Surah Yusuf

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. الۤرٰ ۗ تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِيْنِۗ

   Alif lām rā, tilka āyātul-kitābil-mubīn(i).

   Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.

2. اِنَّآ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ

   Innā anzalnāhu qur'ānan ‘arabiyyal la‘allakum ta‘qilūn(a).

   Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so that you may understand.

3. نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ اَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَآ اَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْكَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَۖ وَاِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ لَمِنَ الْغٰفِلِيْنَ

   Naḥnu naquṣṣu ‘alaika aḥsanal-qaṣaṣi bimā auḥainā ilaika hāżal-qur'ān(a), wa in kunta min qablihī laminal-gāfilīn(a).

   We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ the best of stories through Our revelation of this Quran, though before this you were totally unaware ˹of them˺.

4. اِذْ قَالَ يُوْسُفُ لِاَبِيْهِ يٰٓاَبَتِ اِنِّيْ رَاَيْتُ اَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَّالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَاَيْتُهُمْ لِيْ سٰجِدِيْنَ

   Iż qāla yūsufu li'abīhi yā abati innī ra'aitu aḥada ‘asyara kaukabaw wasy-syamsa wal-qamara ra'aituhum lī sājidīn(a).

   ˹Remember˺ when Joseph said to his father, “O my dear father! Indeed I dreamt of eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon—I saw them prostrating to me!”

5. قَالَ يٰبُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُءْيَاكَ عَلٰٓى اِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيْدُوْا لَكَ كَيْدًا ۗاِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ لِلْاِنْسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِيْنٌ

   Qāla yā bunayya lā taqṣuṣ ru'yāka ‘alā ikhwatika fa yakīdū laka kaidā(n), innasy-syaiṭāna lil-insāni ‘aduwwum mubīn(un).

   He replied, “O my dear son! Do not relate your vision to your brothers, or they will devise a plot against you. Surely Satan is a sworn enemy to humankind.

6. وَكَذٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيْكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِنْ تَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحَادِيْثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهٗ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلٰٓى اٰلِ يَعْقُوْبَ كَمَآ اَتَمَّهَا عَلٰٓى اَبَوَيْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَۗ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ ࣖ

   Wa każālika yajtabīka rabbuka wa yu‘allimuka min ta'wīlil-aḥādīṡi wa yutimmu ni‘matahū ‘alaika wa ‘alā āli ya‘qūba kamā atammahā ‘alā abawaika min qablu ibrāhīma wa isḥāq(a), inna rabbaka ‘alīmun ḥakīm(un).

   And so will your Lord choose you ˹O Joseph˺, and teach you the interpretation of dreams, and perfect His favour upon you and the descendants of Jacob—˹just˺ as He once perfected it upon your forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Surely your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

7. ۞ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيْ يُوْسُفَ وَاِخْوَتِهٖٓ اٰيٰتٌ لِّلسَّاۤىِٕلِيْنَ

   Laqad kāna fī yūsufa wa ikhwatihī āyātul lis-sā'ilīn(a).

   Indeed, in the story of Joseph and his brothers there are lessons for all who ask.

8. اِذْ قَالُوْا لَيُوْسُفُ وَاَخُوْهُ اَحَبُّ اِلٰٓى اَبِيْنَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ ۗاِنَّ اَبَانَا لَفِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍۙ

   Iż qālū layūsufu wa akhūhu aḥabbu ilā abīnā minnā wa naḥnu ‘uṣbah(tun), inna abānā lafī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

   ˹Remember˺ when they said ˹to one another˺, “Surely Joseph and his brother ˹Benjamin˺ are more beloved to our father than we, even though we are a group of so many. Indeed, our father is clearly mistaken.

9. ۨاقْتُلُوْا يُوْسُفَ اَوِ اطْرَحُوْهُ اَرْضًا يَّخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ اَبِيْكُمْ وَتَكُوْنُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ قَوْمًا صٰلِحِيْنَ

   Uqtulū yūsufa awiṭraḥūhu arḍay yakhlu lakum wajhu abīkum wa takūnū mim ba‘dihī qauman ṣāliḥīn(a).

   Kill Joseph or cast him out to some ˹distant˺ land so that our father’s attention will be only ours, then after that you may ˹repent and˺ become righteous people!”

10. قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوْا يُوْسُفَ وَاَلْقُوْهُ فِيْ غَيٰبَتِ الْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ السَّيَّارَةِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ فٰعِلِيْنَ

    Qāla qā'ilum minhum lā taqtulū yūsufa wa alqūhu fī gayābatil-jubbi yaltaqiṭhu ba‘ḍus-sayyārati in kuntum fā‘ilīn(a).

    One of them said, “Do not kill Joseph. But if you must do something, throw him into the bottom of a well so perhaps he may be picked up by some travellers.”

11. قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَنَّ۫ا عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَنٰصِحُوْنَ

    Qālū yā abānā mā laka lā ta'mannā ‘alā yūsufa wa innā lahū lanāṣiḥūn(a).

    They said, “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we truly wish him well?”

12. اَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَّرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ

    Arsilhu ma‘anā gaday yarta‘ wa yal‘ab wa innā lahū laḥāfiẓūn(a).

    Send him out with us tomorrow so that he may enjoy himself and play. And we will really watch over him.”

13. قَالَ اِنِّيْ لَيَحْزُنُنِيْٓ اَنْ تَذْهَبُوْا بِهٖ وَاَخَافُ اَنْ يَّأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَاَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ غٰفِلُوْنَ

    Qāla innī layaḥzununī an tażhabū bihī wa akhāfu ay ya'kulahuż-żi'bu wa antum ‘anhu gāfilūn(a).

    He responded, “It would truly sadden me if you took him away with you, and I fear that a wolf may devour him while you are negligent of him.”

14. قَالُوْا لَىِٕنْ اَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ اِنَّآ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوْنَ

    Qālū la'in akalahuż-żi'bu wa naḥnu ‘uṣbatun innā iżal lakhāsirūn(a).

    They said, “If a wolf were to devour him, despite our strong group, then we would certainly be losers!”

15. فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوْا بِهٖ وَاَجْمَعُوْٓا اَنْ يَّجْعَلُوْهُ فِيْ غَيٰبَتِ الْجُبِّۚ وَاَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمْ بِاَمْرِهِمْ هٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

    Falammā żahabū bihī wa ajma‘ū ay yaj‘alūhu fī gayābatil-jubb(i), wa auḥainā ilaihi latunabbi'annahum bi'amrihim hāżā wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

    And so, when they took him away and decided to throw him into the bottom of the well, We inspired him: “˹One day˺ you will remind them of this deed of theirs while they are unaware ˹of who you are˺.”

16. وَجَاۤءُوْٓ اَبَاهُمْ عِشَاۤءً يَّبْكُوْنَۗ

    Wa jā'ū abāhum ‘isyā'ay yabkūn(a).

