ٱرۡجِعُوٓاْ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَبِيكُمۡ
فَقُولُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
إِنَّ
ٱبۡنَكَ
سَرَقَ
وَمَا
شَهِدۡنَآ
إِلَّا
بِمَا
عَلِمۡنَا
وَمَا
كُنَّا
لِلۡغَيۡبِ
حَٰفِظِينَ
٨١

Return to your father and say, ‘O our father! Your son committed theft. We testify only to what we know. We could not guard against the unforeseen.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:82

وَسۡـَٔلِ

ٱلۡقَرۡيَةَ

ٱلَّتِي

كُنَّا

فِيهَا

وَٱلۡعِيرَ

ٱلَّتِيٓ

أَقۡبَلۡنَا

فِيهَاۖ

وَإِنَّا

لَصَٰدِقُونَ

٨٢

Ask ˹the people of˺ the land where we were and the caravan we travelled with. We are certainly telling the truth.’”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:83

قَالَ

بَلۡ

سَوَّلَتۡ

لَكُمۡ

أَنفُسُكُمۡ

أَمۡرٗاۖ

فَصَبۡرٞ

جَمِيلٌۖ

عَسَى

ٱللَّهُ

أَن

يَأۡتِيَنِي

بِهِمۡ

جَمِيعًاۚ

إِنَّهُۥ

هُوَ

ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

ٱلۡحَكِيمُ

٨٣

He cried, “No! Your souls must have tempted you to do something ˹evil˺. So ˹I am left with nothing but˺ beautiful patience!¹ I trust Allah will return them all to me. Surely He ˹alone˺ is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:84

وَتَوَلَّىٰ

عَنۡهُمۡ

وَقَالَ

يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ

عَلَىٰ

يُوسُفَ

وَٱبۡيَضَّتۡ

عَيۡنَاهُ

مِنَ

ٱلۡحُزۡنِ

فَهُوَ

كَظِيمٞ

٨٤

He turned away from them, lamenting, “Alas, poor Joseph!” And his eyes turned white out of the grief he suppressed.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:85

قَالُواْ

تَٱللَّهِ

تَفۡتَؤُاْ

تَذۡكُرُ

يُوسُفَ

حَتَّىٰ

تَكُونَ

حَرَضًا

أَوۡ

تَكُونَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡهَٰلِكِينَ

٨٥

They said, “By Allah! You will not cease to remember Joseph until you lose your health or ˹even˺ your life.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:86

قَالَ

إِنَّمَآ

أَشۡكُواْ

بَثِّي

وَحُزۡنِيٓ

إِلَى

ٱللَّهِ

وَأَعۡلَمُ

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِ

مَا

لَا

تَعۡلَمُونَ

٨٦

He replied, “I complain of my anguish and sorrow only to Allah, and I know from Allah what you do not know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:87

يَٰبَنِيَّ

ٱذۡهَبُواْ

فَتَحَسَّسُواْ

مِن

يُوسُفَ

وَأَخِيهِ

وَلَا

تَاْيۡـَٔسُواْ

مِن

رَّوۡحِ

ٱللَّهِۖ

إِنَّهُۥ

لَا

يَاْيۡـَٔسُ

مِن

رَّوۡحِ

ٱللَّهِ

إِلَّا

ٱلۡقَوۡمُ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ

٨٧

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.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:88

فَلَمَّا

دَخَلُواْ

عَلَيۡهِ

قَالُواْ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلۡعَزِيزُ

مَسَّنَا

وَأَهۡلَنَا

ٱلضُّرُّ

وَجِئۡنَا

بِبِضَٰعَةٖ

مُّزۡجَىٰةٖ

فَأَوۡفِ

لَنَا

ٱلۡكَيۡلَ

وَتَصَدَّقۡ

عَلَيۡنَآۖ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَجۡزِي

ٱلۡمُتَصَدِّقِينَ

٨٨

When they entered Joseph’s presence, they pleaded, “O Chief Minister! We and our family have been touched with hardship, and we have brought only a few worthless coins, but ˹please˺ give us our supplies in full and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allah rewards the charitable.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:89

قَالَ

هَلۡ

عَلِمۡتُم

مَّا

فَعَلۡتُم

بِيُوسُفَ

وَأَخِيهِ

إِذۡ

أَنتُمۡ

جَٰهِلُونَ

٨٩

He asked, “Do you remember what you did to Joseph and his brother in your ignorance?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:90

قَالُوٓاْ

أَءِنَّكَ

لَأَنتَ

يُوسُفُۖ

قَالَ

أَنَا۠

يُوسُفُ

وَهَٰذَآ

أَخِيۖ

قَدۡ

مَنَّ

ٱللَّهُ

عَلَيۡنَآۖ

إِنَّهُۥ

مَن

يَتَّقِ

وَيَصۡبِرۡ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

لَا

يُضِيعُ

أَجۡرَ

ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

٩٠

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.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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