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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]."

— Come To Light

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