    Then they returned to their father in the evening, weeping.

17. قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَآ اِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوْسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَاَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُۚ وَمَآ اَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صٰدِقِيْنَ

    Qālū yā abānā innā żahabnā nastabiqu wa taraknā yūsufa ‘inda matā‘inā fa akalahuż-żi'b(u), wa mā anta bimu'minil lanā wa lau kunnā ṣādiqīn(a).

    They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.”

18. وَجَاۤءُوْ عَلٰى قَمِيْصِهٖ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍۗ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًاۗ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيْلٌ ۗوَاللّٰهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلٰى مَا تَصِفُوْنَ

    Wa jā'ū ‘alā qamīṣihī bidamin każib(in), qāla bal sawwalat lakum anfusukum amrā(n), fa ṣabrun jamīl(un), wallāhul musta‘ānu ‘alā mā taṣifūn(a).

    And they brought his shirt, stained with false blood. He responded, “No! Your souls must have tempted you to do something ˹evil˺. So ˹I can only endure with˺ beautiful patience! It is Allah’s help that I seek to bear your claims.”

19. وَجَاۤءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَاَرْسَلُوْا وَارِدَهُمْ فَاَدْلٰى دَلْوَهٗ ۗقَالَ يٰبُشْرٰى هٰذَا غُلٰمٌ ۗوَاَسَرُّوْهُ بِضَاعَةً ۗوَاللّٰهُ عَلِيْمٌ ۢبِمَا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Wa jā'at sayyāratun fa arsalū wāridahum fa adlā dalwah(ū), qāla yā busyrā hāżā gulām(un), wa asarrūhu biḍā‘ah(tan), wallāhu ‘alīmum bimā ya‘malūn(a).

    And there came some travellers, and they sent their water-boy who let down his bucket into the well. He cried out, “Oh, what a great find! Here is a boy!” And they took him secretly ˹to be sold˺ as merchandise, but Allah is All-Knowing of what they did.

20. وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۢ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُوْدَةٍ ۚوَكَانُوْا فِيْهِ مِنَ الزّٰهِدِيْنَ ࣖ

    Wa syarauhu biṡamanim bakhsin darāhima ma‘dūdah(tin), wa kānū fīhi minaz-zāhidīn(a).

    They ˹later˺ sold him for a cheap price, just a few silver coins—only wanting to get rid of him.

21. وَقَالَ الَّذِى اشْتَرٰىهُ مِنْ مِّصْرَ لِامْرَاَتِهٖٓ اَكْرِمِيْ مَثْوٰىهُ عَسٰىٓ اَنْ يَّنْفَعَنَآ اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهٗ وَلَدًا ۗوَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوْسُفَ فِى الْاَرْضِۖ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهٗ مِنْ تَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحَادِيْثِۗ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓى اَمْرِهٖ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Wa qālal-lażisytarāhu mim miṣra limra'atihī akrimī maṡwāhu ‘asā ay yanfa‘anā au nattakhiżahū waladā(n), wa każālika makkannā liyūsufa fil-arḍ(i), wa linu‘allimahū min ta'wīlil-aḥādīṡ(i), wallāhu gālibun ‘alā amrihī wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    The man from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, “Take good care of him, perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” This is how We established Joseph in the land, so that We might teach him the interpretation of dreams. Allah’s Will always prevails, but most people do not know.

22. وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗٓ اٰتَيْنٰهُ حُكْمًا وَّعِلْمًا ۗوَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

    Wa lammā balaga asyuddahū ātaināhu ḥukmaw wa ‘ilmā(n), wa każālika najzil-muḥsinīn(a).

    And when he reached maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good-doers.

23. وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِيْ هُوَ فِيْ بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْاَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۗقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اِنَّهٗ رَبِّيْٓ اَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَۗ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ

    Wa rāwadathul-latī huwa fī baitihā ‘an nafsihī wa gallaqatil-abwāba wa qālat haita lak(a), qāla ma‘āżallāhi innahū rabbī aḥsana maṡwāy(a), innahū lā yuflihuẓ-ẓālimūn(a).

    And the lady, in whose house he lived, tried to seduce him. She locked the doors ˹firmly˺ and said, “Come to me!” He replied, “Allah is my refuge! It is ˹not right to betray˺ my master, who has taken good care of me. Indeed, the wrongdoers never succeed.”

24. وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهٖۙ وَهَمَّ بِهَا ۚ لَوْلَآ اَنْ رَّاٰ بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهٖۗ كَذٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوْۤءَ وَالْفَحْشَاۤءَۗ اِنَّهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

    Wa laqad hammat bihī wa hamma bihā lau lā ar ra'ā burhāna rabbih(ī), każālika linaṣrifa ‘anhus-sū'a wal-faḥsyā'(a), innahū min ‘ibādinal-mukhlaṣīn(a).

    She advanced towards him, and he would have done likewise, had he not seen a sign from his Lord. This is how We kept evil and indecency away from him, for he was truly one of Our chosen servants.

25. وَاسْتَبَقَا الْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيْصَهٗ مِنْ دُبُرٍ وَّاَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا الْبَابِۗ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَاۤءُ مَنْ اَرَادَ بِاَهْلِكَ سُوْۤءًا اِلَّآ اَنْ يُّسْجَنَ اَوْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ

    Wastabaqal-bāba wa qaddat qamīṣahū min duburiw wa alfayā sayyidahā ladal-bāb(i), qālat mā jazā'u man arāda bi'ahlika sū'an illā ay yusjana au ‘ażābun alīm(un).

    They raced for the door and she tore his shirt from the back, only to find her husband at the door. She cried, “What is the penalty for someone who tried to violate your wife, except imprisonment or a painful punishment?”

26. قَالَ هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِيْ عَنْ نَّفْسِيْ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِهَاۚ اِنْ كَانَ قَمِيْصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ

    Qāla hiya rāwadatnī ‘an nafsī wa syahida syāhidum min ahlihā, in kāna qamīṣuhū qudda min qubulin fa ṣadaqat wa huwa minal-kāżibīn(a).

    Joseph responded, “It was she who tried to seduce me.” And a witness from her own family testified: “If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth and he is a liar.

27. وَاِنْ كَانَ قَمِيْصُهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ

    Wa in kāna qamīṣuhū qudda min duburin fa każabat wa huwa minaṣ-ṣādiqīn(a).

    But if it is torn from the back, then she has lied and he is truthful.”

28. فَلَمَّا رَاٰ قَمِيْصَهٗ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ مِنْ كَيْدِكُنَّ ۗاِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيْمٌ

    Falammā ra'ā qamīṣahū qudda min duburin qāla innahū min kaidikunn(a), inna kaidakunna ‘aẓīm(un).

