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Surah 12 · Makkah · 111 verses · 1777 words
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Surah Yusuf, “Joseph”, is surah 12 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 111 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ ١ ▶
الر alif-lam-ra Alif Laam Ra تِلْكَ til'ka These آيَاتُ āyātu (are the) Verses الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi (of) the Book الْمُبِينِ l-mubīni [the] clear
1. Alif, Lām, Rā. These are the verses of the clear Book.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ك ت ب ب ي ن
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ٢ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَنزَلْنَاهُ anzalnāhu We have sent it down قُرْآنًا qur'ānan (as) a Quran in Arabic عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan (as) a Quran in Arabic لَّعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna understand
2. Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’ān that you might understand.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ق ر أ ع ر ب ع ق ل
نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِ لَمِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ ٣ ▶
نَحْنُ naḥnu We نَقُصُّ naquṣṣu relate عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka to you أَحْسَنَ aḥsana the best الْقَصَصِ l-qaṣaṣi of the narrations بِمَا bimā in what أَوْحَيْنَا awḥaynā We have revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you هَٰذَا hādhā (of) this الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran وَإِن wa-in although كُنتَ kunta you were مِن min before it قَبْلِهِ qablihi before it لَمِنَ lamina surely among الْغَافِلِينَ l-ghāfilīna the unaware
3. We relate to you, [O Muḥammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur’ān although you were, before it, among the unaware.
Roots in this verse: ق ص ص ح س ن و ح ي ق ر أ ك و ن ق ب ل غ ف ل
إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِي سَاجِدِينَ ٤ ▶
إِذْ idh When قَالَ qāla said يُوسُفُ yūsufu Yusuf لِأَبِيهِ li-abīhi to his father يَا أَبَتِ yāabati O my father إِنِّي innī Indeed, I رَأَيْتُ ra-aytu I saw أَحَدَ aḥada eleven عَشَرَ ʿashara eleven كَوْكَبًا kawkaban stars وَالشَّمْسَ wal-shamsa and the sun وَالْقَمَرَ wal-qamara and the moon رَأَيْتُهُمْ ra-aytuhum I saw them لِي lī to me سَاجِدِينَ sājidīna prostrating
4. [Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ب و ر أ ي أ ح د ع ش ر ش م س ق م ر س ج د
قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُؤْيَاكَ عَلَىٰ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا لَكَ كَيْدًا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلْإِنسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said يَا بُنَيَّ yābunayya O my son لَا lā (Do) not تَقْصُصْ taqṣuṣ relate رُؤْيَاكَ ru'yāka your vision عَلَىٰ ʿalā to إِخْوَتِكَ ikh'watika your brothers فَيَكِيدُوا fayakīdū lest they plan لَكَ laka against you كَيْدًا kaydan a plot إِنَّ inna Indeed الشَّيْطَانَ l-shayṭāna the Shaitaan لِلْإِنسَانِ lil'insāni (is) to man عَدُوٌّ ʿaduwwun an enemy مُّبِينٌ mubīnun open
5. He said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ن ي ق ص ص ر أ ي أ خ و ك ي د ش ط ن أ ن س ع د و ب ي ن
وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ كَمَا أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰ أَبَوَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ٦ ▶
وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus يَجْتَبِيكَ yajtabīka will choose you رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord وَيُعَلِّمُكَ wayuʿallimuka and will teach you مِن min of تَأْوِيلِ tawīli (the) interpretation الْأَحَادِيثِ l-aḥādīthi (of) the narratives وَيُتِمُّ wayutimmu and complete نِعْمَتَهُ niʿ'matahu His Favor عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka on you وَعَلَىٰ waʿalā and on آلِ āli (the) family يَعْقُوبَ yaʿqūba (of) Yaqub كَمَا kamā as أَتَمَّهَا atammahā He completed it عَلَىٰ ʿalā on أَبَوَيْكَ abawayka your two forefathers مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before إِبْرَاهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim وَإِسْحَاقَ wa-is'ḥāqa and Isaac إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower حَكِيمٌ ḥakīmun All-Wise
6. And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives [i.e., events or dreams] and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise."
Roots in this verse: ج ب ي ر ب ب ع ل م أ و ل ح د ث ت م م ن ع م أ ب و ق ب ل ح ك م
لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ آيَاتٌ لِّلسَّائِلِينَ ٧ ▶
لَّقَدْ laqad Certainly كَانَ kāna were فِي fī in يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf وَإِخْوَتِهِ wa-ikh'watihi and his brothers آيَاتٌ āyātun signs لِّلسَّائِلِينَ lilssāilīna for those who ask
7. Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask, [such as]
Roots in this verse: ك و ن أ خ و أ ي ي س أ ل
إِذْ قَالُوا لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٨ ▶
إِذْ idh When قَالُوا qālū they said لَيُوسُفُ layūsufu Surely Yusuf وَأَخُوهُ wa-akhūhu and his brother أَحَبُّ aḥabbu (are) more beloved إِلَىٰ ilā to أَبِينَا abīnā our father مِنَّا minnā than we وَنَحْنُ wanaḥnu while we عُصْبَةٌ ʿuṣ'batun (are) a group إِنَّ inna Indeed أَبَانَا abānā our father لَفِي lafī (is) surely in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin an error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
8. When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ خ و ح ب ب أ ب و ض ل ل ب ي ن
اقْتُلُوا يُوسُفَ أَوِ اطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا مِن بَعْدِهِ قَوْمًا صَالِحِينَ ٩ ▶
اقْتُلُوا uq'tulū Kill يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf أَوِ awi or اطْرَحُوهُ iṭ'raḥūhu cast him أَرْضًا arḍan (to) a land يَخْلُ yakhlu so will be free لَكُمْ lakum for you وَجْهُ wajhu (the) face أَبِيكُمْ abīkum (of) your father وَتَكُونُوا watakūnū and you will be مِن min after that بَعْدِهِ baʿdihi after that قَوْمًا qawman a people صَالِحِينَ ṣāliḥīna righteous
9. Kill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance [i.e., attention] of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people."
Roots in this verse: ق ت ل أ ر ض خ ل و و ج ه أ ب و ك و ن ب ع د ق و م ص ل ح
قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِي غَيَابَتِ الْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ السَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ ١٠ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said قَائِلٌ qāilun a speaker مِّنْهُمْ min'hum among them لَا lā (Do) not تَقْتُلُوا taqtulū kill يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf وَأَلْقُوهُ wa-alqūhu but throw him فِي fī in غَيَابَتِ ghayābati the bottom الْجُبِّ l-jubi (of) the well يَلْتَقِطْهُ yaltaqiṭ'hu will pick him بَعْضُ baʿḍu some السَّيَّارَةِ l-sayārati [the] caravan إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are فَاعِلِينَ fāʿilīna doing
10. Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up - if you would do [something]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق ت ل ل ق ي غ ي ب ب ع ض س ي ر ك و ن ف ع ل
قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَنَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَنَاصِحُونَ ١١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said يَا أَبَانَا yāabānā O our father مَا mā Why لَكَ laka (do) you لَا lā not تَأْمَنَّا tamannā trust us عَلَىٰ ʿalā with يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf وَإِنَّا wa-innā while indeed, we لَهُ lahu (are) for him لَنَاصِحُونَ lanāṣiḥūna surely well-wishers
11. They said, "O our father, why do you not entrust us with Joseph while indeed, we are to him sincere counselors?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ب و أ م ن ن ص ح
أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ ١٢ ▶
أَرْسِلْهُ arsil'hu Send him مَعَنَا maʿanā with us غَدًا ghadan tomorrow يَرْتَعْ yartaʿ (to) enjoy وَيَلْعَبْ wayalʿab and play وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, we لَهُ lahu for him لَحَافِظُونَ laḥāfiẓūna (will) surely (be) guardians
12. Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
Roots in this verse: ر س ل غ د و ل ع ب ح ف ظ
قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحْزُنُنِي أَن تَذْهَبُوا بِهِ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَافِلُونَ ١٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said إِنِّي innī Indeed, [I] لَيَحْزُنُنِي layaḥzununī it surely saddens me أَن an that تَذْهَبُوا tadhhabū you should take him بِهِ bihi you should take him وَأَخَافُ wa-akhāfu and I fear أَن an that يَأْكُلَهُ yakulahu would eat him الذِّئْبُ l-dhi'bu a wolf وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum while you عَنْهُ ʿanhu of him غَافِلُونَ ghāfilūna (are) unaware
13. [Jacob] said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are of him unaware."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ز ن ذ ه ب خ و ف أ ك ل غ ف ل
قَالُوا لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّخَاسِرُونَ ١٤ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said لَئِنْ la-in If أَكَلَهُ akalahu eats him الذِّئْبُ l-dhi'bu the wolf وَنَحْنُ wanaḥnu while we عُصْبَةٌ ʿuṣ'batun (are) a group إِنَّا innā indeed, we إِذًا idhan then لَّخَاسِرُونَ lakhāsirūna surely (would be) losers
14. They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ك ل خ س ر
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا بِهِ وَأَجْمَعُوا أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَابَتِ الْجُبِّ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٥ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when ذَهَبُوا dhahabū they took him بِهِ bihi they took him وَأَجْمَعُوا wa-ajmaʿū and agreed أَن an that يَجْعَلُوهُ yajʿalūhu they put him فِي fī in غَيَابَتِ ghayābati (the) bottom الْجُبِّ l-jubi (of) the well وَأَوْحَيْنَا wa-awḥaynā But We inspired إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to him لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم latunabbi-annahum Surely, you will inform them بِأَمْرِهِمْ bi-amrihim about this affair هَٰذَا hādhā about this affair وَهُمْ wahum while they لَا lā (do) not يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna perceive
