قَالُواْ
وَأَقۡبَلُواْ
عَلَيۡهِم
مَّاذَا
تَفۡقِدُونَ
٧١

They asked, turning back, “What have you lost?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:72

قَالُواْ

نَفۡقِدُ

صُوَاعَ

ٱلۡمَلِكِ

وَلِمَن

جَآءَ

بِهِۦ

حِمۡلُ

بَعِيرٖ

وَأَنَا۠

بِهِۦ

زَعِيمٞ

٧٢

The herald ˹along with the guards˺ replied, “We have lost the King’s measuring cup. And whoever brings it will be awarded a camel-load ˹of grain˺. I guarantee it.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:73

قَالُواْ

تَٱللَّهِ

لَقَدۡ

عَلِمۡتُم

مَّا

جِئۡنَا

لِنُفۡسِدَ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَمَا

كُنَّا

سَٰرِقِينَ

٧٣

Joseph’s brothers replied, “By Allah! You know well that we did not come to cause trouble in the land, nor are we thieves.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:74

قَالُواْ

فَمَا

جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

كَٰذِبِينَ

٧٤

Joseph’s men asked, “What should be the price for theft, if you are lying?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:75

قَالُواْ

جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ

مَن

وُجِدَ

فِي

رَحۡلِهِۦ

فَهُوَ

جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥۚ

كَذَٰلِكَ

نَجۡزِي

ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

٧٥

Joseph’s brothers responded, “The price will be ˹the enslavement of˺ the one in whose bag the cup is found. That is how we punish the wrongdoers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:76

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

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:77

۞ 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

˹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.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:78

قَالُواْ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلۡعَزِيزُ

إِنَّ

لَهُۥٓ

أَبٗا

شَيۡخٗا

كَبِيرٗا

فَخُذۡ

أَحَدَنَا

مَكَانَهُۥٓۖ

إِنَّا

نَرَىٰكَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

٧٨

They appealed, “O Chief Minister! He has a very old father, so take one of us instead. We surely see you as one of the good-doers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:79

قَالَ

مَعَاذَ

ٱللَّهِ

أَن

نَّأۡخُذَ

إِلَّا

مَن

وَجَدۡنَا

مَتَٰعَنَا

عِندَهُۥٓ

إِنَّآ

إِذٗا

لَّظَٰلِمُونَ

٧٩

Joseph responded, “Allah forbid that we should take other than the one with whom we found our property. Otherwise, we would surely be unjust.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:80

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

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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