فَلَمَّا
دَخَلُواْ
عَلَىٰ
يُوسُفَ
ءَاوَىٰٓ
إِلَيۡهِ
أَبَوَيۡهِ
وَقَالَ
ٱدۡخُلُواْ
مِصۡرَ
إِن
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
ءَامِنِينَ
٩٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When they entered Joseph’s presence, he received his parents ˹graciously˺ and said, “Enter Egypt, Allah willing, in security.”
وَلَمَّا
فَصَلَتِ
ٱلۡعِيرُ
قَالَ
أَبُوهُمۡ
إِنِّي
لَأَجِدُ
رِيحَ
يُوسُفَۖ
لَوۡلَآ
أَن
تُفَنِّدُونِ
٩٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When the caravan departed ˹from Egypt˺, their father said ˹to those around him˺, “You may think I am senile, but I certainly sense the smell of Joseph.”
قَالُوٓاْ
أَءِنَّكَ
لَأَنتَ
يُوسُفُۖ
قَالَ
أَنَا۠
يُوسُفُ
وَهَٰذَآ
أَخِيۖ
قَدۡ
مَنَّ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَيۡنَآۖ
إِنَّهُۥ
مَن
يَتَّقِ
وَيَصۡبِرۡ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يُضِيعُ
أَجۡرَ
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
٩٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied ˹in shock˺, “Are you really Joseph?” He said, “I am Joseph, and here is my brother ˹Benjamin˺! Allah has truly been gracious to us. Surely whoever is mindful ˹of Allah˺ and patient, then certainly Allah never discounts the reward of the good-doers.”
قَالَ
هَلۡ
عَلِمۡتُم
مَّا
فَعَلۡتُم
بِيُوسُفَ
وَأَخِيهِ
إِذۡ
أَنتُمۡ
جَٰهِلُونَ
٨٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He asked, “Do you remember what you did to Joseph and his brother in your ignorance?”
يَٰبَنِيَّ
ٱذۡهَبُواْ
فَتَحَسَّسُواْ
مِن
يُوسُفَ
وَأَخِيهِ
وَلَا
تَاْيۡـَٔسُواْ
مِن
رَّوۡحِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
إِنَّهُۥ
لَا
يَاْيۡـَٔسُ
مِن
رَّوۡحِ
ٱللَّهِ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡقَوۡمُ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ
٨٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O my sons! Go and search ˹diligently˺ for Joseph and his brother. And do not lose hope in the mercy of Allah, for no one loses hope in Allah’s mercy except those with no faith.”
قَالُواْ
تَٱللَّهِ
تَفۡتَؤُاْ
تَذۡكُرُ
يُوسُفَ
حَتَّىٰ
تَكُونَ
حَرَضًا
أَوۡ
تَكُونَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡهَٰلِكِينَ
٨٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They said, “By Allah! You will not cease to remember Joseph until you lose your health or ˹even˺ your life.”
وَوَهَبۡنَا
لَهُۥٓ
إِسۡحَٰقَ
وَيَعۡقُوبَۚ
كُلًّا
هَدَيۡنَاۚ
وَنُوحًا
هَدَيۡنَا
مِن
قَبۡلُۖ
وَمِن
ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦ
دَاوُۥدَ
وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ
وَأَيُّوبَ
وَيُوسُفَ
وَمُوسَىٰ
وَهَٰرُونَۚ
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
نَجۡزِي
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
٨٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We blessed him with Isaac and Jacob. We guided them all as We previously guided Noah and those among his descendants: David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron. This is how We reward the good-doers.
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
عَنۡهُمۡ
وَقَالَ
يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ
عَلَىٰ
يُوسُفَ
وَٱبۡيَضَّتۡ
عَيۡنَاهُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡحُزۡنِ
فَهُوَ
كَظِيمٞ
٨٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He turned away from them, lamenting, “Alas, poor Joseph!” And his eyes turned white out of the grief he suppressed.
1
فَلَمَّا
ٱسۡتَيۡـَٔسُواْ
مِنۡهُ
خَلَصُواْ
نَجِيّٗاۖ
قَالَ
كَبِيرُهُمۡ
أَلَمۡ
تَعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّ
أَبَاكُمۡ
قَدۡ
أَخَذَ
عَلَيۡكُم
مَّوۡثِقٗا
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمِن
قَبۡلُ
مَا
فَرَّطتُمۡ
فِي
يُوسُفَۖ
فَلَنۡ
أَبۡرَحَ
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
حَتَّىٰ
يَأۡذَنَ
لِيٓ
أَبِيٓ
أَوۡ
يَحۡكُمَ
ٱللَّهُ
لِيۖ
وَهُوَ
خَيۡرُ
ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ
٨٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When they lost all hope in him, they spoke privately. The eldest of them said, “Do you not know that your father had taken a solemn oath by Allah from you, nor how you failed him regarding Joseph before? So I am not leaving this land until my father allows me to, or Allah decides for me. For He is the Best of Judges.
