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۞ 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."

— Come To Light

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