15. So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]."
Roots in this verse: ذ ه ب ج م ع ج ع ل غ ي ب و ح ي ن ب أ أ م ر ش ع ر
وَجَاءُوا أَبَاهُمْ عِشَاءً يَبْكُونَ ١٦ ▶
وَجَاءُوا wajāū And they came أَبَاهُمْ abāhum (to) their father عِشَاءً ʿishāan early at night يَبْكُونَ yabkūna weeping
16. And they came to their father at night, weeping.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ أ ب و ع ش و
قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِقِينَ ١٧ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said يَا أَبَانَا yāabānā O our father إِنَّا innā Indeed, we ذَهَبْنَا dhahabnā [we] went نَسْتَبِقُ nastabiqu racing each other وَتَرَكْنَا wataraknā and we left يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf عِندَ ʿinda with مَتَاعِنَا matāʿinā our possessions فَأَكَلَهُ fa-akalahu and ate him الذِّئْبُ l-dhi'bu the wolf وَمَا wamā But not أَنتَ anta you بِمُؤْمِنٍ bimu'minin (will) believe لَّنَا lanā us وَلَوْ walaw even if كُنَّا kunnā we are صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful
17. They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ب و ذ ه ب س ب ق ت ر ك ع ن د م ت ع أ ك ل أ م ن ك و ن ص د ق
وَجَاءُوا عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١٨ ▶
وَجَاءُوا wajāū And they brought عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon قَمِيصِهِ qamīṣihi his shirt بِدَمٍ bidamin with false blood كَذِبٍ kadhibin with false blood قَالَ qāla He said بَلْ bal Nay سَوَّلَتْ sawwalat has enticed you لَكُمْ lakum has enticed you أَنفُسُكُمْ anfusukum your souls أَمْرًا amran (to) a matter فَصَبْرٌ faṣabrun so patience جَمِيلٌ jamīlun (is) beautiful وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah الْمُسْتَعَانُ l-mus'taʿānu (is) the One sought for help عَلَىٰ ʿalā against مَا mā what تَصِفُونَ taṣifūna you describe
18. And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allāh is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ د م و ك ذ ب ق و ل ن ف س أ م ر ص ب ر ج م ل أ ل ه ع و ن و ص ف
وَجَاءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَىٰ دَلْوَهُ قَالَ يَا بُشْرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَامٌ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَاعَةً وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٩ ▶
وَجَاءَتْ wajāat And there came سَيَّارَةٌ sayyāratun a caravan فَأَرْسَلُوا fa-arsalū and they sent وَارِدَهُمْ wāridahum their water drawer فَأَدْلَىٰ fa-adlā then he let down دَلْوَهُ dalwahu his bucket قَالَ qāla He said يَا بُشْرَىٰ yābush'rā O good news هَٰذَا hādhā This غُلَامٌ ghulāmun (is) a boy وَأَسَرُّوهُ wa-asarrūhu And they hid him بِضَاعَةً biḍāʿatan (as) a merchandise وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower بِمَا bimā of what يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna they do
19. And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise; and Allāh was Knowing of what they did.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ س ي ر ر س ل و ر د ق و ل ب ش ر غ ل م س ر ر أ ل ه ع ل م ع م ل
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا فِيهِ مِنَ الزَّاهِدِينَ ٢٠ ▶
وَشَرَوْهُ washarawhu And they sold him بِثَمَنٍ bithamanin for a price بَخْسٍ bakhsin very low دَرَاهِمَ darāhima dirhams مَعْدُودَةٍ maʿdūdatin few وَكَانُوا wakānū and they were فِيهِ fīhi about him مِنَ mina of الزَّاهِدِينَ l-zāhidīna those keen to give up
20. And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
Roots in this verse: ش ر ي ث م ن ع د د ك و ن
وَقَالَ الَّذِي اشْتَرَاهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَكْرِمِي مَثْوَاهُ عَسَىٰ أَن يَنفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُ مِن تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ وَاللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰ أَمْرِهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٢١ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الَّذِي alladhī the one who اشْتَرَاهُ ish'tarāhu bought him مِن min of مِّصْرَ miṣ'ra Egypt لِامْرَأَتِهِ li-im'ra-atihi to his wife أَكْرِمِي akrimī Make comfortable مَثْوَاهُ mathwāhu his stay عَسَىٰ ʿasā Perhaps أَن an that يَنفَعَنَا yanfaʿanā (he) will benefit us أَوْ aw or نَتَّخِذَهُ nattakhidhahu we will take him وَلَدًا waladan (as) a son وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus مَكَّنَّا makkannā We established لِيُوسُفَ liyūsufa Yusuf فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُ walinuʿallimahu that We might teach him مِن min (the) interpretation of تَأْوِيلِ tawīli (the) interpretation of الْأَحَادِيثِ l-aḥādīthi the events وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah غَالِبٌ ghālibun (is) Predominant عَلَىٰ ʿalā over أَمْرِهِ amrihi His affairs وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
21. And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events [i.e., dreams]. And Allāh is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ش ر ي م ر أ ك ر م ث و ي ع س ي ن ف ع أ خ ذ و ل د م ك ن أ ر ض ع ل م أ و ل ح د ث أ ل ه غ ل ب أ م ر ك ث ر أ ن س
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٢٢ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when بَلَغَ balagha he reached أَشُدَّهُ ashuddahu his maturity آتَيْنَاهُ ātaynāhu We gave him حُكْمًا ḥuk'man wisdom وَعِلْمًا waʿil'man and knowledge وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus نَجْزِي najzī We reward الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers
22. And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ ش د د أ ت ي ح ك م ع ل م ج ز ي ح س ن
وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْأَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ رَبِّي أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ ٢٣ ▶
وَرَاوَدَتْهُ warāwadathu And sought to seduce him الَّتِي allatī she who هُوَ huwa he (was) فِي fī in بَيْتِهَا baytihā her house عَن ʿan from نَّفْسِهِ nafsihi his self وَغَلَّقَتِ waghallaqati And she closed الْأَبْوَابَ l-abwāba the doors وَقَالَتْ waqālat and she said هَيْتَ hayta Come on لَكَ laka you قَالَ qāla He said مَعَاذَ maʿādha I seek refuge in Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi I seek refuge in Allah إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he رَبِّي rabbī (is) my lord أَحْسَنَ aḥsana (who has) made good مَثْوَايَ mathwāya my stay إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed لَا lā not يُفْلِحُ yuf'liḥu will succeed الظَّالِمُونَ l-ẓālimūna the wrongdoers
23. And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
Roots in this verse: ر و د ب ي ت ن ف س ب و ب ق و ل ع و ذ أ ل ه ر ب ب ح س ن ث و ي ف ل ح ظ ل م
وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَا أَن رَّأَىٰ بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهِ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوءَ وَالْفَحْشَاءَ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِينَ ٢٤ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly هَمَّتْ hammat she did desire بِهِ bihi him وَهَمَّ wahamma and he would have desired بِهَا bihā her لَوْلَا lawlā if not أَن an that رَّأَىٰ raā he saw بُرْهَانَ bur'hāna the proof رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus لِنَصْرِفَ linaṣrifa that We might avert عَنْهُ ʿanhu from him السُّوءَ l-sūa the evil وَالْفَحْشَاءَ wal-faḥshāa and the immorality إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he مِنْ min (was) of عِبَادِنَا ʿibādinā Our slaves الْمُخْلَصِينَ l-mukh'laṣīna the sincere
24. And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof [i.e., sign] of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ر ب ب ص ر ف س و أ ف ح ش ع ب د خ ل ص
وَاسْتَبَقَا الْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيصَهُ مِن دُبُرٍ وَأَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَى الْبَابِ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَاءُ مَنْ أَرَادَ بِأَهْلِكَ سُوءًا إِلَّا أَن يُسْجَنَ أَوْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ٢٥ ▶
وَاسْتَبَقَا wa-is'tabaqā And they both raced الْبَابَ l-bāba (to) the door وَقَدَّتْ waqaddat and she tore قَمِيصَهُ qamīṣahu his shirt مِن min from دُبُرٍ duburin the back وَأَلْفَيَا wa-alfayā and they both found سَيِّدَهَا sayyidahā her husband لَدَى ladā at الْبَابِ l-bābi the door قَالَتْ qālat She said مَا mā What جَزَاءُ jazāu (is) the recompense مَنْ man (of one) who أَرَادَ arāda intended بِأَهْلِكَ bi-ahlika for your wife سُوءًا sūan evil إِلَّا illā except أَن an that يُسْجَنَ yus'jana he be imprisoned أَوْ aw or عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun a punishment أَلِيمٌ alīmun painful
25. And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"
Roots in this verse: س ب ق ب و ب د ب ر س و د ق و ل ج ز ي ر و د أ ه ل س و أ س ج ن ع ذ ب أ ل م
قَالَ هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِي عَن نَّفْسِي وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ ٢٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said هِيَ hiya She رَاوَدَتْنِي rāwadatnī sought to seduce me عَن ʿan about نَّفْسِي nafsī myself وَشَهِدَ washahida And testified شَاهِدٌ shāhidun a witness مِّنْ min of أَهْلِهَا ahlihā her family إِن in If كَانَ kāna [is] قَمِيصُهُ qamīṣuhu his shirt قُدَّ qudda (is) torn مِن min from قُبُلٍ qubulin the front فَصَدَقَتْ faṣadaqat then she has spoken the truth وَهُوَ wahuwa and he مِنَ mina (is) of الْكَاذِبِينَ l-kādhibīna the liars
26. [Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified, "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر و د ن ف س ش ه د أ ه ل ك و ن ق ب ل ص د ق ك ذ ب
وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ٢٧ ▶
وَإِن wa-in But if كَانَ kāna [is] قَمِيصُهُ qamīṣuhu his shirt قُدَّ qudda (is) torn مِن min from دُبُرٍ duburin (the) back فَكَذَبَتْ fakadhabat then she has lied وَهُوَ wahuwa and he مِنَ mina (is) of الصَّادِقِينَ l-ṣādiqīna the truthful
27. But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
Roots in this verse: ك و ن د ب ر ك ذ ب ص د ق
فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ قَمِيصَهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ ٢٨ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when رَأَىٰ raā he saw قَمِيصَهُ qamīṣahu his shirt قُدَّ qudda torn مِن min from دُبُرٍ duburin (the) back قَالَ qāla he said إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, it مِن min (is) of كَيْدِكُنَّ kaydikunna your plot إِنَّ inna Indeed كَيْدَكُنَّ kaydakunna your plot عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓīmun (is) great
28. So when he [i.e., her husband] saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of your [i.e., women's] plan. Indeed, your plan is great [i.e., vehement].