۞ قَالُوٓاْ
إِن
يَسۡرِقۡ
فَقَدۡ
سَرَقَ
أَخٞ
لَّهُۥ
مِن
قَبۡلُۚ
فَأَسَرَّهَا
يُوسُفُ
فِي
نَفۡسِهِۦ
وَلَمۡ
يُبۡدِهَا
لَهُمۡۚ
قَالَ
أَنتُمۡ
شَرّٞ
مَّكَانٗاۖ
وَٱللَّهُ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِمَا
تَصِفُونَ
٧٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹To distance themselves,˺ Joseph’s brothers argued, “If he has stolen, so did his ˹full˺ brother before.”
1 But Joseph suppressed his outrage—revealing nothing to them—and said ˹to himself˺, “You are in such an evil position,
2 and Allah knows best ˹the truth of˺ what you claim.”
فَبَدَأَ
بِأَوۡعِيَتِهِمۡ
قَبۡلَ
وِعَآءِ
أَخِيهِ
ثُمَّ
ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا
مِن
وِعَآءِ
أَخِيهِۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
كِدۡنَا
لِيُوسُفَۖ
مَا
كَانَ
لِيَأۡخُذَ
أَخَاهُ
فِي
دِينِ
ٱلۡمَلِكِ
إِلَّآ
أَن
يَشَآءَ
ٱللَّهُۚ
نَرۡفَعُ
دَرَجَٰتٖ
مَّن
نَّشَآءُۗ
وَفَوۡقَ
كُلِّ
ذِي
عِلۡمٍ
عَلِيمٞ
٧٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Joseph began searching their bags before that of his brother ˹Benjamin˺, then brought it out of Benjamin’s bag. This is how We inspired Joseph to plan. He could not have taken his brother under the King’s law, but Allah had so willed. We elevate in rank whoever We will. But above those ranking in knowledge is the One All-Knowing.
وَلَمَّا
دَخَلُواْ
عَلَىٰ
يُوسُفَ
ءَاوَىٰٓ
إِلَيۡهِ
أَخَاهُۖ
قَالَ
إِنِّيٓ
أَنَا۠
أَخُوكَ
فَلَا
تَبۡتَئِسۡ
بِمَا
كَانُواْ
يَعۡمَلُونَ
٦٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When they entered Joseph’s presence, he called his brother ˹Benjamin˺ aside, and confided ˹to him˺, “I am indeed your brother ˹Joseph˺! So do not feel distressed about what they have been doing.”
وَجَآءَ
إِخۡوَةُ
يُوسُفَ
فَدَخَلُواْ
عَلَيۡهِ
فَعَرَفَهُمۡ
وَهُمۡ
لَهُۥ
مُنكِرُونَ
٥٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Joseph’s brothers came and entered his presence. He recognized them but they were unaware of who he really was.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
مَكَّنَّا
لِيُوسُفَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
يَتَبَوَّأُ
مِنۡهَا
حَيۡثُ
يَشَآءُۚ
نُصِيبُ
بِرَحۡمَتِنَا
مَن
نَّشَآءُۖ
وَلَا
نُضِيعُ
أَجۡرَ
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
٥٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
This is how We established Joseph in the land to settle wherever he pleased. We shower Our mercy on whoever We will, and We never discount the reward of the good-doers.
قَالَ
مَا
خَطۡبُكُنَّ
إِذۡ
رَٰوَدتُّنَّ
يُوسُفَ
عَن
نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ
قُلۡنَ
حَٰشَ
لِلَّهِ
مَا
عَلِمۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِ
مِن
سُوٓءٖۚ
قَالَتِ
ٱمۡرَأَتُ
ٱلۡعَزِيزِ
ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ
حَصۡحَصَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
أَنَا۠
رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ
عَن
نَّفۡسِهِۦ
وَإِنَّهُۥ
لَمِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
٥١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The King asked ˹the women˺, “What did you get when you tried to seduce Joseph?” They replied, “Allah forbid! We know nothing indecent about him.” Then the Chief Minister’s wife admitted, “Now the truth has come to light. It was I who tried to seduce him, and he is surely truthful.
يُوسُفُ
أَيُّهَا
ٱلصِّدِّيقُ
أَفۡتِنَا
فِي
سَبۡعِ
بَقَرَٰتٖ
سِمَانٖ
يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ
سَبۡعٌ
عِجَافٞ
وَسَبۡعِ
سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ
خُضۡرٖ
وَأُخَرَ
يَابِسَٰتٖ
لَّعَلِّيٓ
أَرۡجِعُ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٤٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹He said,˺ “Joseph, O man of truth! Interpret for us ˹the dream of˺ seven fat cows eaten up by seven skinny ones; and seven green ears of grain and ˹seven˺ others dry, so that I may return to the people and let them know.”