    So when her husband saw that Joseph’s shirt was torn from the back, he said ˹to her˺, “This must be ˹an example˺ of the cunning of you ˹women˺! Indeed, your cunning is so shrewd!

29. يُوْسُفُ اَعْرِضْ عَنْ هٰذَا وَاسْتَغْفِرِيْ لِذَنْۢبِكِۖ اِنَّكِ كُنْتِ مِنَ الْخٰطِـِٕيْنَ ࣖ

    Yūsufu a‘riḍ ‘an hāżā wastagfirī liżambik(i), innaki kunti minal-khāṭi'īn(a).

    O Joseph! Forget about this. And you ˹O wife˺! Seek forgiveness for your sin. It certainly has been your fault.”

30. ۞ وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِى الْمَدِيْنَةِ امْرَاَتُ الْعَزِيْزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتٰىهَا عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖۚ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّاۗ اِنَّا لَنَرٰىهَا فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ

    Wa qāla niswatun fil-madīnatimra'atul-‘azīzi turāwidu fatāhā ‘an nafsih(ī), qad syagafahā ḥubbā(n), innā lanarāhā fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

    Some women of the city gossiped, “The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken.”

31. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ اَرْسَلَتْ اِلَيْهِنَّ وَاَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـاً وَّاٰتَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّيْنًا وَّقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَاَيْنَهٗٓ اَكْبَرْنَهٗ وَقَطَّعْنَ اَيْدِيَهُنَّۖ وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا هٰذَا بَشَرًاۗ اِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيْمٌ

    Falammā sami‘at bimakrihinna arsalat ilaihinna wa a‘tadat lahunna muttaka'aw wa ātat kulla wāḥidim minhunna sikkīnaw wa qālatikhruj ‘alaihinn(a), falammā ra'ainahū akbarnahū wa qaṭṭa‘na aidiyahunn(a), wa qulna ḥāsya lillāhi mā hāżā illā basyarā(n), in hāżā illā malakun karīm(un).

    When she heard about their gossip, she invited them and set a banquet for them. She gave each one a knife, then said ˹to Joseph˺, “Come out before them.” When they saw him, they were so stunned ˹by his beauty˺ that they cut their hands, and exclaimed, “Good God! This cannot be human; this must be a noble angel!”

32. قَالَتْ فَذٰلِكُنَّ الَّذِيْ لُمْتُنَّنِيْ فِيْهِ ۗوَلَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُّهٗ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ ۗوَلَىِٕنْ لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَآ اٰمُرُهٗ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُوْنًا مِّنَ الصّٰغِرِيْنَ

    Qālat fa żālikunnal-lażī lumtunnanī fīh(i), wa laqad rāwattuhū ‘an nafsihī fasta‘ṣam(a), wa la'il lam yaf‘al mā āmuruhū layusjananna wa layakūnam minaṣ-ṣāgirīn(a).

    She said, “This is the one for whose love you criticized me! I did try to seduce him but he ˹firmly˺ refused. And if he does not do what I order him to, he will certainly be imprisoned and ˹fully˺ disgraced.”

33. قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ اَحَبُّ اِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُوْنَنِيْٓ اِلَيْهِ ۚوَاِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّيْ كَيْدَهُنَّ اَصْبُ اِلَيْهِنَّ وَاَكُنْ مِّنَ الْجٰهِلِيْنَ

    Qāla rabbis-sijnu aḥabbu ilayya mimmā yad‘ūnanī ilaih(i), wa illā taṣrif ‘annī kaidahunna aṣbu ilaihinna wa akum minal-jāhilīn(a).

    Joseph prayed, “My Lord! I would rather be in jail than do what they invite me to. And if You do not turn their cunning away from me, I might yield to them and fall into ignorance.”

34. فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهٗ رَبُّهٗ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ

    Fastajāba lahū rabbuhū fa ṣarafa ‘anhu kaidahunn(a), innahū huwas-samī‘ul-‘alīm(u).

    So his Lord responded to him, turning their cunning away from him. Surely He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

35. ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا رَاَوُا الْاٰيٰتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهٗ حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ ࣖ

    Ṡumma badā lahum mim ba‘di mā ra'awul-āyāti layasjununnahū ḥattā ḥīn(in).

    And so it occurred to those in charge, despite seeing all the proofs ˹of his innocence˺, that he should be imprisoned for a while.

36. وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجْنَ فَتَيٰنِ ۗقَالَ اَحَدُهُمَآ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰىنِيْٓ اَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۚوَقَالَ الْاٰخَرُ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰىنِيْٓ اَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِيْ خُبْزًا تَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْهُ ۗنَبِّئْنَا بِتَأْوِيْلِهٖ ۚاِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

    Wa dakhala ma‘ahus-sijna fatayān(i), qāla aḥaduhumā innī arānī a‘ṣiru khamrā(n), wa qālal-ākharu innī arānī aḥmilu fauqa ra'sī khubzan ta'kuluṭ-ṭairu minh(u), nabbi'nā bita'wīlih(ī), innā narāka minal-muḥsinīn(a).

    And two other servants went to jail with Joseph. One of them said, “I dreamt I was pressing wine.” The other said, “I dreamt I was carrying ˹some˺ bread on my head, from which birds were eating.” ˹Then both said,˺ “Tell us their interpretation, for we surely see you as one of the good-doers.”

37. قَالَ لَا يَأْتِيْكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقٰنِهٖٓ اِلَّا نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيْلِهٖ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَّأْتِيَكُمَا ۗذٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِيْ رَبِّيْۗ اِنِّيْ تَرَكْتُ مِلَّةَ قَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَۙ

    Qāla lā ya'tīkumā ṭa‘āmun turzaqānihī illā nabba'tukumā bita'wīlihī qabla ay ya'tiyakumā, żālikumā mimmā ‘allamanī rabbī, innī taraktu millata qaumil lā yu'minūna billāhi wa hum bil-ākhirati hum kāfirūn(a).

    Joseph replied, “I can even tell you what kind of meal you will be served before you receive it. This ˹knowledge˺ is from what my Lord has taught me. I have shunned the faith of a people who disbelieve in Allah and deny the Hereafter.

38. وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ اٰبَاۤءِيْٓ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَۗ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ اَنْ نُّشْرِكَ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍۗ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُوْنَ

    Wattaba‘tu millata ābā'ī ibrāhīma wa isḥāqa wa ya‘qūb(a), mā kāna lanā an nusyrika billāhi min syai'(in), żālika min faḍlillāhi ‘alainā wa ‘alan-nāsi wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā yasykurūn(a).

    I follow the faith of my fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is not ˹right˺ for us to associate anything with Allah ˹in worship˺. This is part of Allah’s grace upon us and humanity, but most people are not grateful.

39. يٰصَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ ءَاَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُوْنَ خَيْرٌ اَمِ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُۗ

    Yā ṣāḥibayis-sijni a'arbābum mutafarriqūna khairun amillāhul-wāḥidul-qahhār(u).