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي د ب ر ق و ل ك ي د ع ظ م
يُوسُفُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا وَاسْتَغْفِرِي لِذَنبِكِ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ الْخَاطِئِينَ ٢٩ ▶
يُوسُفُ yūsufu Yusuf أَعْرِضْ aʿriḍ turn away عَنْ ʿan from هَٰذَا hādhā this وَاسْتَغْفِرِي wa-is'taghfirī And ask forgiveness لِذَنبِكِ lidhanbiki for your sin إِنَّكِ innaki Indeed, you كُنتِ kunti are مِنَ mina of الْخَاطِئِينَ l-khāṭiīna the sinful
29. Joseph, ignore this. And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful."
Roots in this verse: ع ر ض غ ف ر ذ ن ب ك و ن خ ط أ
وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتَاهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا إِنَّا لَنَرَاهَا فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٣٠ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said نِسْوَةٌ nis'watun women فِي fī in الْمَدِينَةِ l-madīnati the city امْرَأَتُ im'ra-atu The wife of الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi Aziz تُرَاوِدُ turāwidu (is) seeking to seduce فَتَاهَا fatāhā her slave boy عَن ʿan about نَّفْسِهِ nafsihi himself قَدْ qad indeed شَغَفَهَا shaghafahā he has impassioned her حُبًّا ḥubban (with) love إِنَّا innā Indeed, we لَنَرَاهَا lanarāhā [we] surely see her فِي fī in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin an error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
30. And women in the city said, "The wife of al-ʿAzeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن س و م د ن م ر أ ع ز ز ر و د ف ت ي ن ف س ح ب ب ر أ ي ض ل ل ب ي ن
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَأً وَآتَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّينًا وَقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُ أَكْبَرْنَهُ وَقَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ ٣١ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when سَمِعَتْ samiʿat she heard بِمَكْرِهِنَّ bimakrihinna of their scheming أَرْسَلَتْ arsalat she sent إِلَيْهِنَّ ilayhinna for them وَأَعْتَدَتْ wa-aʿtadat and she prepared لَهُنَّ lahunna for them مُتَّكَأً muttaka-an a banquet وَآتَتْ waātat and she gave كُلَّ kulla each وَاحِدَةٍ wāḥidatin one مِّنْهُنَّ min'hunna of them سِكِّينًا sikkīnan a knife وَقَالَتِ waqālati and she said اخْرُجْ ukh'ruj Come out عَلَيْهِنَّ ʿalayhinna before them فَلَمَّا falammā Then when رَأَيْنَهُ ra-aynahu they saw him أَكْبَرْنَهُ akbarnahu they greatly admired him وَقَطَّعْنَ waqaṭṭaʿna and cut أَيْدِيَهُنَّ aydiyahunna their hands وَقُلْنَ waqul'na they said حَاشَ ḥāsha Forbid لِلَّهِ lillahi Allah مَا mā not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this بَشَرًا basharan a man إِنْ in not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā but مَلَكٌ malakun an angel كَرِيمٌ karīmun noble
31. So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allāh! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel."
Roots in this verse: س م ع م ك ر ر س ل ع ت د و ك أ أ ت ي ك ل ل و ح د س ك ن ق و ل خ ر ج ر أ ي ك ب ر ق ط ع ي د ي أ ل ه ب ش ر م ل ك ك ر م
قَالَتْ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ الَّذِي لُمْتُنَّنِي فِيهِ وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدتُّهُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَا آمُرُهُ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ ٣٢ ▶
قَالَتْ qālat She said فَذَٰلِكُنَّ fadhālikunna That الَّذِي alladhī (is) the one لُمْتُنَّنِي lum'tunnanī you blamed me فِيهِ fīhi about him وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly رَاوَدتُّهُ rāwadttuhu I sought to seduce him عَن ʿan [from] نَّفْسِهِ nafsihi [himself] فَاسْتَعْصَمَ fa-is'taʿṣama but he saved himself وَلَئِن wala-in and if لَّمْ lam not يَفْعَلْ yafʿal he does مَا mā what آمُرُهُ āmuruhu I order him لَيُسْجَنَنَّ layus'jananna surely, he will be imprisoned وَلَيَكُونًا walayakūnan and certainly will be مِّنَ mina of الصَّاغِرِينَ l-ṣāghirīna those who are disgraced
32. She said, "That is the one about whom you blamed me. And I certainly sought to seduce him, but he firmly refused; and if he will not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be of those debased."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ل و م ر و د ن ف س ع ص م ف ع ل أ م ر س ج ن ك و ن ص غ ر
قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ ٣٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord السِّجْنُ l-sij'nu the prison أَحَبُّ aḥabbu (is) dearer إِلَيَّ ilayya to me مِمَّا mimmā than what يَدْعُونَنِي yadʿūnanī they invite me إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to it وَإِلَّا wa-illā And unless تَصْرِفْ taṣrif You turn away عَنِّي ʿannī from me كَيْدَهُنَّ kaydahunna their plot أَصْبُ aṣbu I might incline إِلَيْهِنَّ ilayhinna towards them وَأَكُن wa-akun and [I] be مِّنَ mina of الْجَاهِلِينَ l-jāhilīna the ignorant
33. He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب س ج ن ح ب ب د ع و ص ر ف ك ي د ك و ن ج ه ل
فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ٣٤ ▶
فَاسْتَجَابَ fa-is'tajāba So responded لَهُ lahu to him رَبُّهُ rabbuhu his Lord فَصَرَفَ faṣarafa and turned away عَنْهُ ʿanhu from him كَيْدَهُنَّ kaydahunna their plot إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, [He] هُوَ huwa He السَّمِيعُ l-samīʿu (is) All-Hearer الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu All-Knower
34. So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Roots in this verse: ج و ب ر ب ب ص ر ف ك ي د س م ع ع ل م
ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُا الْآيَاتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ٣٥ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then بَدَا badā (it) appeared لَهُم lahum to them مِّن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after مَا mā [what] رَأَوُا ra-awū they had seen الْآيَاتِ l-āyāti the signs لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ layasjununnahu surely they should imprison him حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until حِينٍ ḥīnin a time
35. Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that he [i.e., al-ʿAzeez] should surely imprison him for a time.
Roots in this verse: ب د و ب ع د ر أ ي أ ي ي س ج ن ح ي ن
وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجْنَ فَتَيَانِ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا إِنِّي أَرَانِي أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ إِنِّي أَرَانِي أَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي خُبْزًا تَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْهُ نَبِّئْنَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٣٦ ▶
وَدَخَلَ wadakhala And entered مَعَهُ maʿahu with him السِّجْنَ l-sij'na (in) the prison فَتَيَانِ fatayāni two young men قَالَ qāla Said أَحَدُهُمَا aḥaduhumā one of them إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَرَانِي arānī [I] see myself أَعْصِرُ aʿṣiru pressing خَمْرًا khamran wine وَقَالَ waqāla And said الْآخَرُ l-ākharu the other إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَرَانِي arānī [I] see myself أَحْمِلُ aḥmilu [I am] carrying فَوْقَ fawqa over رَأْسِي rasī my head خُبْزًا khub'zan bread تَأْكُلُ takulu (were) eating الطَّيْرُ l-ṭayru the birds مِنْهُ min'hu from it نَبِّئْنَا nabbi'nā Inform us بِتَأْوِيلِهِ bitawīlihi of its interpretation إِنَّا innā indeed, we نَرَاكَ narāka [we] see you مِنَ mina of الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers
36. And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing [grapes for] wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل س ج ن ف ت ي ق و ل أ ح د ر أ ي أ خ ر ح م ل ف و ق ر أ س أ ك ل ط ي ر ن ب أ أ و ل ح س ن
قَالَ لَا يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ إِلَّا نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمَا ذَٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّي إِنِّي تَرَكْتُ مِلَّةَ قَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ ٣٧ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said لَا lā Not يَأْتِيكُمَا yatīkumā (will) come to both of you طَعَامٌ ṭaʿāmun food تُرْزَقَانِهِ tur'zaqānihi you are provided with إِلَّا illā but نَبَّأْتُكُمَا nabbatukumā I will inform both of you بِتَأْوِيلِهِ bitawīlihi of its interpretation قَبْلَ qabla before أَن an [that] يَأْتِيَكُمَا yatiyakumā [it] comes to both of you ذَٰلِكُمَا dhālikumā That مِمَّا mimmā (is) of what عَلَّمَنِي ʿallamanī has taught me رَبِّي rabbī my Lord إِنِّي innī Indeed, I تَرَكْتُ taraktu [I] abandon مِلَّةَ millata (the) religion قَوْمٍ qawmin (of) a people لَّا lā not يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna they believe بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah وَهُم wahum and they بِالْآخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati in the Hereafter هُمْ hum [they] كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
37. He said, "You will not receive food that is provided to you except that I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes to you. That is from what my Lord has taught me. Indeed, I have left the religion of a people who do not believe in Allāh, and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي ط ع م ر ز ق ن ب أ أ و ل ق ب ل ع ل م ر ب ب ت ر ك م ل ل ق و م أ م ن أ ل ه أ خ ر ك ف ر
وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ آبَائِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ مَا كَانَ لَنَا أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِاللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ٣٨ ▶
وَاتَّبَعْتُ wa-ittabaʿtu And I follow مِلَّةَ millata (the) religion آبَائِي ābāī (of) my forefathers إِبْرَاهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim وَإِسْحَاقَ wa-is'ḥāqa and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ wayaʿqūba and Yaqub مَا mā Not كَانَ kāna was لَنَا lanā for us أَن an that نُّشْرِكَ nush'rika we associate بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi with Allah مِن min any شَيْءٍ shayin thing ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That مِن min (is) from فَضْلِ faḍli (the) Grace اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon us وَعَلَى waʿalā and upon النَّاسِ l-nāsi the mankind وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the men لَا lā (are) not يَشْكُرُونَ yashkurūna grateful
38. And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allāh. That is from the favor of Allāh upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع م ل ل أ ب و ك و ن ش ر ك أ ل ه ش ي أ ف ض ل أ ن س ك ث ر ش ك ر
يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ٣٩ ▶
يَا صَاحِبَيِ yāṣāḥibayi O my two companions السِّجْنِ l-sij'ni (of) the prison أَأَرْبَابٌ a-arbābun Are lords مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ mutafarriqūna separate خَيْرٌ khayrun better أَمِ ami or اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah الْوَاحِدُ l-wāḥidu the One الْقَهَّارُ l-qahāru the Irresistible
39. O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allāh, the One, the Prevailing?
Roots in this verse: ص ح ب س ج ن ر ب ب ف ر ق خ ي ر أ ل ه و ح د ق ه ر
مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٠ ▶
مَا mā Not تَعْبُدُونَ taʿbudūna you worship مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him إِلَّا illā but أَسْمَاءً asmāan names سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا sammaytumūhā which you have named them أَنتُمْ antum you وَآبَاؤُكُم waābāukum and your forefathers مَّا mā not أَنزَلَ anzala (has) sent down اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah بِهَا bihā for it مِن min any سُلْطَانٍ sul'ṭānin authority إِنِ ini Not الْحُكْمُ l-ḥuk'mu (is) the command إِلَّا illā but لِلَّهِ lillahi for Allah أَمَرَ amara He has commanded أَلَّا allā that not تَعْبُدُوا taʿbudū you worship إِلَّا illā but إِيَّاهُ iyyāhu Him Alone ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That الدِّينُ l-dīnu (is) the religion الْقَيِّمُ l-qayimu the right وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi [the] men لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
40. You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allāh has sent down no evidence. Legislation is not but for Allāh. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
Roots in this verse: ع ب د د و ن س م و أ ب و ن ز ل أ ل ه س ل ط ح ك م أ م ر د ي ن ق و م ك ث ر أ ن س ع ل م
يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِ قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ ٤١ ▶
يَا صَاحِبَيِ yāṣāḥibayi O my two companions السِّجْنِ l-sij'ni (of) the prison أَمَّا ammā As for أَحَدُكُمَا aḥadukumā one of you فَيَسْقِي fayasqī he will give drink رَبَّهُ rabbahu (to) his master خَمْرًا khamran wine وَأَمَّا wa-ammā and as for الْآخَرُ l-ākharu the other فَيُصْلَبُ fayuṣ'labu he will be crucified فَتَأْكُلُ fatakulu and will eat الطَّيْرُ l-ṭayru the birds مِن min from رَّأْسِهِ rasihi his head قُضِيَ quḍiya Has been decreed الْأَمْرُ l-amru the matter الَّذِي alladhī about which فِيهِ fīhi about which تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ tastaftiyāni you both inquire
