الٓر ۚ Alif Laam Ra تِلْكَ These ءَايَـٰتُ (are the) Verses ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book ٱلْمُبِينِ [the] clear ١
Alif, Lām, Rā. These are the verses of the clear Book.
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12. Surah Yusuf
Joseph · Makki · 111 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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 ٢
Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’ān that you might understand.
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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 ٣
We relate to you, [O Muḥammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur’ān although you were, before it, among the unaware.
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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 ٤
[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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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 ٥
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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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 ٦
And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives [i.e., events or dreams] 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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۞ لَّقَدْ Certainly كَانَ were فِى in يُوسُفَ Yusuf وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ and his brothers ءَايَـٰتٌۭ signs لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ for those who ask ٧
Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask, [such as]
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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 ٨
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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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 ٩
Kill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance [i.e., attention] of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people."
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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 ١٠
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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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 ١١
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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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 ١٢
Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
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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 ١٣
[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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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 ١٤
They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
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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 ١٥
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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وَجَآءُوٓ And they came أَبَاهُمْ (to) their father عِشَآءًۭ early at night يَبْكُونَ weeping ١٦
And they came to their father at night, weeping.
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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 ١٧
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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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 ١٨
And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allāh is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
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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 ١٩
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 Allāh was Knowing of what they did.
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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 ٢٠
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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