قَالُواْ
سَنُرَٰوِدُ
عَنۡهُ
أَبَاهُ
وَإِنَّا
لَفَٰعِلُونَ
٦١

They promised, “We will try to convince his father to let him come. We will certainly do ˹our best˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:62

وَقَالَ

لِفِتۡيَٰنِهِ

ٱجۡعَلُواْ

بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ

فِي

رِحَالِهِمۡ

لَعَلَّهُمۡ

يَعۡرِفُونَهَآ

إِذَا

ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ

إِلَىٰٓ

أَهۡلِهِمۡ

لَعَلَّهُمۡ

يَرۡجِعُونَ

٦٢

Joseph ordered his servants to put his brothers’ money back into their saddlebags so that they would find it when they returned to their family and perhaps they would come back.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:63

فَلَمَّا

رَجَعُوٓاْ

إِلَىٰٓ

أَبِيهِمۡ

قَالُواْ

يَٰٓأَبَانَا

مُنِعَ

مِنَّا

ٱلۡكَيۡلُ

فَأَرۡسِلۡ

مَعَنَآ

أَخَانَا

نَكۡتَلۡ

وَإِنَّا

لَهُۥ

لَحَٰفِظُونَ

٦٣

When Joseph’s brothers returned to their father, they pleaded, “O our father! We have been denied ˹further˺ supplies. So send our brother with us so that we may receive our measure, and we will definitely watch over him.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:64

قَالَ

هَلۡ

ءَامَنُكُمۡ

عَلَيۡهِ

إِلَّا

كَمَآ

أَمِنتُكُمۡ

عَلَىٰٓ

أَخِيهِ

مِن

قَبۡلُ

فَٱللَّهُ

خَيۡرٌ

حَٰفِظٗاۖ

وَهُوَ

أَرۡحَمُ

ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

٦٤

He responded, “Should I trust you with him as I once trusted you with his brother ˹Joseph˺? But ˹only˺ Allah is the best Protector, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:65

وَلَمَّا

فَتَحُواْ

مَتَٰعَهُمۡ

وَجَدُواْ

بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ

رُدَّتۡ

إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ

قَالُواْ

يَٰٓأَبَانَا

مَا

نَبۡغِيۖ

هَٰذِهِۦ

بِضَٰعَتُنَا

رُدَّتۡ

إِلَيۡنَاۖ

وَنَمِيرُ

أَهۡلَنَا

وَنَحۡفَظُ

أَخَانَا

وَنَزۡدَادُ

كَيۡلَ

بَعِيرٖۖ

ذَٰلِكَ

كَيۡلٞ

يَسِيرٞ

٦٥

When they opened their bags, they discovered that their money had been returned to them. They argued, “O our father! What more can we ask for? Here is our money, fully returned to us. Now we can buy more food for our family. We will watch over our brother, and obtain an extra camel-load of grain. That load can be easily secured.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:66

قَالَ

لَنۡ

أُرۡسِلَهُۥ

مَعَكُمۡ

حَتَّىٰ

تُؤۡتُونِ

مَوۡثِقٗا

مِّنَ

ٱللَّهِ

لَتَأۡتُنَّنِي

بِهِۦٓ

إِلَّآ

أَن

يُحَاطَ

بِكُمۡۖ

فَلَمَّآ

ءَاتَوۡهُ

مَوۡثِقَهُمۡ

قَالَ

ٱللَّهُ

عَلَىٰ

مَا

نَقُولُ

وَكِيلٞ

٦٦

Jacob insisted, “I will not send him with you until you give me a solemn oath by Allah that you will certainly bring him back to me, unless you are totally overpowered.” Then after they had given him their oaths, he concluded, “Allah is a Witness to what we have said.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:67

وَقَالَ

يَٰبَنِيَّ

لَا

تَدۡخُلُواْ

مِنۢ

بَابٖ

وَٰحِدٖ

وَٱدۡخُلُواْ

مِنۡ

أَبۡوَٰبٖ

مُّتَفَرِّقَةٖۖ

وَمَآ

أُغۡنِي

عَنكُم

مِّنَ

ٱللَّهِ

مِن

شَيۡءٍۖ

إِنِ

ٱلۡحُكۡمُ

إِلَّا

لِلَّهِۖ

عَلَيۡهِ

تَوَكَّلۡتُۖ

وَعَلَيۡهِ

فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ

ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

٦٧

He then instructed ˹them˺, “O my sons! Do not enter ˹the city˺ all through one gate, but through separate gates.¹ I cannot help you against ˹what is destined by˺ Allah in the least. It is only Allah Who decides. In Him I put my trust. And in Him let the faithful put their trust.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:68

وَلَمَّا

دَخَلُواْ

مِنۡ

حَيۡثُ

أَمَرَهُمۡ

أَبُوهُم

مَّا

كَانَ

يُغۡنِي

عَنۡهُم

مِّنَ

ٱللَّهِ

مِن

شَيۡءٍ

إِلَّا

حَاجَةٗ

فِي

نَفۡسِ

يَعۡقُوبَ

قَضَىٰهَاۚ

وَإِنَّهُۥ

لَذُو

عِلۡمٖ

لِّمَا

عَلَّمۡنَٰهُ

وَلَٰكِنَّ

أَكۡثَرَ

ٱلنَّاسِ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

٦٨

Then when they entered as their father had instructed them, this did not help them against ˹the Will of˺ Allah whatsoever. It was just a desire in Jacob’s heart which he satisfied. He was truly blessed with ˹great˺ knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most people have no knowledge.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:69

وَلَمَّا

دَخَلُواْ

عَلَىٰ

يُوسُفَ

ءَاوَىٰٓ

إِلَيۡهِ

أَخَاهُۖ

قَالَ

إِنِّيٓ

أَنَا۠

أَخُوكَ

فَلَا

تَبۡتَئِسۡ

بِمَا

كَانُواْ

يَعۡمَلُونَ

٦٩

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.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

12:70

فَلَمَّا

جَهَّزَهُم

بِجَهَازِهِمۡ

جَعَلَ

ٱلسِّقَايَةَ

فِي

رَحۡلِ

أَخِيهِ

ثُمَّ

أَذَّنَ

مُؤَذِّنٌ

أَيَّتُهَا

ٱلۡعِيرُ

إِنَّكُمۡ

لَسَٰرِقُونَ

٧٠

When Joseph had provided them with supplies, he slipped the royal cup into his brother’s bag. Then a herald cried, “O people of the caravan! You must be thieves!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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