41. O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire."
Roots in this verse: ص ح ب س ج ن أ ح د س ق ي ر ب ب أ خ ر أ ك ل ط ي ر ر أ س ق ض ي أ م ر ف ت ي
وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِي عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِ فَلَبِثَ فِي السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ ٤٢ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And he said لِلَّذِي lilladhī to the one whom ظَنَّ ẓanna he thought أَنَّهُ annahu that he نَاجٍ nājin (would be) saved مِّنْهُمَا min'humā of both of them اذْكُرْنِي udh'kur'nī Mention me عِندَ ʿinda to رَبِّكَ rabbika your master فَأَنسَاهُ fa-ansāhu But made him forget الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu the Shaitaan ذِكْرَ dhik'ra (the) mention رَبِّهِ rabbihi (to) his master فَلَبِثَ falabitha so he remained فِي fī in السِّجْنِ l-sij'ni the prison بِضْعَ biḍ'ʿa several سِنِينَ sinīna years
42. And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and he [i.e., Joseph] remained in prison several years.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ظ ن ن ن ج و ذ ك ر ع ن د ر ب ب ن س ي ش ط ن ل ب ث س ج ن س ن و
وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ ٤٣ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الْمَلِكُ l-maliku the king إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَرَىٰ arā [I] have seen سَبْعَ sabʿa seven بَقَرَاتٍ baqarātin cows سِمَانٍ simānin fat يَأْكُلُهُنَّ yakuluhunna eating them سَبْعٌ sabʿun seven عِجَافٌ ʿijāfun lean ones وَسَبْعَ wasabʿa and seven سُنبُلَاتٍ sunbulātin ears (of corn) خُضْرٍ khuḍ'rin green وَأُخَرَ wa-ukhara and others يَابِسَاتٍ yābisātin dry يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u chiefs أَفْتُونِي aftūnī Explain to me فِي fī about رُؤْيَايَ ru'yāya my vision إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you can لِلرُّؤْيَا lilrru'yā of visions تَعْبُرُونَ taʿburūna interpret
43. And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل ك ر أ ي س ب ع أ ك ل أ خ ر أ ي ي م ل أ ف ت ي ك و ن
قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ الْأَحْلَامِ بِعَالِمِينَ ٤٤ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said أَضْغَاثُ aḍghāthu Confused أَحْلَامٍ aḥlāmin dreams وَمَا wamā and not نَحْنُ naḥnu we بِتَأْوِيلِ bitawīli (are) in the interpretation الْأَحْلَامِ l-aḥlāmi (of) the dreams بِعَالِمِينَ biʿālimīna learned
44. They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ل م أ و ل ع ل م
وَقَالَ الَّذِي نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَأَرْسِلُونِ ٤٥ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla But said الَّذِي alladhī the one who نَجَا najā was saved مِنْهُمَا min'humā of the two وَادَّكَرَ wa-iddakara and remembered بَعْدَ baʿda after أُمَّةٍ ummatin a period أَنَا anā I أُنَبِّئُكُم unabbi-ukum [I] will inform you بِتَأْوِيلِهِ bitawīlihi of its interpretation فَأَرْسِلُونِ fa-arsilūni so send me forth
45. But the one who was freed and remembered after a time said, "I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me forth."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ج و ذ ك ر ب ع د أ م م ن ب أ أ و ل ر س ل
يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِي سَبْعِ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ لَّعَلِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٦ ▶
يُوسُفُ yūsufu Yusuf أَيُّهَا ayyuhā O الصِّدِّيقُ l-ṣidīqu the truthful one أَفْتِنَا aftinā Explain to us فِي fī about سَبْعِ sabʿi (the) seven بَقَرَاتٍ baqarātin cows سِمَانٍ simānin fat يَأْكُلُهُنَّ yakuluhunna eating them سَبْعٌ sabʿun seven عِجَافٌ ʿijāfun lean ones وَسَبْعِ wasabʿi and seven سُنبُلَاتٍ sunbulātin ears (of corn) خُضْرٍ khuḍ'rin green وَأُخَرَ wa-ukhara and other يَابِسَاتٍ yābisātin dry لَّعَلِّي laʿallī that I may أَرْجِعُ arjiʿu return إِلَى ilā to النَّاسِ l-nāsi the people لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
46. [He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people [i.e., the king and his court]; perhaps they will know [about you]."
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ص د ق ف ت ي س ب ع أ ك ل أ خ ر ر ج ع أ ن س ع ل م
قَالَ تَزْرَعُونَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبًا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمْ فَذَرُوهُ فِي سُنبُلِهِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ ٤٧ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said تَزْرَعُونَ tazraʿūna You will sow سَبْعَ sabʿa (for) seven سِنِينَ sinīna years دَأَبًا da-aban as usual فَمَا famā and that which حَصَدتُّمْ ḥaṣadttum you reap فَذَرُوهُ fadharūhu so leave it فِي fī in سُنبُلِهِ sunbulihi its ears إِلَّا illā except قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little مِّمَّا mimmā from which تَأْكُلُونَ takulūna you (will) eat
47. [Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ز ر ع س ب ع س ن و و ذ ر ق ل ل أ ك ل
ثُمَّ يَأْتِي مِن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ يَأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تُحْصِنُونَ ٤٨ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then يَأْتِي yatī will come مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that سَبْعٌ sabʿun seven شِدَادٌ shidādun hard (years) يَأْكُلْنَ yakul'na (which will) consume مَا mā what قَدَّمْتُمْ qaddamtum you advanced لَهُنَّ lahunna for them إِلَّا illā except قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little مِّمَّا mimmā of what تُحْصِنُونَ tuḥ'ṣinūna you (will) store
48. Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you advanced [i.e., saved] for them, except a little from which you will store.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ب ع د س ب ع ش د د أ ك ل ق د م ق ل ل ح ص ن
ثُمَّ يَأْتِي مِن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَامٌ فِيهِ يُغَاثُ النَّاسُ وَفِيهِ يَعْصِرُونَ ٤٩ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then يَأْتِي yatī will come مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that عَامٌ ʿāmun a year فِيهِ fīhi in it يُغَاثُ yughāthu will be given abundant rain النَّاسُ l-nāsu the people وَفِيهِ wafīhi and in it يَعْصِرُونَ yaʿṣirūna they will press
49. Then will come after that a year in which the people will be given rain and in which they will press [olives and grapes]."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ب ع د أ ن س
وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُونِي بِهِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ الرَّسُولُ قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسْوَةِ اللَّاتِي قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ إِنَّ رَبِّي بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٌ ٥٠ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الْمَلِكُ l-maliku the king ائْتُونِي i'tūnī Bring him to me بِهِ bihi Bring him to me فَلَمَّا falammā But when جَاءَهُ jāahu came to him الرَّسُولُ l-rasūlu the messenger قَالَ qāla he said ارْجِعْ ir'jiʿ Return إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّكَ rabbika your lord فَاسْأَلْهُ fasalhu and ask him مَا mā what بَالُ bālu (is the) case النِّسْوَةِ l-nis'wati (of) the women اللَّاتِي allātī who قَطَّعْنَ qaṭṭaʿna cut أَيْدِيَهُنَّ aydiyahunna their hands إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبِّي rabbī my Lord بِكَيْدِهِنَّ bikaydihinna of their plot عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower
50. And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل ك أ ت ي ج ي أ ر س ل ر ج ع ر ب ب س أ ل ن س و ق ط ع ي د ي ك ي د ع ل م
قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَاوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِ قُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوءٍ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ الْآنَ حَصْحَصَ الْحَقُّ أَنَا رَاوَدتُّهُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ٥١ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said مَا mā What خَطْبُكُنَّ khaṭbukunna (was) your affair إِذْ idh when رَاوَدتُّنَّ rāwadttunna you sought to seduce يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf عَن ʿan from نَّفْسِهِ nafsihi himself قُلْنَ qul'na They said حَاشَ ḥāsha Allah forbid لِلَّهِ lillahi Allah forbid مَا mā Not عَلِمْنَا ʿalim'nā we know عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi about him مِن min any سُوءٍ sūin evil قَالَتِ qālati Said امْرَأَتُ im'ra-atu (the) wife الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi (of) Aziz الْآنَ l-āna Now حَصْحَصَ ḥaṣḥaṣa (is) manifest الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the truth أَنَا anā I رَاوَدتُّهُ rāwadttuhu sought to seduce him عَن ʿan from نَّفْسِهِ nafsihi himself وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu and indeed, he لَمِنَ lamina (is) surely of الصَّادِقِينَ l-ṣādiqīna the truthful
51. Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allāh! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-ʿAzeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل خ ط ب ر و د ن ف س أ ل ه ع ل م س و أ م ر أ ع ز ز ح ق ق ص د ق
ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَخُنْهُ بِالْغَيْبِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي كَيْدَ الْخَائِنِينَ ٥٢ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That لِيَعْلَمَ liyaʿlama he may know أَنِّي annī that I لَمْ lam not أَخُنْهُ akhun'hu [I] betray him بِالْغَيْبِ bil-ghaybi in secret وَأَنَّ wa-anna and that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يَهْدِي yahdī guide كَيْدَ kayda (the) plan الْخَائِنِينَ l-khāinīna (of) the betrayers
52. That is so he [i.e., al-ʿAzeez] will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allāh does not guide the plan of betrayers.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م خ و ن غ ي ب أ ل ه ه د ي ك ي د
وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ٥٣ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أُبَرِّئُ ubarri-u I absolve نَفْسِي nafsī myself إِنَّ inna Indeed النَّفْسَ l-nafsa the soul لَأَمَّارَةٌ la-ammāratun (is) a certain enjoiner بِالسُّوءِ bil-sūi of evil إِلَّا illā unless مَا mā [that] رَحِمَ raḥima bestows Mercy رَبِّي rabbī my Lord إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبِّي rabbī my Lord غَفُورٌ ghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful
53. 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."
