَكِيْمُ

wa rafa‘a abawaihi ‘alal-‘arsyi wa kharrū lahū sujjadā(n), wa qāla yā abati hāżā ta'wīlu ru'yāya min qabl(u), qad ja‘alahā rabbī ḥaqqā(n), wa qad aḥsana bī iż akhrajanī minas-sijni wa jā'a bikum minal-badwi mim ba‘di an nazagasy-syaiṭānu bainī wa baina ikhwatī, inna rabbī laṭīful limā yasyā'(u), innahū huwal-‘alīmul-ḥakīm(u).

He raised his parents to the throne; they all bowed to him. He said, 'O father, this is my old dream’s fulfillment. My Lord made it true, freeing me from prison, bringing you from the desert after Satan sowed discord between me and my brothers. My Lord is Subtle in what He wills; He is All-Knowing, All-Wise.'

۞ رَبِّ قَدْ اٰتَيْتَنِيْ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِيْ مِنْ تَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحَادِيْثِۚ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ اَنْتَ وَلِيّٖ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِۚ تَوَفَّنِيْ مُسْلِمًا وَّاَلْحِقْنِيْ بِالصّٰلِحِيْنَ

rabbi qad ātaitanī minal-mulki wa ‘allamtanī min ta'wīlil-aḥādīṡ(i), fāṭiras-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), anta waliyyī fid-dun-yā wal-ākhirah(ti), tawaffanī muslimaw wa alḥiqnī biṣ-ṣāliḥīn(a).

My Lord, You granted me authority, taught me dream interpretation. Creator of heavens and earth, You’re my Protector in this world and the Hereafter. Let me die a Muslim, joined with the righteous.

ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۤءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوْحِيْهِ اِلَيْكَۚ وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَيْهِمْ اِذْ اَجْمَعُوْٓا اَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُوْنَ

Żālika min ambā'il-gaibi nūḥīhi ilaik(a), wa mā kunta ladaihim iż ajma‘ū amrahum wa hum yamkurūn(a).

These are unseen tidings We reveal to you, Muhammad; you weren’t with them when they plotted their scheme.

وَمَآ اَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

wa mā akṡarun-nāsi wa lau ḥaraṣta bimu'minīn(a).

Most people won’t believe, no matter how much you desire it.

وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍۗ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَ ࣖ

wa mā tas'aluhum ‘alaihi min ajr(in), in huwa illā żikrul lil-‘ālamīn(a).

You ask no reward for it; it’s a reminder for all mankind.

وَكَاَيِّنْ مِّنْ اٰيَةٍ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ يَمُرُّوْنَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُوْنَ

wa ka'ayyim min āyatin fis-samāwāti wal-arḍi yamurrūna ‘alaihā wa hum ‘anhā mu‘rḍūn(a).

How many signs in heavens and earth do they pass, yet turn away?

وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ اَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللّٰهِ اِلَّا وَهُمْ مُّشْرِكُوْنَ

wa mā yu'minu akṡaruhum billāhi illā wa hum musyrikūn(a).

Most don’t believe in Allah without associating partners.

اَفَاَمِنُوْٓا اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ غَاشِيَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ اللّٰهِ اَوْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

afa aminū an ta'tiyahum gāsyiyatum min ‘ażābillāhi au ta'tiyahumus-sā‘atu bagtataw wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

Do they feel secure from Allah’s overwhelming punishment or the Hour’s sudden arrival, unaware?

قُلْ هٰذِهٖ سَبِيْلِيْٓ اَدْعُوْٓا اِلَى اللّٰهِ ۗعَلٰى بَصِيْرَةٍ اَنَا۠ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِيْ ۗوَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَآ اَنَا۠ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ

qul hāżihī sabīlī ad‘ū ilallāh(i), ‘alā baṣīratin ana wa manittaba‘anī, wa subḥānallāhi wa mā ana minal-musyrikīn(a).

Say, 'This is my path; I and my followers call to Allah with certainty. Exalted is Allah; I’m not among idolaters.'

وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوْحِيْٓ اِلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْقُرٰىۗ اَفَلَمْ يَسِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۗ وَلَدَارُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْاۗ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ

wa mā arsalnā min qablika illā rijālan nūḥī ilaihim min ahlil-qurā, afalam yasīrū fil-arḍi fa yanẓurū kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-lażīna min qablihim, wa ladārul-ākhirati khairul lil-lażīnattaqau, afalā ta‘qilūn(a).

Before you, We sent only men from towns, inspired by Us. Don’t they travel the earth, seeing the end of those before? The Hereafter’s home is better for the pious. Don’t you understand?

حَتّٰٓى اِذَا اسْتَيْـَٔسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوْٓا اَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوْا جَاۤءَهُمْ نَصْرُنَاۙ فَنُجِّيَ مَنْ نَّشَاۤءُ ۗوَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُنَا عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ

Ḥattā iżastai'asar-rusulu wa ẓannū annahum qad kużibū jā'ahum naṣrunā, fa nujjiya man nasyā'(u), wa lā yuraddu ba'sunā ‘anil-qaumil-mujrimīn(a).

When messengers despaired, thinking they were denied, Our help came, saving whom We willed. Our punishment can’t be repelled from sinners.

لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيْ قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّاُولِى الْاَلْبَابِۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيْثًا يُّفْتَرٰى وَلٰكِنْ تَصْدِيْقَ الَّذِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَّهُدًى وَّرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ࣖ

laqad kāna fī qaṣaṣihim ‘ibratul li'ulil-albāb(i), mā kāna ḥadīṡay yuftarā wa lākin taṣdīqal-lażī baina yadaihi wa tafṣīla kulli syai'iw wa hudaw wa raḥmatal liqaumiy yu'minūn(a).

Their stories hold lessons for those with understanding. This isn’t a fabricated tale, but confirms prior scriptures, clarifies all things, and guides and mercies believers.