    O my fellow-prisoners! Which is far better: many different lords or Allah—the One, the Supreme?

40. مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖٓ اِلَّآ اَسْمَاۤءً سَمَّيْتُمُوْهَآ اَنْتُمْ وَاٰبَاۤؤُكُمْ مَّآ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطٰنٍۗ اِنِ الْحُكْمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ ۗاَمَرَ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْٓا اِلَّآ اِيَّاهُ ۗذٰلِكَ الدِّيْنُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Mā ta‘budūna min dūnihī illā asmā'an sammaitumūhā antum wa ābā'ukum mā anzalallāhu bihā min sulṭān(in), inil-ḥukmu illā lillāh(i), amara allā ta‘budū illā iyyāh(u), żālikad-dīnul-qayyimu wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    Whatever ˹idols˺ you worship instead of Him are mere names which you and your forefathers have made up—a practice Allah has never authorized. It is only Allah Who decides. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the upright faith, but most people do not know.

41. يٰصَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ اَمَّآ اَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِيْ رَبَّهٗ خَمْرًا ۗوَاَمَّا الْاٰخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْ رَّأْسِهٖ ۗ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ الَّذِيْ فِيْهِ تَسْتَفْتِيٰنِۗ

    Yā ṣāḥibayis-sijni ammā aḥadukumā fa yasqī rabbahū khamrā(n), wa ammal-ākharu fa yuṣlabu fa ta'kuluṭ-ṭairu mir ra'sih(ī), quḍiyal-amrul-lażī fīhi tastaftiyān(i).

    “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.”

42. وَقَالَ لِلَّذِيْ ظَنَّ اَنَّهٗ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِيْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَۖ فَاَنْسٰىهُ الشَّيْطٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهٖ فَلَبِثَ فِى السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِيْنَ ࣖ

    Wa qāla lil-lażī ẓanna annahū nājim minhumażkurnī ‘inda rabbik(a), fa ansāhusy-syaiṭānu żikra rabbihī fa labiṡa fis-sijni biḍ‘a sinīn(a).

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

43. وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰى سَبْعَ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَّأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبْعَ سُنْۢبُلٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَّاُخَرَ يٰبِسٰتٍۗ يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْمَلَاُ اَفْتُوْنِيْ فِيْ رُءْيَايَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُوْنَ

    Wa qālal-maliku innī arā sab‘a baqarātin simāniy ya'kuluhunna sab‘un ‘ijāfuw wa sab‘a sumbulātin khuḍriw wa ukhara yābisāt(in), yā ayyuhal-mala'u aftūnī fī ru'yāya in kuntum lir-ru'yā ta‘burūn(a).

    And ˹one day˺ the King 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.”

44. قَالُوْٓا اَضْغَاثُ اَحْلَامٍ ۚوَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحْلَامِ بِعٰلِمِيْنَ

    Qālū aḍgāṡu aḥlām(in), wa mā naḥnu bita'wīlil-aḥlāmi bi‘ālimīn(a).

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

45. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْ نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَادَّكَرَ بَعْدَ اُمَّةٍ اَنَا۠ اُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِتَأْوِيْلِهٖ فَاَرْسِلُوْنِ

    Wa qālal-lażī najā minhumā waddakara ba‘da ummatin ana unabbi'ukum bita'wīlihī fa arsilūn(i).

    ˹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˺.”

46. يُوْسُفُ اَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيْقُ اَفْتِنَا فِيْ سَبْعِ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَّأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبْعِ سُنْۢبُلٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَّاُخَرَ يٰبِسٰتٍۙ لَّعَلِّيْٓ اَرْجِعُ اِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Yūsufu ayyuhaṣ-ṣiddīqu aftinā fī sab‘i baqarātin simāniy ya'kuluhunna sab‘un ‘ijāfuw wa sab‘i sumbulātin khuḍriw wa ukhara yābisāt(in), la‘allī arji‘u ilan-nāsi la‘allahum ya‘lamūn(a).

    ˹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.”

47. قَالَ تَزْرَعُوْنَ سَبْعَ سِنِيْنَ دَاَبًاۚ فَمَا حَصَدْتُّمْ فَذَرُوْهُ فِيْ سُنْۢبُلِهٖٓ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُوْنَ

    Qāla tazra‘ūna sab‘a sinīna da'abā(n), famā ḥaṣattum fa żarūhu fī sumbulihī illā qalīlam mimmā ta'kulūn(a).

    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.

48. ثُمَّ يَأْتِيْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ سَبْعٌ شِدَادٌ يَّأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا مِّمَّا تُحْصِنُوْنَ

    Ṡumma ya'tī mim ba‘di żālika sab‘un syidāduy ya'kulna mā qaddamtum lahunna illā qalīlam mimmā tuḥṣinūn(a).

    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˺.

49. ثُمَّ يَأْتِيْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ عَامٌ فِيْهِ يُغَاثُ النَّاسُ وَفِيْهِ يَعْصِرُوْنَ ࣖ

    Ṡumma ya'tī mim ba‘di żālika ‘āmun fīhi yugāṡun-nāsu wa fīhi ya‘ṣirūn(a).

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

50. وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُوْنِيْ بِهٖ ۚفَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُ الرَّسُوْلُ قَالَ ارْجِعْ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسْوَةِ الّٰتِيْ قَطَّعْنَ اَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۗاِنَّ رَبِّيْ بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيْمٌ

    Wa qālal-maliku'tūnī bih(ī), falammā jā'ahur-rasūlu qālarji‘ ilā rabbika fas'alhu mā bālun-niswatil-lātī qaṭṭa‘na aidiyahunn(a), inna rabbī bikaidihinna ‘alīm(un).

    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.”

51. قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ اِذْ رَاوَدْتُّنَّ يُوْسُفَ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖۗ قُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلّٰهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سُوْۤءٍ ۗقَالَتِ امْرَاَتُ الْعَزِيْزِ الْـٰٔنَ حَصْحَصَ الْحَقُّۖ اَنَا۠ رَاوَدْتُّهٗ عَنْ نَّفْسِهٖ وَاِنَّهٗ لَمِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ

    Qāla mā khaṭbukunna iż rāwattunna yūsufa ‘an nafsih(ī), qulna ḥāsya lillāhi mā ‘alimnā ‘alaihi min sū'(in), qālatimra'atul-‘azīzil-āna ḥaṣḥaṣal-ḥaqq(u), ana rāwattuhū ‘an nafsihī wa innahū laminaṣ-ṣādiqīn(a).

    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.

52. ذٰلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ اَنِّيْ لَمْ اَخُنْهُ بِالْغَيْبِ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَهْدِيْ كَيْدَ الْخَاۤىِٕنِيْنَ ۔

    Żālika liya‘lama annī lam akhunhu bil-gaibi wa annallāha lā yahdī kaidal-khā'inīn(a).