Roots in this verse: ب ر أ ن ف س أ م ر س و أ ر ح م ر ب ب غ ف ر
وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُونِي بِهِ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِي فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ قَالَ إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌ ٥٤ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الْمَلِكُ l-maliku the king ائْتُونِي i'tūnī Bring him to me بِهِ bihi Bring him to me أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ astakhliṣ'hu I will select him لِنَفْسِي linafsī for myself فَلَمَّا falammā Then when كَلَّمَهُ kallamahu he spoke to him قَالَ qāla he said إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you الْيَوْمَ l-yawma (are) today لَدَيْنَا ladaynā with us مَكِينٌ makīnun firmly established أَمِينٌ amīnun (and) trusted
54. 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."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل ك أ ت ي خ ل ص ن ف س ك ل م ي و م م ك ن أ م ن
قَالَ اجْعَلْنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ ٥٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said اجْعَلْنِي ij'ʿalnī Appoint me عَلَىٰ ʿalā over خَزَائِنِ khazāini (the) treasuries الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi (of) the land إِنِّي innī Indeed, I حَفِيظٌ ḥafīẓun (will be) a guardian عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun knowing
55. [Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ع ل خ ز ن أ ر ض ح ف ظ ع ل م
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ نُصِيبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَاءُ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٥٦ ▶
وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus مَكَّنَّا makkannā We established لِيُوسُفَ liyūsufa [to] Yusuf فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land يَتَبَوَّأُ yatabawwa-u to settle مِنْهَا min'hā therein حَيْثُ ḥaythu where ever يَشَاءُ yashāu he willed نُصِيبُ nuṣību We bestow بِرَحْمَتِنَا biraḥmatinā Our Mercy مَن man (on) whom نَّشَاءُ nashāu We will وَلَا walā And not نُضِيعُ nuḍīʿu We let go waste أَجْرَ ajra (the) reward الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna (of) the good-doers
56. 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.
Roots in this verse: م ك ن أ ر ض ب و أ ح ي ث ش ي أ ص و ب ر ح م ض ي ع أ ج ر ح س ن
وَلَأَجْرُ الْآخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ ٥٧ ▶
وَلَأَجْرُ wala-ajru And surely (the) reward الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) better لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَكَانُوا wakānū and are يَتَّقُونَ yattaqūna God conscious
57. And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allāh.
Roots in this verse: أ ج ر أ خ ر خ ي ر أ م ن ك و ن و ق ي
وَجَاءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ ٥٨ ▶
وَجَاءَ wajāa And came إِخْوَةُ ikh'watu (the) brothers يُوسُفَ yūsufa (of) Yusuf فَدَخَلُوا fadakhalū and they entered عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon him فَعَرَفَهُمْ faʿarafahum and he recognized them وَهُمْ wahum but they لَهُ lahu knew him not مُنكِرُونَ munkirūna knew him not
58. And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ أ خ و د خ ل ع ر ف ن ك ر
وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ائْتُونِي بِأَخٍ لَّكُم مِّنْ أَبِيكُمْ أَلَا تَرَوْنَ أَنِّي أُوفِي الْكَيْلَ وَأَنَا خَيْرُ الْمُنزِلِينَ ٥٩ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when جَهَّزَهُم jahhazahum he had furnished them بِجَهَازِهِمْ bijahāzihim with their supplies قَالَ qāla he said ائْتُونِي i'tūnī Bring to me بِأَخٍ bi-akhin a brother لَّكُم lakum of yours مِّنْ min from أَبِيكُمْ abīkum your father أَلَا alā Do not تَرَوْنَ tarawna you see أَنِّي annī that I أُوفِي ūfī [I] give full الْكَيْلَ l-kayla [the] measure وَأَنَا wa-anā and that I am خَيْرُ khayru (the) best الْمُنزِلِينَ l-munzilīna (of) the hosts
59. 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?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي أ خ و أ ب و ر أ ي و ف ي ك ي ل خ ي ر ن ز ل
فَإِن لَّمْ تَأْتُونِي بِهِ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِندِي وَلَا تَقْرَبُونِ ٦٠ ▶
فَإِن fa-in But if لَّمْ lam not تَأْتُونِي tatūnī you bring him to me بِهِ bihi you bring him to me فَلَا falā then (there will be) no كَيْلَ kayla measure لَكُمْ lakum for you عِندِي ʿindī from me وَلَا walā and not تَقْرَبُونِ taqrabūni you will come near me
60. But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ي ل ع ن د ق ر ب
قَالُوا سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَاعِلُونَ ٦١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said سَنُرَاوِدُ sanurāwidu We will try to get permission عَنْهُ ʿanhu for him أَبَاهُ abāhu (from) his father وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed we لَفَاعِلُونَ lafāʿilūna surely will do
61. They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر و د أ ب و ف ع ل
وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَانِهِ اجْعَلُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ فِي رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَهَا إِذَا انقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٦٢ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And he said لِفِتْيَانِهِ lifit'yānihi to his servants اجْعَلُوا ij'ʿalū Put بِضَاعَتَهُمْ biḍāʿatahum their merchandise فِي fī in رِحَالِهِمْ riḥālihim their saddlebags لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they يَعْرِفُونَهَا yaʿrifūnahā may recognize it إِذَا idhā when انقَلَبُوا inqalabū they go back إِلَىٰ ilā to أَهْلِهِمْ ahlihim their people لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna return
62. 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."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ف ت ي ج ع ل ع ر ف ق ل ب أ ه ل ر ج ع
فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَبِيهِمْ قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ ٦٣ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when رَجَعُوا rajaʿū they returned إِلَىٰ ilā to أَبِيهِمْ abīhim their father قَالُوا qālū they said يَا أَبَانَا yāabānā O our father مُنِعَ muniʿa Has been denied مِنَّا minnā to us الْكَيْلُ l-kaylu the measure فَأَرْسِلْ fa-arsil so send مَعَنَا maʿanā with us أَخَانَا akhānā our brother نَكْتَلْ naktal (that) we will get measure وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, we لَهُ lahu for him لَحَافِظُونَ laḥāfiẓūna (will) surely (be) guardians
63. 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."
Roots in this verse: ر ج ع أ ب و ق و ل م ن ع ك ي ل ر س ل أ خ و ح ف ظ
قَالَ هَلْ آمَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَا أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ فَاللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ٦٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said هَلْ hal Should آمَنُكُمْ āmanukum I entrust you عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi with him إِلَّا illā except كَمَا kamā as أَمِنتُكُمْ amintukum I entrusted you عَلَىٰ ʿalā with أَخِيهِ akhīhi his brother مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before فَاللَّهُ fal-lahu But Allah خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) the best حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan Guardian وَهُوَ wahuwa and He أَرْحَمُ arḥamu (is the) Most Merciful الرَّاحِمِينَ l-rāḥimīna (of) the merciful
64. 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."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ن أ خ و ق ب ل أ ل ه خ ي ر ح ف ظ ر ح م
وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِي هَٰذِهِ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَا وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيرٍ ذَٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَسِيرٌ ٦٥ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when فَتَحُوا fataḥū they opened مَتَاعَهُمْ matāʿahum their baggage وَجَدُوا wajadū they found بِضَاعَتَهُمْ biḍāʿatahum their merchandise رُدَّتْ ruddat returned إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them قَالُوا qālū They said يَا أَبَانَا yāabānā O our father مَا mā What نَبْغِي nabghī (could) we desire هَٰذِهِ hādhihi This بِضَاعَتُنَا biḍāʿatunā (is) our merchandise رُدَّتْ ruddat returned إِلَيْنَا ilaynā to us وَنَمِيرُ wanamīru And we will get provision أَهْلَنَا ahlanā (for) our family وَنَحْفَظُ wanaḥfaẓu and we will protect أَخَانَا akhānā our brother وَنَزْدَادُ wanazdādu and get an increase كَيْلَ kayla measure بَعِيرٍ baʿīrin (of) a camel's (load) ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That كَيْلٌ kaylun (is) a measurement يَسِيرٌ yasīrun easy
65. 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."
Roots in this verse: ف ت ح م ت ع و ج د ر د د ق و ل أ ب و ب غ ي أ ه ل ح ف ظ أ خ و ز ي د ك ي ل ي س ر
قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِي بِهِ إِلَّا أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمْ فَلَمَّا آتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ ٦٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said لَنْ lan Never أُرْسِلَهُ ur'silahu will I send him مَعَكُمْ maʿakum with you حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until تُؤْتُونِ tu'tūni you give to me مَوْثِقًا mawthiqan a promise مِّنَ mina by اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah لَتَأْتُنَّنِي latatunnanī that surely you will bring him to me بِهِ bihi that surely you will bring him to me إِلَّا illā unless أَن an that يُحَاطَ yuḥāṭa you are surrounded بِكُمْ bikum you are surrounded فَلَمَّا falammā And when آتَوْهُ ātawhu they had given him مَوْثِقَهُمْ mawthiqahum their promise قَالَ qāla he said اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah عَلَىٰ ʿalā over مَا mā what نَقُولُ naqūlu we say وَكِيلٌ wakīlun (is) a Guardian
66. [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."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر س ل أ ت ي و ث ق أ ل ه ح و ط و ك ل
وَقَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا مِن بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَادْخُلُوا مِنْ أَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ وَمَا أُغْنِي عَنكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ٦٧ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And he said يَا بَنِيَّ yābaniyya O my sons لَا lā (Do) not تَدْخُلُوا tadkhulū enter مِن min from بَابٍ bābin one gate وَاحِدٍ wāḥidin one gate وَادْخُلُوا wa-ud'khulū but enter مِنْ min from أَبْوَابٍ abwābin gates مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ mutafarriqatin different وَمَا wamā And not أُغْنِي ugh'nī I can avail عَنكُم ʿankum you مِّنَ mina against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مِن min any شَيْءٍ shayin thing إِنِ ini Not الْحُكْمُ l-ḥuk'mu (is) the decision إِلَّا illā except لِلَّهِ lillahi with Allah عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon Him تَوَكَّلْتُ tawakkaltu I put my trust وَعَلَيْهِ waʿalayhi and upon Him فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ falyatawakkali let put (their) trust الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ l-mutawakilūna the ones who put trust
67. 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."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ن ي د خ ل ب و ب و ح د ف ر ق غ ن ي أ ل ه ش ي أ ح ك م و ك ل
وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِي عَنْهُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةً فِي نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَاهَا وَإِنَّهُ لَذُو عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنَاهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٦٨ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when دَخَلُوا dakhalū they entered مِنْ min from حَيْثُ ḥaythu where أَمَرَهُمْ amarahum ordered them أَبُوهُم abūhum their father مَّا mā not كَانَ kāna it يُغْنِي yugh'nī avail(ed) عَنْهُم ʿanhum them مِّنَ mina against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مِن min any شَيْءٍ shayin thing إِلَّا illā but حَاجَةً ḥājatan (it was) a need فِي fī of نَفْسِ nafsi Yaqub's soul يَعْقُوبَ yaʿqūba Yaqub's soul قَضَاهَا qaḍāhā which he carried out وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, he لَذُو ladhū (was) a possessor عِلْمٍ ʿil'min (of) knowledge لِّمَا limā because عَلَّمْنَاهُ ʿallamnāhu We had taught him وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
68. 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.
