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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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