قَالَ He said مَعَاذَ Allah forbid ٱللَّهِ Allah forbid أَن that نَّأْخُذَ we take إِلَّا except مَن (one) who وَجَدْنَا we found مَتَـٰعَنَا our possession عِندَهُۥٓ with him إِنَّآ Indeed, we إِذًۭا then لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ surely (would be) wrongdoers ٧٩
He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh [to prevent] that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."
— Come To Light
فَلَمَّا So when ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ they despaired مِنْهُ of him خَلَصُوا۟ they secluded themselves نَجِيًّۭا ۖ (in) private consultation قَالَ Said كَبِيرُهُمْ the eldest among them أَلَمْ Do not تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ you know أَنَّ that أَبَاكُمْ your father قَدْ has taken أَخَذَ has taken عَلَيْكُم upon you مَّوْثِقًۭا a promise مِّنَ by ٱللَّهِ Allah وَمِن and before قَبْلُ and before مَا that فَرَّطتُمْ you failed فِى concerning يُوسُفَ ۖ Yusuf فَلَنْ So never أَبْرَحَ will I leave ٱلْأَرْضَ the land حَتَّىٰ until يَأْذَنَ permits لِىٓ me أَبِىٓ my father أَوْ or يَحْكُمَ Allah decides ٱللَّهُ Allah decides لِى ۖ for me وَهُوَ and He خَيْرُ (is) the Best ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ (of) the judges ٨٠
So when they had despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private consultation. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken upon you an oath by Allāh and [that] before you failed in [your duty to] Joseph? So I will never leave [this] land until my father permits me or Allāh decides for me, and He is the best of judges.
— Come To Light
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ Return إِلَىٰٓ to أَبِيكُمْ your father فَقُولُوا۟ and say يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ 'O our father إِنَّ Indeed ٱبْنَكَ your son سَرَقَ has stolen وَمَا and not شَهِدْنَآ we testify إِلَّا except بِمَا of what عَلِمْنَا we knew وَمَا And not كُنَّا we were لِلْغَيْبِ of the unseen حَـٰفِظِينَ guardians ٨١
Return to your father and say, 'O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew. And we were not witnesses of the unseen.
— Come To Light
وَسْـَٔلِ And ask ٱلْقَرْيَةَ the town ٱلَّتِى where كُنَّا we were فِيهَا [in it] وَٱلْعِيرَ and the caravan ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَقْبَلْنَا we returned فِيهَا ۖ [in it] وَإِنَّا And indeed, we لَصَـٰدِقُونَ surely (are) truthful.' ٨٢
And ask the city in which we were and the caravan in which we came - and indeed, we are truthful.'"
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said بَلْ Nay سَوَّلَتْ have enticed لَكُمْ you أَنفُسُكُمْ your souls أَمْرًۭا ۖ something فَصَبْرٌۭ so patience جَمِيلٌ ۖ (is) beautiful عَسَى Perhaps ٱللَّهُ Allah أَن will bring them to me يَأْتِيَنِى will bring them to me بِهِمْ will bring them to me جَمِيعًا ۚ all إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He هُوَ He ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower ٱلْحَكِيمُ All-Wise ٨٣
[Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. Perhaps Allāh will bring them to me all together. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise."
— Come To Light
وَتَوَلَّىٰ And he turned away عَنْهُمْ from them وَقَالَ and said يَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰ Alas, my grief عَلَىٰ over يُوسُفَ Yusuf وَٱبْيَضَّتْ And became white عَيْنَاهُ his eyes مِنَ from ٱلْحُزْنِ the grief فَهُوَ and he (was) كَظِيمٌۭ a suppressor ٨٤
And he turned away from them and said, "Oh, my sorrow over Joseph," and his eyes became white from grief, for he was [of that] a suppressor.
— Come To Light
قَالُوا۟ They said تَٱللَّهِ By Allah تَفْتَؤُا۟ you will not cease تَذْكُرُ remembering يُوسُفَ Yusuf حَتَّىٰ until تَكُونَ you become حَرَضًا fatally ill أَوْ or تَكُونَ become مِنَ of ٱلْهَـٰلِكِينَ those who perish ٨٥
They said, "By Allāh, you will not cease remembering Joseph until you become fatally ill or become of those who perish."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said إِنَّمَآ Only أَشْكُوا۟ I complain بَثِّى (of) my suffering وَحُزْنِىٓ and my grief إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah وَأَعْلَمُ and I know مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ٨٦
He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allāh, and I know from Allāh that which you do not know.
— Come To Light
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