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ح ي ث أ م ر أ ب و ك و ن غ ن ي أ ل ه ش ي أ ن ف س ق ض ي ع ل م ك ث ر أ ن س
وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ آوَىٰ إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُ قَالَ إِنِّي أَنَا أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ٦٩ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when دَخَلُوا dakhalū they entered عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf آوَىٰ āwā he took إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to himself أَخَاهُ akhāhu his brother قَالَ qāla He said إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَنَا anā [I] am أَخُوكَ akhūka your brother فَلَا falā so (do) not تَبْتَئِسْ tabta-is grieve بِمَا bimā for what كَانُوا kānū they used (to) يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
69. 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]."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل أ و ي أ خ و ق و ل ب أ س ك و ن ع م ل
فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحْلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَارِقُونَ ٧٠ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when جَهَّزَهُم jahhazahum he had furnished them بِجَهَازِهِمْ bijahāzihim with their supplies جَعَلَ jaʿala he put السِّقَايَةَ l-siqāyata the drinking cup فِي fī in رَحْلِ raḥli the bag أَخِيهِ akhīhi (of) his brother ثُمَّ thumma Then أَذَّنَ adhana called out مُؤَذِّنٌ mu-adhinun an announcer أَيَّتُهَا ayyatuhā O you الْعِيرُ l-ʿīru (in) the caravan إِنَّكُمْ innakum Indeed, you لَسَارِقُونَ lasāriqūna surely (are) thieves
70. So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل س ق ي أ خ و أ ذ ن أ ي ي
قَالُوا وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِم مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ ٧١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said وَأَقْبَلُوا wa-aqbalū turning towards عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim them مَّاذَا mādhā What (is it) تَفْقِدُونَ tafqidūna you miss
71. They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق ب ل
قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ ٧٢ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said نَفْقِدُ nafqidu We are missing صُوَاعَ ṣuwāʿa (the) cup الْمَلِكِ l-maliki (of) the king وَلِمَن waliman And for (one) who جَاءَ jāa brings بِهِ bihi it حِمْلُ ḥim'lu (is) a load بَعِيرٍ baʿīrin (of) a camel وَأَنَا wa-anā and I بِهِ bihi for it زَعِيمٌ zaʿīmun (is) responsible
72. They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل ك ج ي أ ح م ل ز ع م
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَارِقِينَ ٧٣ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said تَاللَّهِ tal-lahi By Allah لَقَدْ laqad certainly عَلِمْتُم ʿalim'tum you know مَّا mā not جِئْنَا ji'nā we came لِنُفْسِدَ linuf'sida that we cause corruption فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land وَمَا wamā and not كُنَّا kunnā we are سَارِقِينَ sāriqīna thieves
73. They said, "By Allāh, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ع ل م ج ي أ ف س د أ ر ض ك و ن
قَالُوا فَمَا جَزَاؤُهُ إِن كُنتُمْ كَاذِبِينَ ٧٤ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said فَمَا famā Then what جَزَاؤُهُ jazāuhu (will be the) recompense (of) it إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are كَاذِبِينَ kādhibīna liars
74. They [the accusers] said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ز ي ك و ن ك ذ ب
قَالُوا جَزَاؤُهُ مَن وُجِدَ فِي رَحْلِهِ فَهُوَ جَزَاؤُهُ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ ٧٥ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said جَزَاؤُهُ jazāuhu Its recompense مَن man (is that one) who وُجِدَ wujida it is found فِي fī in رَحْلِهِ raḥlihi his bag فَهُوَ fahuwa then he جَزَاؤُهُ jazāuhu (will be) his recompense كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نَجْزِي najzī (do) we recompense الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
75. [The brothers] said, "Its recompense is that he in whose bag it is found - he [himself] will be its recompense. Thus do we recompense the wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ز ي و ج د ظ ل م
فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَاءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِن وِعَاءِ أَخِيهِ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِيُوسُفَ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ الْمَلِكِ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَاتٍ مَّن نَّشَاءُ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلْمٍ عَلِيمٌ ٧٦ ▶
فَبَدَأَ fabada-a So he began بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ bi-awʿiyatihim with their bags قَبْلَ qabla before وِعَاءِ wiʿāi (the) bag أَخِيهِ akhīhi (of) his brother ثُمَّ thumma then اسْتَخْرَجَهَا is'takhrajahā he brought it out مِن min from وِعَاءِ wiʿāi (the) bag أَخِيهِ akhīhi (of) his brother كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus كِدْنَا kid'nā (did) We plan لِيُوسُفَ liyūsufa for Yusuf مَا mā He could not كَانَ kāna He could not لِيَأْخُذَ liyakhudha take أَخَاهُ akhāhu his brother فِي fī by دِينِ dīni the law الْمَلِكِ l-maliki (of) the king إِلَّا illā except أَن an that يَشَاءَ yashāa Allah willed اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah willed نَرْفَعُ narfaʿu We raise دَرَجَاتٍ darajātin (in) degrees مَّن man whom نَّشَاءُ nashāu We will وَفَوْقَ wafawqa but over كُلِّ kulli every ذِي dhī possessor عِلْمٍ ʿil'min (of) knowledge عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) the All-Knower
76. So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion [i.e., law] of the king except that Allāh willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
Roots in this verse: ب د أ ق ب ل أ خ و خ ر ج ك ي د ك و ن أ خ ذ د ي ن م ل ك ش ي أ أ ل ه ر ف ع د ر ج ف و ق ك ل ل ع ل م
قَالُوا إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ ٧٧ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said إِن in If يَسْرِقْ yasriq he steals فَقَدْ faqad then verily سَرَقَ saraqa stole أَخٌ akhun a brother لَّهُ lahu of his مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before فَأَسَرَّهَا fa-asarrahā But Yusuf kept it secret يُوسُفُ yūsufu But Yusuf kept it secret فِي fī within نَفْسِهِ nafsihi himself وَلَمْ walam and (did) not يُبْدِهَا yub'dihā reveal it لَهُمْ lahum to them قَالَ qāla He said أَنتُمْ antum You شَرٌّ sharrun (are the) worse مَّكَانًا makānan (in) position وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu and Allah أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu knows best بِمَا bimā of what تَصِفُونَ taṣifūna you describe
77. They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allāh is most knowing of what you describe."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ خ و ق ب ل س ر ر ن ف س ب د و ش ر ر ك و ن أ ل ه ع ل م و ص ف
قَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٧٨ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu Aziz إِنَّ inna Indeed لَهُ lahu he has أَبًا aban a father شَيْخًا shaykhan old كَبِيرًا kabīran [great] فَخُذْ fakhudh so take أَحَدَنَا aḥadanā one of us مَكَانَهُ makānahu (in) his place إِنَّا innā Indeed, we نَرَاكَ narāka [we] see you مِنَ mina of الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers
78. They said, "O ʿAzeez, indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ي ي ع ز ز أ ب و ك ب ر أ خ ذ أ ح د ك و ن ر أ ي ح س ن
قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِندَهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّظَالِمُونَ ٧٩ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said مَعَاذَ maʿādha Allah forbid اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah forbid أَن an that نَّأْخُذَ nakhudha we take إِلَّا illā except مَن man (one) who وَجَدْنَا wajadnā we found مَتَاعَنَا matāʿanā our possession عِندَهُ ʿindahu with him إِنَّا innā Indeed, we إِذًا idhan then لَّظَالِمُونَ laẓālimūna surely (would be) wrongdoers
79. 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."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ع و ذ أ ل ه أ خ ذ و ج د م ت ع ع ن د ظ ل م
فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْأَسُوا مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا نَجِيًّا قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُم مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمْ فِي يُوسُفَ فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ الْأَرْضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْذَنَ لِي أَبِي أَوْ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ لِي وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ ٨٠ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when اسْتَيْأَسُوا is'tayasū they despaired مِنْهُ min'hu of him خَلَصُوا khalaṣū they secluded themselves نَجِيًّا najiyyan (in) private consultation قَالَ qāla Said كَبِيرُهُمْ kabīruhum the eldest among them أَلَمْ alam Do not تَعْلَمُوا taʿlamū you know أَنَّ anna that أَبَاكُمْ abākum your father قَدْ qad has taken أَخَذَ akhadha has taken عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum upon you مَّوْثِقًا mawthiqan a promise مِّنَ mina by اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَمِن wamin and before قَبْلُ qablu and before مَا mā that فَرَّطتُمْ farraṭtum you failed فِي fī concerning يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf فَلَنْ falan So never أَبْرَحَ abraḥa will I leave الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the land حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يَأْذَنَ yadhana permits لِي lī me أَبِي abī my father أَوْ aw or يَحْكُمَ yaḥkuma Allah decides اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah decides لِي lī for me وَهُوَ wahuwa and He خَيْرُ khayru (is) the Best الْحَاكِمِينَ l-ḥākimīna (of) the judges
80. 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.
Roots in this verse: ي أ س خ ل ص ن ج و ق و ل ك ب ر ع ل م أ ب و أ خ ذ و ث ق أ ل ه ق ب ل أ ر ض أ ذ ن ح ك م خ ي ر
ارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّ ابْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَا إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَافِظِينَ ٨١ ▶
ارْجِعُوا ir'jiʿū Return إِلَىٰ ilā to أَبِيكُمْ abīkum your father فَقُولُوا faqūlū and say يَا أَبَانَا yāabānā 'O our father إِنَّ inna Indeed ابْنَكَ ib'naka your son سَرَقَ saraqa has stolen وَمَا wamā and not شَهِدْنَا shahid'nā we testify إِلَّا illā except بِمَا bimā of what عَلِمْنَا ʿalim'nā we knew وَمَا wamā And not كُنَّا kunnā we were لِلْغَيْبِ lil'ghaybi of the unseen حَافِظِينَ ḥāfiẓīna guardians
81. 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.
Roots in this verse: ر ج ع أ ب و ق و ل ب ن ي ش ه د ع ل م ك و ن غ ي ب ح ف ظ
وَاسْأَلِ الْقَرْيَةَ الَّتِي كُنَّا فِيهَا وَالْعِيرَ الَّتِي أَقْبَلْنَا فِيهَا وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ ٨٢ ▶
وَاسْأَلِ wasali And ask الْقَرْيَةَ l-qaryata the town الَّتِي allatī where كُنَّا kunnā we were فِيهَا fīhā [in it] وَالْعِيرَ wal-ʿīra and the caravan الَّتِي allatī which أَقْبَلْنَا aqbalnā we returned فِيهَا fīhā [in it] وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, we لَصَادِقُونَ laṣādiqūna surely (are) truthful.'