    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.

53. ۞ وَمَآ اُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِيْۚ اِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَاَمَّارَةٌ ۢ بِالسُّوْۤءِ اِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّيْۗ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

    Wa mā ubarri'u nafsī, innan-nafsa la'ammāratum bis-sū'i illā mā raḥima rabbī, inna rabbī gafūrur raḥīm(un).

    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.”

54. وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُوْنِيْ بِهٖٓ اَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِيْۚ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهٗ قَالَ اِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِيْنٌ اَمِيْنٌ

    Wa qālal-maliku'tūnī bihī astakhliṣhu linafsī, falammā kallamahū qāla innakal-yauma ladainā makīnun amīn(un).

    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.”

55. قَالَ اجْعَلْنِيْ عَلٰى خَزَاۤىِٕنِ الْاَرْضِۚ اِنِّيْ حَفِيْظٌ عَلِيْمٌ

    Qālaj‘alnī ‘alā khazā'inil-arḍ(i), innī ḥafīẓun ‘alīm(un).

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

56. وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوْسُفَ فِى الْاَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّاُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَاۤءُۗ نُصِيْبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَنْ نَّشَاۤءُ وَلَا نُضِيْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

    Wa każālika makkannā liyūsufa fil-arḍi yatabawwa'u minhā ḥaiṡu yasyā'(u), nuṣību biraḥmatinā man nasyā'u wa lā nuḍī‘u ajral-muḥsinīn(a).

    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.

57. وَلَاَجْرُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَكَانُوْا يَتَّقُوْنَ ࣖ

    Wa la'ajrul-ākhirati khairul lil-lażīna āmanū wa kānū yattaqūn(a).

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

58. وَجَاۤءَ اِخْوَةُ يُوْسُفَ فَدَخَلُوْا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهٗ مُنْكِرُوْنَ

    Wa jā'a ikhwatu yūsufa fa dakhalū ‘alaihi fa ‘arafahum wa hum lahū munkirūn(a).

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

59. وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمْ بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ائْتُوْنِيْ بِاَخٍ لَّكُمْ مِّنْ اَبِيْكُمْ ۚ اَلَا تَرَوْنَ اَنِّيْٓ اُوْفِى الْكَيْلَ وَاَنَا۠ خَيْرُ الْمُنْزِلِيْنَ

    Wa lammā jahhazahum bijahāzihim qāla'tūnī bi'akhil lakum min abīkum, alā tarauna annī ūfil-kaila wa ana khairul-munzilīn(a).

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

60. فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَأْتُوْنِيْ بِهٖ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِنْدِيْ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوْنِ

    Fa illam ta'tūnī bihī falā kaila lakum ‘indī wa lā taqrabūn(i).

    But if you do not bring him to me ˹next time˺, I will have no grain for you, nor will you ever come close to me again.”

61. قَالُوْا سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنْهُ اَبَاهُ وَاِنَّا لَفٰعِلُوْنَ

    Qālū sanurāwidu ‘anhu abāhu wa innā lafā‘ilūn(a).

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

62. وَقَالَ لِفِتْيٰنِهِ اجْعَلُوْا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ فِيْ رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُوْنَهَآ اِذَا انْقَلَبُوْٓا اِلٰٓى اَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ

    Wa qāla lifityānihij‘alū biḍā‘atahum fī riḥālihim la‘allahum ya‘rifūnahā iżanqalabū ilā ahlihim la‘allahum yarji‘ūn(a).

    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.

63. فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوْٓا اِلٰٓى اَبِيْهِمْ قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الْكَيْلُ فَاَرْسِلْ مَعَنَآ اَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ

    Falammā raja‘ū ilā abīhim qālū yā abānā muni‘a minnal-kailu fa arsil ma‘anā akhānā naktal wa innā lahū laḥāfiẓūn(a).

    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.”

64. قَالَ هَلْ اٰمَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ اِلَّا كَمَآ اَمِنْتُكُمْ عَلٰٓى اَخِيْهِ مِنْ قَبْلُۗ فَاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ حٰفِظًا وَّهُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ

    Qāla hal āmanukum ‘alaihi illā kamā amintukum ‘alā akhīhi min qabl(u), fallāhu khairun ḥāfiẓaw wa huwa arḥamur-rāḥimīn(a).

    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.”

65. وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوْا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوْا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ اِلَيْهِمْۗ قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِيْۗ هٰذِهٖ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ اِلَيْنَا وَنَمِيْرُ اَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ اَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيْرٍۗ ذٰلِكَ كَيْلٌ يَّسِيْرٌ

    Wa lammā fataḥū matā‘ahum wajadū biḍā‘atahum ruddat ilaihim, qālū yā abānā mā nabgī, hāżihī biḍā‘atunā ruddat ilainā wa namīru ahlanā wa naḥfaẓu akhānā wa nazdādu kaila ba‘īr(in), żālika kailuy yasīr(un).

    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.”

66. قَالَ لَنْ اُرْسِلَهٗ مَعَكُمْ حَتّٰى تُؤْتُوْنِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِيْ بِهٖٓ اِلَّآ اَنْ يُّحَاطَ بِكُمْۚ فَلَمَّآ اٰتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مَا نَقُوْلُ وَكِيْلٌ

    Qāla lan ursilahū ma‘akum ḥattā tu'tūni mauṡiqam minallāhi lata'tunnanī bihī illā ayyuḥāṭa bikum, falammā ātauhu mauṡiqahum qālallāhu ‘alā mā naqūlu wakīl(un).

    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.”

67. وَقَالَ يٰبَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوْا مِنْۢ بَابٍ وَّاحِدٍ وَّادْخُلُوْا مِنْ اَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۗ وَمَآ اُغْنِيْ عَنْكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍۗ اِنِ الْحُكْمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِ ۗعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُوْنَ

    Wa qāla yā baniyya lā tadkhulū mim bābiw wāḥidiw wadkhulū min abwābim mutafarriqah(tin), wa mā ugnī ‘ankum minallāhi min syai'(in), inil-ḥukmu illā lillāh(i), ‘alaihi tawakkaltu wa ‘alaihi falyatawakkalil-mutawakkilūn(a).

    He then instructed ˹them˺, “O my sons! Do not enter ˹the city˺ all through one gate, but through separate gates. 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.”

68. وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا مِنْ حَيْثُ اَمَرَهُمْ اَبُوْهُمْۗ مَا كَانَ يُغْنِيْ عَنْهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اِلَّا حَاجَةً فِيْ نَفْسِ يَعْقُوْبَ قَضٰىهَاۗ وَاِنَّهٗ لَذُوْ عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنٰهُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ ࣖ

    Wa lammā dakhalū min ḥaiṡu amarahum abūhum, mā kāna yugnī ‘anhum minallāhi min syai'in illā ḥājatan fī nafsi ya‘qūba qaḍāhā, wa innahū lażū ‘ilmil limā ‘allamnāhu wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    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.

69. وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَخَاهُ قَالَ اِنِّيْٓ اَنَا۠ اَخُوْكَ فَلَا تَبْتَىِٕسْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Wa lammā dakhalū ‘alā yūsufa āwā ilaihi akhāhu qāla innī akhūka falā tabta'is bimā kānū ya‘malūn(a).

    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.”

70. فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُمْ بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِيْ رَحْلِ اَخِيْهِ ثُمَّ اَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ اَيَّتُهَا الْعِيْرُ اِنَّكُمْ لَسٰرِقُوْنَ

    Falammā jahhazahum bijahāzihim ja‘las-siqāyata fī raḥli akhīhi ṡumma ażżana mu'ażżinun ayyatuhal-‘īru innakum lasāriqūn(a).

    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!”

71. قَالُوْا وَاَقْبَلُوْا عَلَيْهِمْ مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُوْنَ

    Qālū wa aqbalū ‘alaihim māżā tafqidūn(a).

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

72. قَالُوْا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَنْ جَاۤءَ بِهٖ حِمْلُ بَعِيْرٍ وَّاَنَا۠ بِهٖ زَعِيْمٌ

    Qālū nafqidu ṣuwā‘al-maliki wa liman jā'a bihī ḥimlu ba‘īriw wa ana bihī za‘īm(un).

    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.”

73. قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سٰرِقِيْنَ

    Qālū tallāhi laqad ‘alimtum mā ji'tanā linufsida fil-arḍi wa mā kunnā sāriqīn(a).

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

74. قَالُوْا فَمَا جَزَاۤؤُهٗٓ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ كٰذِبِيْنَ

    Qālū famā jazā'uhū in kuntum kāżibīn(a).

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

75. قَالُوْا جَزَاۤؤُهٗ مَنْ وُّجِدَ فِيْ رَحْلِهٖ فَهُوَ جَزَاۤؤُهٗ ۗ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الظّٰلِمِيْنَ

    Qālū jazā'uhū maw wujida fī raḥlihī fa huwa jazā'uh(ū), każālika najziẓ-ẓālimīn(a).

    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.”

76. فَبَدَاَ بِاَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَاۤءِ اَخِيْهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ وِّعَاۤءِ اَخِيْهِۗ كَذٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِيُوْسُفَۗ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ اَخَاهُ فِيْ دِيْنِ الْمَلِكِ اِلَّآ اَنْ يَّشَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ ۗنَرْفَعُ دَرَجٰتٍ مَّنْ نَّشَاۤءُۗ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِيْ عِلْمٍ عَلِيْمٌ

    Fa bada'a bi'au‘iyatihim qabla wi‘ā'i akhīhi ṡummastakhrajahā miw wi‘ā'i akhīh(i), każālika kidnā liyūsuf(a), mā kāna liya'khuża akhāhu fī dīnil-maliki illā ay yasyā'allāh(u), narfa‘u darajātim man nasyā'(u), wa fauqa kulli żī ‘ilmin ‘alīm(un).

    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.

77. ۞ قَالُوْٓا اِنْ يَّسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ اَخٌ لَّهٗ مِنْ قَبْلُۚ فَاَسَرَّهَا يُوْسُفُ فِيْ نَفْسِهٖ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْۚ قَالَ اَنْتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا ۚوَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُوْنَ

    Qālū iy yasriq faqad saraqa akhul lahū min qabl(u), fa asarrahā yūsufu fī nafsihī wa lam yubdihā lahum, qāla antum syarrum makānā(n), wallāhu a‘lamu bimā taṣifūn(a).

    ˹To distance themselves,˺ Joseph’s brothers argued, “If he has stolen, so did his ˹full˺ brother before.” But Joseph suppressed his outrage—revealing nothing to them—and said ˹to himself˺, “You are in such an evil position, and Allah knows best ˹the truth of˺ what you claim.”

78. قَالُوْا يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْعَزِيْزُ اِنَّ لَهٗٓ اَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيْرًا فَخُذْ اَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهٗ ۚاِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

    Qālū yā ayyuhal-‘azīzu inna lahū aban syaikhan kabīran fa khuż aḥadanā makānah(ū), innā narāka minal-muḥsinīn(a).

    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.”

79. قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ نَّأْخُذَ اِلَّا مَنْ وَّجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِنْدَهٗٓ ۙاِنَّآ اِذًا لَّظٰلِمُوْنَ ࣖ

    Qāla ma‘āżallāhi an na'khuża illā maw wajadnā matā‘anā ‘indah(ū), innā iżal laẓālimūn(a).

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

80. فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْـَٔسُوْا مِنْهُ خَلَصُوْا نَجِيًّاۗ قَالَ كَبِيْرُهُمْ اَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوْٓا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمْ قَدْ اَخَذَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَمِنْ قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُّمْ فِيْ يُوْسُفَ فَلَنْ اَبْرَحَ الْاَرْضَ حَتّٰى يَأْذَنَ لِيْٓ اَبِيْٓ اَوْ يَحْكُمَ اللّٰهُ لِيْۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحٰكِمِيْنَ

    Falammastai'asū minhu khalaṣū najiyyā(n), qāla kabīruhum alam ta‘lamū anna abākum qad akhaża ‘alaikum mauṡiqam minallāhi wa min qablu mā farrattum fī yūsufa falan abraḥal-arḍa ḥattā ya'żana lī abī au yaḥkumallāhu lī, wa huwa khairul-ḥākimīn(a).

    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.

81. اِرْجِعُوْٓا اِلٰٓى اَبِيْكُمْ فَقُوْلُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَآ اِنَّ ابْنَكَ سَرَقَۚ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ اِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حٰفِظِيْنَ

    Irji‘ū ilā abīkum fa qūlū yā abānā innabnaka saraq(a), wa mā syahidnā illā bimā ‘alimnā wa mā kunnā lil-gaibi ḥāfiẓīn(a).

    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.

82. وَسْـَٔلِ الْقَرْيَةَ الَّتِيْ كُنَّا فِيْهَا وَالْعِيْرَ الَّتِيْٓ اَقْبَلْنَا فِيْهَاۗ وَاِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوْنَ

    Was'alil-qaryatal-latī kunnā fīhā wal-‘īral-latī aqbalnā fīhā, wa innā laṣādiqūn(a).

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

83. قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًاۗ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيْلٌ ۗعَسَى اللّٰهُ اَنْ يَّأْتِيَنِيْ بِهِمْ جَمِيْعًاۗ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَلِيْمُ الْحَكِيْمُ

    Qāla bal sawwalat lakum anfusukum amrā(n), fa ṣabrun jamīl(un), ‘asallāhu ay ya'tiyanī bihim jamī‘ā(n), innahū huwal-‘alīmul-ḥakīm(u).

