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

وَجَآءُوٓ And they came أَبَاهُمْ (to) their father عِشَآءًۭ early at night يَبْكُونَ weeping ١٦

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

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

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

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

وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِى the one who ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ bought him مِن of مِّصْرَ Egypt لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ to his wife أَكْرِمِى Make comfortable مَثْوَىٰهُ his stay عَسَىٰٓ Perhaps أَن that يَنفَعَنَآ (he) will benefit us أَوْ or نَتَّخِذَهُۥ we will take him وَلَدًۭا ۚ (as) a son وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus مَكَّنَّا We established لِيُوسُفَ Yusuf فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ that We might teach him مِن (the) interpretation of تَأْوِيلِ (the) interpretation of ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ the events وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَالِبٌ (is) Predominant عَلَىٰٓ over أَمْرِهِۦ His affairs وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَ most ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٢١

وَلَمَّا And when بَلَغَ he reached أَشُدَّهُۥٓ his maturity ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ We gave him حُكْمًۭا wisdom وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ and knowledge وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نَجْزِى We reward ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ٢٢