فَلَمَّا So when جَهَّزَهُم he had furnished them بِجَهَازِهِمْ with their supplies جَعَلَ he put ٱلسِّقَايَةَ the drinking cup فِى in رَحْلِ the bag أَخِيهِ (of) his brother ثُمَّ Then أَذَّنَ called out مُؤَذِّنٌ an announcer أَيَّتُهَا O you ٱلْعِيرُ (in) the caravan إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you لَسَـٰرِقُونَ surely (are) thieves ٧٠

قَالُوا۟ They said وَأَقْبَلُوا۟ turning towards عَلَيْهِم them مَّاذَا What (is it) تَفْقِدُونَ you miss ٧١

قَالُوا۟ They said نَفْقِدُ We are missing صُوَاعَ (the) cup ٱلْمَلِكِ (of) the king وَلِمَن And for (one) who جَآءَ brings بِهِۦ it حِمْلُ (is) a load بَعِيرٍۢ (of) a camel وَأَنَا۠ and I بِهِۦ for it زَعِيمٌۭ (is) responsible ٧٢

قَالُوا۟ They said تَٱللَّهِ By Allah لَقَدْ certainly عَلِمْتُم you know مَّا not جِئْنَا we came لِنُفْسِدَ that we cause corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land وَمَا and not كُنَّا we are سَـٰرِقِينَ thieves ٧٣

قَالُوا۟ They said فَمَا Then what جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ (will be the) recompense (of) it إِن if كُنتُمْ you are كَـٰذِبِينَ liars ٧٤

قَالُوا۟ They said جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ Its recompense مَن (is that one) who وُجِدَ it is found فِى in رَحْلِهِۦ his bag فَهُوَ then he جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ (will be) his recompense كَذَٰلِكَ Thus نَجْزِى (do) we recompense ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٧٥

فَبَدَأَ So he began بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ with their bags قَبْلَ before وِعَآءِ (the) bag أَخِيهِ (of) his brother ثُمَّ then ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَا he brought it out مِن from وِعَآءِ (the) bag أَخِيهِ ۚ (of) his brother كَذَٰلِكَ Thus كِدْنَا (did) We plan لِيُوسُفَ ۖ for Yusuf مَا He could not كَانَ He could not لِيَأْخُذَ take أَخَاهُ his brother فِى by دِينِ the law ٱلْمَلِكِ (of) the king إِلَّآ except أَن that يَشَآءَ Allah willed ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah willed نَرْفَعُ We raise دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ (in) degrees مَّن whom نَّشَآءُ ۗ We will وَفَوْقَ but over كُلِّ every ذِى possessor عِلْمٍ (of) knowledge عَلِيمٌۭ (is) the All-Knower ٧٦

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِن If يَسْرِقْ he steals فَقَدْ then verily سَرَقَ stole أَخٌۭ a brother لَّهُۥ of his مِن before قَبْلُ ۚ before فَأَسَرَّهَا But Yusuf kept it secret يُوسُفُ But Yusuf kept it secret فِى within نَفْسِهِۦ himself وَلَمْ and (did) not يُبْدِهَا reveal it لَهُمْ ۚ to them قَالَ He said أَنتُمْ You شَرٌّۭ (are the) worse مَّكَانًۭا ۖ (in) position وَٱللَّهُ and Allah أَعْلَمُ knows best بِمَا of what تَصِفُونَ you describe ٧٧

قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلْعَزِيزُ Aziz إِنَّ Indeed لَهُۥٓ he has أَبًۭا a father شَيْخًۭا old كَبِيرًۭا [great] فَخُذْ so take أَحَدَنَا one of us مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ (in) his place إِنَّا Indeed, we نَرَىٰكَ [we] see you مِنَ of ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ٧٨