يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ
ٱلسِّجۡنِ
أَمَّآ
أَحَدُكُمَا
فَيَسۡقِي
رَبَّهُۥ
خَمۡرٗاۖ
وَأَمَّا
ٱلۡأٓخَرُ
فَيُصۡلَبُ
فَتَأۡكُلُ
ٱلطَّيۡرُ
مِن
رَّأۡسِهِۦۚ
قُضِيَ
ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
ٱلَّذِي
فِيهِ
تَسۡتَفۡتِيَانِ
٤١

“O my fellow-prisoners! ˹The first˺ one of you will serve wine to his master, and the other will be crucified and the birds will eat from his head. The matter about which you inquired has been decided.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:42

وَقَالَ

لِلَّذِي

ظَنَّ

أَنَّهُۥ

نَاجٖ

مِّنۡهُمَا

ٱذۡكُرۡنِي

عِندَ

رَبِّكَ

فَأَنسَىٰهُ

ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ

ذِكۡرَ

رَبِّهِۦ

فَلَبِثَ

فِي

ٱلسِّجۡنِ

بِضۡعَ

سِنِينَ

٤٢

Then he said to the one he knew would survive, “Mention me in the presence of your master.¹” But Satan made him forget to mention Joseph to his master, so he remained in prison for several years.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:43

وَقَالَ

ٱلۡمَلِكُ

إِنِّيٓ

أَرَىٰ

سَبۡعَ

بَقَرَٰتٖ

سِمَانٖ

يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ

سَبۡعٌ

عِجَافٞ

وَسَبۡعَ

سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ

خُضۡرٖ

وَأُخَرَ

يَابِسَٰتٖۖ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلۡمَلَأُ

أَفۡتُونِي

فِي

رُءۡيَٰيَ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

لِلرُّءۡيَا

تَعۡبُرُونَ

٤٣

And ˹one day˺ the King¹ said, “I dreamt of seven fat cows eaten up by seven skinny ones; and seven green ears of grain and ˹seven˺ others dry. O chiefs! Tell me the meaning of my dream if you can interpret dreams.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:44

قَالُوٓاْ

أَضۡغَٰثُ

أَحۡلَٰمٖۖ

وَمَا

نَحۡنُ

بِتَأۡوِيلِ

ٱلۡأَحۡلَٰمِ

بِعَٰلِمِينَ

٤٤

They replied, “These are confused visions and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:45

وَقَالَ

ٱلَّذِي

نَجَا

مِنۡهُمَا

وَٱدَّكَرَ

بَعۡدَ

أُمَّةٍ

أَنَا۠

أُنَبِّئُكُم

بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ

فَأَرۡسِلُونِ

٤٥

˹Finally,˺ the surviving ex-prisoner remembered ˹Joseph˺ after a long time and said, “I will tell you its interpretation, so send me forth ˹to Joseph˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:46

يُوسُفُ

أَيُّهَا

ٱلصِّدِّيقُ

أَفۡتِنَا

فِي

سَبۡعِ

بَقَرَٰتٖ

سِمَانٖ

يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ

سَبۡعٌ

عِجَافٞ

وَسَبۡعِ

سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ

خُضۡرٖ

وَأُخَرَ

يَابِسَٰتٖ

لَّعَلِّيٓ

أَرۡجِعُ

إِلَى

ٱلنَّاسِ

لَعَلَّهُمۡ

يَعۡلَمُونَ

٤٦

˹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.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:47

قَالَ

تَزۡرَعُونَ

سَبۡعَ

سِنِينَ

دَأَبٗا

فَمَا

حَصَدتُّمۡ

فَذَرُوهُ

فِي

سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ

إِلَّا

قَلِيلٗا

مِّمَّا

تَأۡكُلُونَ

٤٧

Joseph replied, “You will plant ˹grain˺ for seven consecutive years, leaving in the ear whatever you will harvest, except for the little you will eat.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:48

ثُمَّ

يَأۡتِي

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِ

ذَٰلِكَ

سَبۡعٞ

شِدَادٞ

يَأۡكُلۡنَ

مَا

قَدَّمۡتُمۡ

لَهُنَّ

إِلَّا

قَلِيلٗا

مِّمَّا

تُحۡصِنُونَ

٤٨

Then after that will come seven years of great hardship which will consume whatever you have saved, except the little you will store ˹for seed˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:49

ثُمَّ

يَأۡتِي

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِ

ذَٰلِكَ

عَامٞ

فِيهِ

يُغَاثُ

ٱلنَّاسُ

وَفِيهِ

يَعۡصِرُونَ

٤٩

Then after that will come a year in which people will receive abundant rain and they will press ˹oil and wine˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:50

وَقَالَ

ٱلۡمَلِكُ

ٱئۡتُونِي

بِهِۦۖ

فَلَمَّا

جَآءَهُ

ٱلرَّسُولُ

قَالَ

ٱرۡجِعۡ

إِلَىٰ

رَبِّكَ

فَسۡـَٔلۡهُ

مَا

بَالُ

ٱلنِّسۡوَةِ

ٱلَّٰتِي

قَطَّعۡنَ

أَيۡدِيَهُنَّۚ

إِنَّ

رَبِّي

بِكَيۡدِهِنَّ

عَلِيمٞ

٥٠

The King ˹then˺ said, “Bring him to me.” When the messenger came to him, Joseph said, “Go back to your master and ask him about the case of the women who cut their hands. Surely my Lord has ˹full˺ knowledge of their cunning.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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