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

84. وَتَوَلّٰى عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يٰٓاَسَفٰى عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنٰهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيْمٌ

    Wa tawallā ‘anhum wa qāla yā asafā ‘alā yūsufa wabyaḍḍat ‘aināhu minal-ḥuzni fa huwa kaẓīm(un).

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

85. قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ تَفْتَؤُا تَذْكُرُ يُوْسُفَ حَتّٰى تَكُوْنَ حَرَضًا اَوْ تَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْهٰلِكِيْنَ

    Qālū tallāhi tafta'u tażkuru yūsufa ḥattā takūna ḥaraḍan au takūna minal-hālikīn(a).

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

86. قَالَ اِنَّمَآ اَشْكُوْا بَثِّيْ وَحُزْنِيْٓ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَاَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Qāla innamā asykū baṡṡī wa ḥuznī ilallāhi wa a‘lamu minallāhi mā lā ta‘lamūn(a).

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

87. يٰبَنِيَّ اذْهَبُوْا فَتَحَسَّسُوْا مِنْ يُّوْسُفَ وَاَخِيْهِ وَلَا تَا۟يْـَٔسُوْا مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّهٗ لَا يَا۟يْـَٔسُ مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ

    Yā baniyyażhabū fa taḥassasū miy yūsufa wa akhīhi wa lā tai'asū mir rauḥillāh(i), innahū lā yai'asu mir rauḥillāhi illal-qaumul-kāfirūn(a).

    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.”

88. فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلَيْهِ قَالُوْا يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْعَزِيْزُ مَسَّنَا وَاَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزْجٰىةٍ فَاَوْفِ لَنَا الْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَجْزِى الْمُتَصَدِّقِيْنَ

    Falammā dakhalū ‘alaihi qālū yā ayyuhal-‘azīzu massanā wa ahlanaḍ-ḍurru wa ji'nā bibiḍā‘atim muzjātin fa aufi lanal-kaila wa taṣaddaq ‘alainā, innallāha yajzil-mutaṣaddiqīn(a).

    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.”

89. قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا فَعَلْتُمْ بِيُوْسُفَ وَاَخِيْهِ اِذْ اَنْتُمْ جٰهِلُوْنَ

    Qāla hal ‘alimtum mā fa‘altum biyūsufa wa akhīhi iż antum jāhilūn(a).

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

90. قَالُوْٓا ءَاِنَّكَ لَاَنْتَ يُوْسُفُۗ قَالَ اَنَا۠ يُوْسُفُ وَهٰذَآ اَخِيْ قَدْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْنَاۗ اِنَّهٗ مَنْ يَّتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُضِيْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

    Qālū a'innaka la'anta yūsuf(u), qāla ana yūsufu wa hāżā akhī qad mannallāhu ‘alainā, innahū may yataqqi wa yaṣbir fa innallāha lā yuḍī‘u ajral-muḥsinīn(a).

    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.”

91. قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدْ اٰثَرَكَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْنَا وَاِنْ كُنَّا لَخٰطِـِٕيْنَ

    Qālū tallāhi laqad āṡarakallāhu ‘alainā wa in kunnā lakhāṭi'īn(a).

    They admitted, “By Allah! Allah has truly preferred you over us, and we have surely been sinful.”

92. قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيْبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَۗ يَغْفِرُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ ۖوَهُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ

    Qāla lā taṡrība ‘alaikumul-yaum(a), wa yagfirullāhu lakum, wa huwa arḥamur-rāḥimīn(a).

    Joseph said, “There is no blame on you today. May Allah forgive you! He is the Most Merciful of the merciful!

93. اِذْهَبُوْا بِقَمِيْصِيْ هٰذَا فَاَلْقُوْهُ عَلٰى وَجْهِ اَبِيْ يَأْتِ بَصِيْرًا ۚوَأْتُوْنِيْ بِاَهْلِكُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ ࣖ

    Iżhabū biqamīṣī hāżā fa alqūhu ‘alā wajhi abī ya'ti baṣīrā(n), wa'tūnī bi'ahlikum ajma‘īn(a).

    Go with this shirt of mine and cast it over my father’s face, and he will regain his sight. Then come back to me with your whole family.”

94. وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الْعِيْرُ قَالَ اَبُوْهُمْ اِنِّيْ لَاَجِدُ رِيْحَ يُوْسُفَ لَوْلَآ اَنْ تُفَنِّدُوْنِ

    Wa lammā faṣalatil-‘īru qāla abūhum innī la'ajidu rīḥa yūsufa lau lā an tufannidūn(i).

    When the caravan departed ˹from Egypt˺, their father said ˹to those around him˺, “You may think I am senile, but I certainly sense the smell of Joseph.”

95. قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ اِنَّكَ لَفِيْ ضَلٰلِكَ الْقَدِيْمِ

    Qālū tallāhi innaka lafī ḍalālikal-qadīm(i).

    They replied, “By Allah! You are definitely still in your old delusion.”

96. فَلَمَّآ اَنْ جَاۤءَ الْبَشِيْرُ اَلْقٰىهُ عَلٰى وَجْهِهٖ فَارْتَدَّ بَصِيْرًاۗ قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْۙ اِنِّيْٓ اَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Falammā an jā'al-basyīru alqāhu ‘alā wajihihī fartadda baṣīrā(n), qāla alam aqul lakum, innī a‘lamu minallāhi mā lā ta‘lamūn(a).

    But when the bearer of the good news arrived, he cast the shirt over Jacob’s face, so he regained his sight. Jacob then said ˹to his children˺, “Did I not tell you that I truly know from Allah what you do not know?”

97. قَالُوْا يٰٓاَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوْبَنَآ اِنَّا كُنَّا خٰطِـِٕيْنَ

    Qālū yā abānastagfir lanā żunūbanā innā kunnā khāṭi'īn(a).

    They begged, “O our father! Pray for the forgiveness of our sins. We have certainly been sinful.”

98. قَالَ سَوْفَ اَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّيْ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْمُ

    Qāla saufa astagfiru lakum rabbī, innahū huwal-gafūrur-raḥīm(u).

    He said, “I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

99. فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوْا مِصْرَ اِنْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ اٰمِنِيْنَ ۗ

    Falammā dakhalū ‘alā yūsufa āwā ilaihi abawaihi wa qāladkhulū miṣra in syā'allāhu āminīn(a).

    When they entered Joseph’s presence, he received his parents ˹graciously˺ and said, “Enter Egypt, Allah willing, in security.”