82. And ask the city in which we were and the caravan in which we came - and indeed, we are truthful.'"
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ق ر ي ك و ن ق ب ل ص د ق
قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَن يَأْتِيَنِي بِهِمْ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ ٨٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said بَلْ bal Nay سَوَّلَتْ sawwalat have enticed لَكُمْ lakum you أَنفُسُكُمْ anfusukum your souls أَمْرًا amran something فَصَبْرٌ faṣabrun so patience جَمِيلٌ jamīlun (is) beautiful عَسَى ʿasā Perhaps اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah أَن an will bring them to me يَأْتِيَنِي yatiyanī will bring them to me بِهِمْ bihim will bring them to me جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He هُوَ huwa He الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu (is) the All-Knower الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu All-Wise
83. [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."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ف س أ م ر ص ب ر ج م ل ع س ي أ ل ه أ ت ي ج م ع ع ل م ح ك م
وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ٨٤ ▶
وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallā And he turned away عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them وَقَالَ waqāla and said يَا أَسَفَىٰ yāasafā Alas, my grief عَلَىٰ ʿalā over يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf وَابْيَضَّتْ wa-ib'yaḍḍat And became white عَيْنَاهُ ʿaynāhu his eyes مِنَ mina from الْحُزْنِ l-ḥuz'ni the grief فَهُوَ fahuwa and he (was) كَظِيمٌ kaẓīmun a suppressor
84. 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.
Roots in this verse: و ل ي ق و ل ب ي ض ع ي ن ح ز ن
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ تَفْتَأُ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ حَرَضًا أَوْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الْهَالِكِينَ ٨٥ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said تَاللَّهِ tal-lahi By Allah تَفْتَأُ tafta-u you will not cease تَذْكُرُ tadhkuru remembering يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until تَكُونَ takūna you become حَرَضًا ḥaraḍan fatally ill أَوْ aw or تَكُونَ takūna become مِنَ mina of الْهَالِكِينَ l-hālikīna those who perish
85. They said, "By Allāh, you will not cease remembering Joseph until you become fatally ill or become of those who perish."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ذ ك ر ك و ن ه ل ك
قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٨٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said إِنَّمَا innamā Only أَشْكُو ashkū I complain بَثِّي bathī (of) my suffering وَحُزْنِي waḥuz'nī and my grief إِلَى ilā to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَأَعْلَمُ wa-aʿlamu and I know مِنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know
86. He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allāh, and I know from Allāh that which you do not know.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ز ن أ ل ه ع ل م
يَا بَنِيَّ اذْهَبُوا فَتَحَسَّسُوا مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَيْأَسُوا مِن رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يَيْأَسُ مِن رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ ٨٧ ▶
يَا بَنِيَّ yābaniyya O my sons اذْهَبُوا idh'habū Go فَتَحَسَّسُوا fataḥassasū and inquire مِن min about يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf وَأَخِيهِ wa-akhīhi and his brother وَلَا walā and not تَيْأَسُوا tāy'asū despair مِن min of رَّوْحِ rawḥi (the) Mercy of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) Mercy of Allah إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed لَا lā none يَيْأَسُ yāy'asu despairs مِن min of رَّوْحِ rawḥi (the) Mercy of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) Mercy of Allah إِلَّا illā except الْقَوْمُ l-qawmu the people الْكَافِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers
87. O my sons, go and find out about Joseph and his brother and despair not of relief from Allāh. Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allāh except the disbelieving people."
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي ذ ه ب أ خ و ي أ س ر و ح أ ل ه ق و م ك ف ر
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزْجَاةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا الْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَجْزِي الْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ ٨٨ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when دَخَلُوا dakhalū they entered عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon him قَالُوا qālū they said يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O Aziz الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu O Aziz مَسَّنَا massanā Has touched us وَأَهْلَنَا wa-ahlanā and our family الضُّرُّ l-ḍuru the adversity وَجِئْنَا waji'nā and we have come بِبِضَاعَةٍ bibiḍāʿatin with goods مُّزْجَاةٍ muz'jātin (of) little value فَأَوْفِ fa-awfi but pay (in) full لَنَا lanā to us الْكَيْلَ l-kayla the measure وَتَصَدَّقْ wataṣaddaq and be charitable عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā to us إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَجْزِي yajzī rewards الْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ l-mutaṣadiqīna the charitable
88. So when they entered upon him [i.e., Joseph], they said, "O ʿAzeez, adversity has touched us and our family, and we have come with goods poor in quality, but give us full measure and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allāh rewards the charitable."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ق و ل أ ي ي ع ز ز م س س أ ه ل ض ر ر ج ي أ و ف ي ك ي ل ص د ق أ ل ه ج ز ي
قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا فَعَلْتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنتُمْ جَاهِلُونَ ٨٩ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said هَلْ hal Do عَلِمْتُم ʿalim'tum you know مَّا mā what فَعَلْتُم faʿaltum you did بِيُوسُفَ biyūsufa with Yusuf وَأَخِيهِ wa-akhīhi and his brother إِذْ idh when أَنتُمْ antum you were جَاهِلُونَ jāhilūna ignorant
89. He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ع ل م ف ع ل أ خ و ج ه ل
قَالُوا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُ قَالَ أَنَا يُوسُفُ وَهَٰذَا أَخِي قَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّهُ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٩٠ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said أَإِنَّكَ a-innaka Are you indeed لَأَنتَ la-anta surely you يُوسُفُ yūsufu Yusuf قَالَ qāla He said أَنَا anā I am يُوسُفُ yūsufu Yusuf وَهَٰذَا wahādhā and this أَخِي akhī (is) my brother قَدْ qad Indeed مَنَّ manna Allah has been gracious اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has been gracious عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā to us إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he مَن man who يَتَّقِ yattaqi fears Allah وَيَصْبِرْ wayaṣbir and (is) patient فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يُضِيعُ yuḍīʿu let go waste أَجْرَ ajra (the) reward الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna (of) the good-doers
90. They said, "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allāh has certainly favored us. Indeed, he who fears Allāh and is patient, then indeed, Allāh does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ خ و م ن ن أ ل ه و ق ي ص ب ر ض ي ع أ ج ر ح س ن
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ آثَرَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَاطِئِينَ ٩١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said تَاللَّهِ tal-lahi By Allah لَقَدْ laqad certainly آثَرَكَ ātharaka Allah has preferred you اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has preferred you عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā over us وَإِن wa-in and indeed كُنَّا kunnā we have been لَخَاطِئِينَ lakhāṭiīna sinners
91. They said, "By Allāh, certainly has Allāh preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه أ ث ر ك و ن خ ط أ
قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ٩٢ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said لَا lā No تَثْرِيبَ tathrība blame عَلَيْكُمُ ʿalaykumu upon you الْيَوْمَ l-yawma today يَغْفِرُ yaghfiru Allah will forgive اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah will forgive لَكُمْ lakum you وَهُوَ wahuwa and He أَرْحَمُ arḥamu (is) the Most Merciful الرَّاحِمِينَ l-rāḥimīna (of) those who show mercy
92. He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. May Allāh forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ي و م غ ف ر أ ل ه ر ح م
اذْهَبُوا بِقَمِيصِي هَٰذَا فَأَلْقُوهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِ أَبِي يَأْتِ بَصِيرًا وَأْتُونِي بِأَهْلِكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٩٣ ▶
اذْهَبُوا idh'habū Go بِقَمِيصِي biqamīṣī with this shirt of mine هَٰذَا hādhā with this shirt of mine فَأَلْقُوهُ fa-alqūhu and cast it عَلَىٰ ʿalā over وَجْهِ wajhi (the) face أَبِي abī (of) my father يَأْتِ yati he will regain sight بَصِيرًا baṣīran he will regain sight وَأْتُونِي watūnī And bring to me بِأَهْلِكُمْ bi-ahlikum your family أَجْمَعِينَ ajmaʿīna all together
93. Take this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will become seeing. And bring me your family, all together."
Roots in this verse: ذ ه ب ل ق ي و ج ه أ ب و أ ت ي ب ص ر أ ه ل ج م ع
وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ لَوْلَا أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ ٩٤ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when فَصَلَتِ faṣalati departed الْعِيرُ l-ʿīru the caravan قَالَ qāla their father said أَبُوهُمْ abūhum their father said إِنِّي innī Indeed, I لَأَجِدُ la-ajidu [I] find رِيحَ rīḥa (the) smell يُوسُفَ yūsufa (of) Yusuf لَوْلَا lawlā if not أَن an that تُفَنِّدُونِ tufannidūni you think me weakened in mind
94. And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph [and would say that he was alive] if you did not think me weakened in mind."
Roots in this verse: ف ص ل ق و ل أ ب و و ج د ر و ح
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِي ضَلَالِكَ الْقَدِيمِ ٩٥ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said تَاللَّهِ tal-lahi By Allah إِنَّكَ innaka indeed, you لَفِي lafī surely (are) in ضَلَالِكَ ḍalālika your error الْقَدِيمِ l-qadīmi old
95. They said, "By Allāh, indeed you are in your [same] old error."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ض ل ل ق د م
فَلَمَّا أَن جَاءَ الْبَشِيرُ أَلْقَاهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ فَارْتَدَّ بَصِيرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٩٦ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā Then when أَن an [that] جَاءَ jāa arrived الْبَشِيرُ l-bashīru the bearer of glad tidings أَلْقَاهُ alqāhu he cast it عَلَىٰ ʿalā over وَجْهِهِ wajhihi his face فَارْتَدَّ fa-ir'tadda then returned (his) sight بَصِيرًا baṣīran then returned (his) sight قَالَ qāla He said أَلَمْ alam Did not أَقُل aqul I say لَّكُمْ lakum to you إِنِّي innī indeed, I أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu [I] know مِنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know
96. And when the bearer of good tidings arrived, he cast it over his face, and he returned [once again] seeing. He said, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allāh that which you do not know?"
