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

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:52

ذَٰلِكَ

لِيَعۡلَمَ

أَنِّي

لَمۡ

أَخُنۡهُ

بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ

وَأَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

لَا

يَهۡدِي

كَيۡدَ

ٱلۡخَآئِنِينَ

٥٢

From this, Joseph should know that I did not speak dishonestly about him in his absence, for Allah certainly does not guide the scheming of the dishonest.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:53

۞ وَمَآ

أُبَرِّئُ

نَفۡسِيٓۚ

إِنَّ

ٱلنَّفۡسَ

لَأَمَّارَةُۢ

بِٱلسُّوٓءِ

إِلَّا

مَا

رَحِمَ

رَبِّيٓۚ

إِنَّ

رَبِّي

غَفُورٞ

رَّحِيمٞ

٥٣

And I do not seek to free myself from blame, for indeed the soul is ever inclined to evil, except those shown mercy by my Lord. Surely my Lord is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:54

وَقَالَ

ٱلۡمَلِكُ

ٱئۡتُونِي

بِهِۦٓ

أَسۡتَخۡلِصۡهُ

لِنَفۡسِيۖ

فَلَمَّا

كَلَّمَهُۥ

قَالَ

إِنَّكَ

ٱلۡيَوۡمَ

لَدَيۡنَا

مَكِينٌ

أَمِينٞ

٥٤

The King said, “Bring him to me. I will employ him exclusively in my service.” And when Joseph spoke to him, the King said, “Today you are highly esteemed and fully trusted by us.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:55

قَالَ

ٱجۡعَلۡنِي

عَلَىٰ

خَزَآئِنِ

ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ

إِنِّي

حَفِيظٌ

عَلِيمٞ

٥٥

Joseph proposed, “Put me in charge of the store-houses of the land, for I am truly reliable and adept.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:56

وَكَذَٰلِكَ

مَكَّنَّا

لِيُوسُفَ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

يَتَبَوَّأُ

مِنۡهَا

حَيۡثُ

يَشَآءُۚ

نُصِيبُ

بِرَحۡمَتِنَا

مَن

نَّشَآءُۖ

وَلَا

نُضِيعُ

أَجۡرَ

ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

٥٦

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:57

وَلَأَجۡرُ

ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ

خَيۡرٞ

لِّلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

وَكَانُواْ

يَتَّقُونَ

٥٧

And the reward of the Hereafter is far better for those who are faithful and are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:58

وَجَآءَ

إِخۡوَةُ

يُوسُفَ

فَدَخَلُواْ

عَلَيۡهِ

فَعَرَفَهُمۡ

وَهُمۡ

لَهُۥ

مُنكِرُونَ

٥٨

And Joseph’s brothers came and entered his presence. He recognized them but they were unaware of who he really was.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:59

وَلَمَّا

جَهَّزَهُم

بِجَهَازِهِمۡ

قَالَ

ٱئۡتُونِي

بِأَخٖ

لَّكُم

مِّنۡ

أَبِيكُمۡۚ

أَلَا

تَرَوۡنَ

أَنِّيٓ

أُوفِي

ٱلۡكَيۡلَ

وَأَنَا۠

خَيۡرُ

ٱلۡمُنزِلِينَ

٥٩

When he had provided them with their supplies, he demanded, “Bring me your brother on your father’s side.¹ Do you not see that I give full measure and I am the best of hosts?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:60