۞ 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 ٥٣
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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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 ٥٤
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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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 ٥٥
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
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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 ٥٦
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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وَلَأَجْرُ And surely (the) reward ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لِّلَّذِينَ for those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَكَانُوا۟ and are يَتَّقُونَ God conscious ٥٧
And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allāh.
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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 ٥٨
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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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 ٥٩
And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do you not see that I give full measure and that I am the best of accommodators?
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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 ٦٠
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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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 ٦١
They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
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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 ٦٢
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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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 ٦٣
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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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 ٦٤
He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allāh is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
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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 ٦٥
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 [i.e., food] 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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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 ٦٦
[Jacob] said, "Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise [i.e., oath] by Allāh that you will bring him [back] to me, unless you should be surrounded [i.e., overcome by enemies]." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allāh, over what we say, is Entrusted."
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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 ٦٧
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] Allāh at all. The decision is only for Allāh; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."
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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 ٦٨
And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allāh at all except [it was] a need [i.e., concern] 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 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 ٦٩
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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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 ٧٠
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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قَالُوا۟ They said وَأَقْبَلُوا۟ turning towards عَلَيْهِم them مَّاذَا What (is it) تَفْقِدُونَ you miss ٧١
They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"
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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 ٧٢
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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