وَلَقَدۡ
جَآءَكُمۡ
يُوسُفُ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ
فَمَا
زِلۡتُمۡ
فِي
شَكّٖ
مِّمَّا
جَآءَكُم
بِهِۦۖ
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
هَلَكَ
قُلۡتُمۡ
لَن
يَبۡعَثَ
ٱللَّهُ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِۦ
رَسُولٗاۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يُضِلُّ
ٱللَّهُ
مَنۡ
هُوَ
مُسۡرِفٞ
مُّرۡتَابٌ
٣٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Joseph already came to you
1 earlier with clear proofs, yet you never ceased to doubt what he came to you with. When he died you said, ‘Allah will never send a messenger after him.’ This is how Allah leaves every transgressor and doubter to stray—
يُوسُفُ
أَعۡرِضۡ
عَنۡ
هَٰذَاۚ
وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي
لِذَنۢبِكِۖ
إِنَّكِ
كُنتِ
مِنَ
ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ
٢٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O Joseph! Forget about this. And you ˹O wife˺! Seek forgiveness for your sin.
1 It certainly has been your fault.”
وَقَالَ
ٱلَّذِي
ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ
مِن
مِّصۡرَ
لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ
أَكۡرِمِي
مَثۡوَىٰهُ
عَسَىٰٓ
أَن
يَنفَعَنَآ
أَوۡ
نَتَّخِذَهُۥ
وَلَدٗاۚ
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
مَكَّنَّا
لِيُوسُفَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ
مِن
تَأۡوِيلِ
ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
غَالِبٌ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَمۡرِهِۦ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The man from Egypt
1 who bought him said to his wife, “Take good care of him, perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” This is how We established Joseph in the land, so that We might teach him the interpretation of dreams. Allah’s Will always prevails, but most people do not know.
قَالُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
إِنَّا
ذَهَبۡنَا
نَسۡتَبِقُ
وَتَرَكۡنَا
يُوسُفَ
عِندَ
مَتَٰعِنَا
فَأَكَلَهُ
ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ
وَمَآ
أَنتَ
بِمُؤۡمِنٖ
لَّنَا
وَلَوۡ
كُنَّا
صَٰدِقِينَ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.”
قَالُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَا
مَا
لَكَ
لَا
تَأۡمَ۬نَّا
عَلَىٰ
يُوسُفَ
وَإِنَّا
لَهُۥ
لَنَٰصِحُونَ
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They said, “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we truly wish him well?
قَالَ
قَآئِلٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
لَا
تَقۡتُلُواْ
يُوسُفَ
وَأَلۡقُوهُ
فِي
غَيَٰبَتِ
ٱلۡجُبِّ
يَلۡتَقِطۡهُ
بَعۡضُ
ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
فَٰعِلِينَ
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
One of them said, “Do not kill Joseph. But if you must do something, throw him into the bottom of a well so perhaps he may be picked up by some travellers.”
ٱقۡتُلُواْ
يُوسُفَ
أَوِ
ٱطۡرَحُوهُ
أَرۡضٗا
يَخۡلُ
لَكُمۡ
وَجۡهُ
أَبِيكُمۡ
وَتَكُونُواْ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِۦ
قَوۡمٗا
صَٰلِحِينَ
٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Kill Joseph or cast him out to some ˹distant˺ land so that our father’s attention will be only ours, then after that you may ˹repent and˺ become righteous people!”
إِذۡ
قَالُواْ
لَيُوسُفُ
وَأَخُوهُ
أَحَبُّ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَبِينَا
مِنَّا
وَنَحۡنُ
عُصۡبَةٌ
إِنَّ
أَبَانَا
لَفِي
ضَلَٰلٖ
مُّبِينٍ
٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when they said ˹to one another˺, “Surely Joseph and his brother ˹Benjamin˺ are more beloved to our father than we, even though we are so many.
1 Indeed, our father is clearly mistaken.
۞ لَّقَدۡ
كَانَ
فِي
يُوسُفَ
وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ
ءَايَٰتٞ
لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ
٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, in the story of Joseph and his brothers there are lessons for all who ask.
إِذۡ
قَالَ
يُوسُفُ
لِأَبِيهِ
يَٰٓأَبَتِ
إِنِّي
رَأَيۡتُ
أَحَدَ
عَشَرَ
كَوۡكَبٗا
وَٱلشَّمۡسَ
وَٱلۡقَمَرَ
رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ
لِي
سَٰجِدِينَ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when Joseph said to his father, “O my dear father! Indeed I dreamt of eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon—I saw them prostrating to me!”
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