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ب ش ر ل ق ي و ج ه ر د د ب ص ر ق و ل ع ل م أ ل ه
قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ ٩٧ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said يَا أَبَانَا yāabānā O our father اسْتَغْفِرْ is'taghfir Ask forgiveness لَنَا lanā for us ذُنُوبَنَا dhunūbanā (of) our sins إِنَّا innā Indeed, we كُنَّا kunnā have been خَاطِئِينَ khāṭiīna sinners
97. They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ب و غ ف ر ذ ن ب ك و ن خ ط أ
قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّي إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ٩٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said سَوْفَ sawfa Soon أَسْتَغْفِرُ astaghfiru I will ask forgiveness لَكُمْ lakum for you رَبِّي rabbī (from) my Lord إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He هُوَ huwa He الْغَفُورُ l-ghafūru (is) the Oft-Forgiving الرَّحِيمُ l-raḥīmu the Most Merciful
98. He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل غ ف ر ر ب ب ر ح م
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ آوَىٰ إِلَيْهِ أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوا مِصْرَ إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ آمِنِينَ ٩٩ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā Then when دَخَلُوا dakhalū they entered عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon يُوسُفَ yūsufa Yusuf آوَىٰ āwā he took إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to himself أَبَوَيْهِ abawayhi his parents وَقَالَ waqāla and said ادْخُلُوا ud'khulū Enter مِصْرَ miṣ'ra Egypt إِن in if شَاءَ shāa Allah wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah wills آمِنِينَ āminīna safe
99. And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself [i.e., embraced them] and said, "Enter Egypt, Allāh willing, safe [and secure]."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل أ و ي أ ب و ق و ل ش ي أ أ ل ه أ م ن
وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوا لَهُ سُجَّدًا وَقَالَ يَا أَبَتِ هَٰذَا تَأْوِيلُ رُؤْيَايَ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّي حَقًّا وَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ بِي إِذْ أَخْرَجَنِي مِنَ السِّجْنِ وَجَاءَ بِكُم مِّنَ الْبَدْوِ مِن بَعْدِ أَن نَّزَغَ الشَّيْطَانُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ إِخْوَتِي إِنَّ رَبِّي لَطِيفٌ لِّمَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ ١٠٠ ▶
وَرَفَعَ warafaʿa And he raised أَبَوَيْهِ abawayhi his parents عَلَى ʿalā upon الْعَرْشِ l-ʿarshi the throne وَخَرُّوا wakharrū and they fell down لَهُ lahu to him سُجَّدًا sujjadan prostrate وَقَالَ waqāla And he said يَا أَبَتِ yāabati O my father هَٰذَا hādhā This تَأْوِيلُ tawīlu (is the) interpretation رُؤْيَايَ ru'yāya (of) my dream مِن min (of) before قَبْلُ qablu (of) before قَدْ qad Verily جَعَلَهَا jaʿalahā has made it رَبِّي rabbī my Lord حَقًّا ḥaqqan true وَقَدْ waqad And indeed أَحْسَنَ aḥsana He was good بِي bī to me إِذْ idh when أَخْرَجَنِي akhrajanī He took me out مِنَ mina of السِّجْنِ l-sij'ni the prison وَجَاءَ wajāa and brought بِكُم bikum you مِّنَ mina from الْبَدْوِ l-badwi the bedouin life مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after أَن an [that] نَّزَغَ nazagha had caused discord الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu the Shaitaan بَيْنِي baynī between me وَبَيْنَ wabayna and between إِخْوَتِي ikh'watī my brothers إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبِّي rabbī my Lord لَطِيفٌ laṭīfun (is) Most Subtle لِّمَا limā to what يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He هُوَ huwa He الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu (is) the All-Knower الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise
100. And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise.
Roots in this verse: ر ف ع أ ب و ع ر ش خ ر ر س ج د ق و ل أ و ل ر أ ي ق ب ل ج ع ل ر ب ب ح ق ق ح س ن خ ر ج س ج ن ج ي أ ب د و ب ع د ش ط ن ب ي ن أ خ و ش ي أ ع ل م ح ك م
رَبِّ قَدْ آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِي مِن تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ ١٠١ ▶
رَبِّ rabbi My Lord قَدْ qad indeed آتَيْتَنِي ātaytanī you have given me مِنَ mina of الْمُلْكِ l-mul'ki the sovereignty وَعَلَّمْتَنِي waʿallamtanī and taught me مِن min of تَأْوِيلِ tawīli the interpretation الْأَحَادِيثِ l-aḥādīthi of the events فَاطِرَ fāṭira Creator السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth أَنتَ anta You وَلِيِّي waliyyī (are) my Protector فِي fī in الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā the world وَالْآخِرَةِ wal-ākhirati and the Hereafter تَوَفَّنِي tawaffanī Cause me to die مُسْلِمًا mus'liman (as) a Muslim وَأَلْحِقْنِي wa-alḥiq'nī and join me بِالصَّالِحِينَ bil-ṣāliḥīna with the righteous
101. My Lord, You have given me [something] of sovereignty and taught me of the interpretation of dreams. Creator of the heavens and earth, You are my protector in this world and the Hereafter. Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous."
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب أ ت ي م ل ك ع ل م أ و ل ح د ث ف ط ر س م و أ ر ض و ل ي د ن و أ خ ر و ف ي س ل م ص ل ح
ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنبَاءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ أَجْمَعُوا أَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُونَ ١٠٢ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That مِنْ min (is) from أَنبَاءِ anbāi the news الْغَيْبِ l-ghaybi (of) the unseen نُوحِيهِ nūḥīhi which We reveal إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you وَمَا wamā And not كُنتَ kunta you were لَدَيْهِمْ ladayhim with them إِذْ idh when أَجْمَعُوا ajmaʿū they put together أَمْرَهُمْ amrahum their plan وَهُمْ wahum while they يَمْكُرُونَ yamkurūna (were) plotting
102. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal, [O Muḥammad], to you. And you were not with them when they put together their plan while they conspired.
Roots in this verse: ن ب أ غ ي ب و ح ي ك و ن ج م ع أ م ر م ك ر
وَمَا أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٠٣ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَكْثَرُ aktharu most النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the mankind وَلَوْ walaw even though حَرَصْتَ ḥaraṣta you desire بِمُؤْمِنِينَ bimu'minīna (will be) believers
103. And most of the people, although you strive [for it], are not believers.
Roots in this verse: ك ث ر أ ن س أ م ن
وَمَا تَسْأَلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ١٠٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not تَسْأَلُهُمْ tasaluhum you ask them عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for it مِنْ min any أَجْرٍ ajrin reward إِنْ in Not هُوَ huwa (is) it إِلَّا illā but ذِكْرٌ dhik'run a reminder لِّلْعَالَمِينَ lil'ʿālamīna to the worlds
104. And you do not ask of them for it any payment. It is not except a reminder to the worlds.
Roots in this verse: س أ ل أ ج ر ذ ك ر ع ل م
وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ آيَةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ١٠٥ ▶
وَكَأَيِّن waka-ayyin And how many مِّنْ min of آيَةٍ āyatin a Sign فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth يَمُرُّونَ yamurrūna they pass عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā over it وَهُمْ wahum while they عَنْهَا ʿanhā (are) from them مُعْرِضُونَ muʿ'riḍūna the ones who turn away
105. And how many a sign within the heavens and earth do they pass over while they, therefrom, are turning away.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي س م و أ ر ض م ر ر ع ر ض
وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ ١٠٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not يُؤْمِنُ yu'minu believe أَكْثَرُهُم aktharuhum most of them بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah إِلَّا illā except وَهُم wahum while they مُّشْرِكُونَ mush'rikūna associate partners with Him
106. And most of them believe not in Allāh except while they associate others with Him.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ك ث ر أ ل ه ش ر ك
أَفَأَمِنُوا أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ غَاشِيَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ أَوْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٠٧ ▶
أَفَأَمِنُوا afa-aminū Do they then feel secure أَن an (against) that تَأْتِيَهُمْ tatiyahum comes to them غَاشِيَةٌ ghāshiyatun an overwhelming مِّنْ min [of] عَذَابِ ʿadhābi punishment اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah أَوْ aw or تَأْتِيَهُمُ tatiyahumu comes to them السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour بَغْتَةً baghtatan suddenly وَهُمْ wahum while they لَا lā (do) not يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna perceive
107. Then do they feel secure that there will not come to them an overwhelming [aspect] of the punishment of Allāh or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive?
Roots in this verse: أ م ن أ ت ي غ ش و ع ذ ب أ ل ه س و ع ب غ ت ش ع ر
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ١٠٨ ▶
قُلْ qul Say هَٰذِهِ hādhihi This سَبِيلِي sabīlī (is) my way أَدْعُو adʿū I invite إِلَى ilā to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah عَلَىٰ ʿalā with بَصِيرَةٍ baṣīratin insight أَنَا anā I وَمَنِ wamani and whoever اتَّبَعَنِي ittabaʿanī follows me وَسُبْحَانَ wasub'ḥāna And Glory be اللَّهِ l-lahi (to) Allah وَمَا wamā and not أَنَا anā I am مِنَ mina of الْمُشْرِكِينَ l-mush'rikīna the polytheists
108. Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allāh with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allāh; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ب ل د ع و أ ل ه ب ص ر ت ب ع س ب ح ش ر ك
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَىٰ أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَدَارُ الْآخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٠٩ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مِن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you إِلَّا illā but رِجَالًا rijālan men نُّوحِي nūḥī We revealed إِلَيْهِم ilayhim to them مِّنْ min from (among) أَهْلِ ahli (the) people الْقُرَىٰ l-qurā (of) the townships أَفَلَمْ afalam So have not يَسِيرُوا yasīrū they traveled فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth فَيَنظُرُوا fayanẓurū and seen كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who مِن min (were) before them قَبْلِهِمْ qablihim (were) before them وَلَدَارُ waladāru And surely the home الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) best لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who اتَّقَوْا ittaqaw fear Allah أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna you use reason
109. And We sent not before you [as messengers] except men to whom We revealed from among the people of cities. So have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? And the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allāh; then will you not reason?
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق ب ل ر ج ل و ح ي أ ه ل ق ر ي س ي ر أ ر ض ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب د و ر أ خ ر خ ي ر و ق ي ع ق ل
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوا جَاءَهُمْ نَصْرُنَا فَنُجِّيَ مَن نَّشَاءُ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُنَا عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ١١٠ ▶
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until إِذَا idhā when اسْتَيْأَسَ is'tayasa gave up hope الرُّسُلُ l-rusulu the Messengers وَظَنُّوا waẓannū and thought أَنَّهُمْ annahum that they قَدْ qad certainly كُذِبُوا kudhibū were denied جَاءَهُمْ jāahum then came to them نَصْرُنَا naṣrunā Our help فَنُجِّيَ fanujjiya and was saved مَن man whom نَّشَاءُ nashāu We willed وَلَا walā And not يُرَدُّ yuraddu (can) be repelled بَأْسُنَا basunā Our punishment عَنِ ʿani from الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people الْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna (who are) criminals
110. [They continued] until, when the messengers despaired and were certain that they had been denied, there came to them Our victory, and whoever We willed was saved. And Our punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals.
Roots in this verse: ي أ س ر س ل ظ ن ن ك ذ ب ج ي أ ن ص ر ن ج و ش ي أ ر د د ب أ س ق و م ج ر م
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ١١١ ▶
لَقَدْ laqad Verily كَانَ kāna (there) is فِي fī in قَصَصِهِمْ qaṣaṣihim their stories عِبْرَةٌ ʿib'ratun a lesson لِّأُولِي li-ulī for men الْأَلْبَابِ l-albābi (of) understanding مَا mā Not كَانَ kāna (it) is حَدِيثًا ḥadīthan a narration يُفْتَرَىٰ yuf'tarā invented وَلَٰكِن walākin but تَصْدِيقَ taṣdīqa a confirmation الَّذِي alladhī (of that) which بَيْنَ bayna (was) before it يَدَيْهِ yadayhi (was) before it وَتَفْصِيلَ watafṣīla and a detailed explanation كُلِّ kulli (of) all شَيْءٍ shayin things وَهُدًى wahudan and a guidance وَرَحْمَةً waraḥmatan and mercy لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe
111. There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was it [i.e., the Qur’ān] a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ق ص ص ل ب ب ح د ث ف ر ي ص د ق ب ي ن ي د ي ف ص ل ك ل ل ش ي أ ه د ي ر ح م ق و م أ م ن
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