100. وَرَفَعَ اَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوْا لَهٗ سُجَّدًاۚ وَقَالَ يٰٓاَبَتِ هٰذَا تَأْوِيْلُ رُءْيَايَ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۖقَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّيْ حَقًّاۗ وَقَدْ اَحْسَنَ بِيْٓ اِذْ اَخْرَجَنِيْ مِنَ السِّجْنِ وَجَاۤءَ بِكُمْ مِّنَ الْبَدْوِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اَنْ نَّزَغَ الشَّيْطٰنُ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَ اِخْوَتِيْۗ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ لَطِيْفٌ لِّمَا يَشَاۤءُ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَلِيْمُ الْحَكِيْمُ

     Wa rafa‘a abawaihi ‘alal-‘arsyi wa kharrū lahū sujjadā(n), wa qāla yā abati hāżā ta'wīlu ru'yāya min qabl(u), qad ja‘alahā rabbī ḥaqqā(n), wa qad aḥsana bī iż akhrajanī minas-sijni wa jā'a bikum minal-badwi mim ba‘di an nazagasy-syaiṭānu bainī wa baina ikhwatī, inna rabbī laṭīful limā yasyā'(u), innahū huwal-‘alīmul-ḥakīm(u).

     Then he raised his parents to the throne, and they all fell down in prostration to Joseph, who then said, “O my dear father! This is the interpretation of my old dream. My Lord has made it come true. He was truly kind to me when He freed me from prison, and brought you all from the desert after Satan had ignited rivalry between me and my siblings. Indeed my Lord is subtle in fulfilling what He wills. Surely He ˹alone˺ is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

101. ۞ رَبِّ قَدْ اٰتَيْتَنِيْ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِيْ مِنْ تَأْوِيْلِ الْاَحَادِيْثِۚ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ اَنْتَ وَلِيّٖ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِۚ تَوَفَّنِيْ مُسْلِمًا وَّاَلْحِقْنِيْ بِالصّٰلِحِيْنَ

     Rabbi qad ātaitanī minal-mulki wa ‘allamtanī min ta'wīlil-aḥādīṡ(i), fāṭiras-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), anta waliyyī fid-dun-yā wal-ākhirah(ti), tawaffanī muslimaw wa alḥiqnī biṣ-ṣāliḥīn(a).

     “My Lord! You have surely granted me authority and taught me the interpretation of dreams. ˹O˺ Originator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Allow me to die as one who submits and join me with the righteous.”

102. ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۤءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوْحِيْهِ اِلَيْكَۚ وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَيْهِمْ اِذْ اَجْمَعُوْٓا اَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُوْنَ

     Żālika min ambā'il-gaibi nūḥīhi ilaik(a), wa mā kunta ladaihim iż ajma‘ū amrahum wa hum yamkurūn(a).

     That is from the stories of the unseen which We reveal to you ˹O Prophet˺. You were not present when they ˹all˺ made up their minds, and when they plotted ˹against Joseph˺.

103. وَمَآ اَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

     Wa mā akṡarun-nāsi wa lau ḥaraṣta bimu'minīn(a).

     And most people will not believe—no matter how keen you are—

104. وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍۗ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَ ࣖ

     Wa mā tas'aluhum ‘alaihi min ajr(in), in huwa illā żikrul lil-‘ālamīn(a).

     even though you are not asking them for a reward for this ˹Quran˺. It is only a reminder to the whole world.

105. وَكَاَيِّنْ مِّنْ اٰيَةٍ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ يَمُرُّوْنَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُوْنَ

     Wa ka'ayyim min āyatin fis-samāwāti wal-arḍi yamurrūna ‘alaihā wa hum ‘anhā mu‘rḍūn(a).

     How many signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by with indifference!

106. وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ اَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللّٰهِ اِلَّا وَهُمْ مُّشْرِكُوْنَ

     Wa mā yu'minu akṡaruhum billāhi illā wa hum musyrikūn(a).

     And most of them do not believe in Allah without associating others with Him ˹in worship˺.

107. اَفَاَمِنُوْٓا اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ غَاشِيَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ اللّٰهِ اَوْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

     Afa aminū an ta'tiyahum gāsyiyatum min ‘ażābillāhi au ta'tiyahumus-sā‘atu bagtataw wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

     Do they feel secure that an overwhelming torment from Allah will not overtake them, or that the Hour will not take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺?

108. قُلْ هٰذِهٖ سَبِيْلِيْٓ اَدْعُوْٓا اِلَى اللّٰهِ ۗعَلٰى بَصِيْرَةٍ اَنَا۠ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِيْ ۗوَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَآ اَنَا۠ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ

     Qul hāżihī sabīlī ad‘ū ilallāh(i), ‘alā baṣīratin ana wa manittaba‘anī, wa subḥānallāhi wa mā ana minal-musyrikīn(a).

     Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “This is my way. I invite to Allah with insight—I and those who follow me. Glory be to Allah, and I am not one of the polytheists.”

109. وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوْحِيْٓ اِلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْقُرٰىۗ اَفَلَمْ يَسِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۗ وَلَدَارُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْاۗ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ

     Wa mā arsalnā min qablika illā rijālan nūḥī ilaihim min ahlil-qurā, afalam yasīrū fil-arḍi fa yanẓurū kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-lażīna min qablihim, wa ladārul-ākhirati khairul lil-lażīnattaqau, afalā ta‘qilūn(a).

     We only sent before you ˹O Prophet˺ men inspired by Us from among the people of each society. Have the deniers not travelled through the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? And surely the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter is far better for those mindful ˹of Allah˺. Will you not then understand?

110. حَتّٰٓى اِذَا اسْتَيْـَٔسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوْٓا اَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوْا جَاۤءَهُمْ نَصْرُنَاۙ فَنُجِّيَ مَنْ نَّشَاۤءُ ۗوَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُنَا عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ

     Ḥattā iżastai'asar-rusulu wa ẓannū annahum qad kużibū jā'ahum naṣrunā, fa nujjiya man nasyā'(u), wa lā yuraddu ba'sunā ‘anil-qaumil-mujrimīn(a).

     And when the messengers despaired and their people thought the messengers had been denied help, Our help came to them. We then saved whoever We willed, and Our punishment is never averted from the wicked people.

111. لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيْ قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّاُولِى الْاَلْبَابِۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيْثًا يُّفْتَرٰى وَلٰكِنْ تَصْدِيْقَ الَّذِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَّهُدًى وَّرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ࣖ

     Laqad kāna fī qaṣaṣihim ‘ibratul li'ulil-albāb(i), mā kāna ḥadīṡay yuftarā wa lākin taṣdīqal-lażī baina yadaihi wa tafṣīla kulli syai'iw wa hudaw wa raḥmatal liqaumiy yu'minūn(a).

     In their stories there is truly a lesson for people of reason. This message cannot be a fabrication, rather ˹it is˺ a confirmation of previous revelation, a detailed explanation of all things, a guide, and a mercy for people of faith.