١٢ - يُوسُف

12 - Yusuf

قَالُوْۗا اِنْ يَّسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ اَخٌ لَّہٗ مِنْ قَبْلُ۝۰ۚ فَاَسَرَّہَا يُوْسُفُ فِيْ نَفْسِہٖ وَلَمْ يُبْدِہَا لَہُمْ۝۰ۚ قَالَ اَنْتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا۝۰ۚ وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُوْنَ۝۷۷
Qaloo in yasriq faqad saraqa akhun lahu min qablu faasarraha yoosufu fee nafsihi walam yubdiha lahum qala antum sharrun makanan waAllahu aAAlamu bima tasifoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Said the brothers: "If he has stolen (no wonder), his brother had stolen before." But Joseph kept this secret and did not disclose it to them, and said (to himself): "You are worse in the degree of evil, for God knows better of what you allege."

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قَالُوْا يٰۗاَيُّہَا الْعَزِيْزُ اِنَّ لَہٗۗ اَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيْرًا فَخُذْ اَحَدَنَا مَكَانَہٗ۝۰ۚ اِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِـنِيْنَ۝۷۸
Qaloo ya ayyuha alAAazeezu inna lahu aban shaykhan kabeeran fakhuth ahadana makanahu inna naraka mina almuhsineena

English

Ahmed Ali

They said: "O Minister, he has an aged father, so keep one of us in his place. We see you are a virtuous man."

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قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللہِ اَنْ نَّاْخُذَ اِلَّا مَنْ وَّجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا عِنْدَہٗۗ۝۰ۙ اِنَّاۗ اِذًا لَّظٰلِمُوْنَ۝۷۹ۧ
Qala maAAatha Allahi an nakhutha illa man wajadna mataAAana AAindahu inna ithan lathalimoona

English

Ahmed Ali

"May God forgive us," he said, "if we hold any one but him with whom we found our property, or else we would be unjust."

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فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْـــَٔـسُوْا مِنْہُ خَلَصُوْا نَجِيًّا۝۰ۭ قَالَ كَبِيْرُہُمْ اَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوْۗا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمْ قَدْ اَخَذَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ اللہِ وَمِنْ قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُّمْ فِيْ يُوْسُفَ۝۰ۚ فَلَنْ اَبْرَحَ الْاَرْضَ حَتّٰى يَاْذَنَ لِيْۗ اَبِيْۗ اَوْ يَحْكُمَ اللہُ لِيْ۝۰ۚ وَہُوَ خَيْرُ الْحٰكِمِيْنَ۝۸۰
Falamma istayasoo minhu khalasoo najiyyan qala kabeeruhum alam taAAlamoo anna abakum qad akhatha AAalaykum mawthiqan mina Allahi wamin qablu ma farrattum fee yoosufa falan abraha alarda hatta yathana lee abee aw yahkuma Allahu lee wahuwa khayru alhakimeena

English

Ahmed Ali

When they despaired of (persuading) him, they went aside to confer. The oldest of them said: "You know that your father has pledged you in the name of God, and you have been guilty of iniquity in the case of Joseph before. I will not leave this place unless my father permits or God decides for me, for He is the best of all judges.

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اِرْجِعُوْۗا اِلٰۗى اَبِيْكُمْ فَقُوْلُوْا يٰۗاَبَانَاۗ اِنَّ ابْنَكَ سَرَقَ۝۰ۚ وَمَا شَہِدْنَاۗ اِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حٰفِظِيْنَ۝۸۱
IrjiAAoo ila abeekum faqooloo ya abana inna ibnaka saraqa wama shahidna illa bima AAalimna wama kunna lilghaybi hafitheena

English

Ahmed Ali

So, go to your father and tell him: 'O father, your son has committed a theft. We bear witness to only what we know; we could not prevent the unknown.

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وَسْـــَٔـلِ الْقَرْيَۃَ الَّتِيْ كُنَّا فِيْہَا وَالْعِيْرَ الَّتِيْۗ اَقْبَلْنَا فِيْہَا۝۰ۭ وَاِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوْنَ۝۸۲
Waisali alqaryata allatee kunna feeha waalAAeera allatee aqbalna feeha wainna lasadiqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Enquire from the people of that city, or ask the men of the caravan with whom we have come. We are verily speaking the truth.'"

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قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًا۝۰ۭ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيْلٌ۝۰ۭ عَسَى اللہُ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَنِيْ بِہِمْ جَمِيْعًا۝۰ۭ اِنَّہٗ ہُوَالْعَلِيْمُ الْحَكِيْمُ۝۸۳
Qala bal sawwalat lakum anfusukum amran fasabrun jameelun AAasa Allahu an yatiyanee bihim jameeAAan innahu huwa alAAaleemu alhakeemu

English

Ahmed Ali

"No," said (the father). "You have made up the story; but patience is best; God may bring them back to me. He is all-knowing and all-wise."

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وَتَوَلّٰى عَنْہُمْ وَقَالَ يٰۗاَسَفٰى عَلٰي يُوْسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنٰہُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَہُوَكَظِيْمٌ۝۸۴
Watawalla AAanhum waqala ya asafa AAala yoosufa waibyaddat AAaynahu mina alhuzni fahuwa katheemun

English

Ahmed Ali

He turned away from them and cried: "Alas for Joseph!" And his eyes turned white with grief which he bore in silence.

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قَالُوْا تَاللہِ تَفْتَؤُا تَذْكُرُ يُوْسُفَ حَتّٰى تَكُوْنَ حَرَضًا اَوْ تَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْہٰلِكِيْنَ۝۸۵
Qaloo taAllahi taftao tathkuru yoosufa hatta takoona haradan aw takoona mina alhalikeena

English

Ahmed Ali

"By God," said they, "you will never stop thinking of Joseph till you are consumed or perish."

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قَالَ اِنَّمَاۗ اَشْكُوْا بَثِّيْ وَحُزْنِيْۗ اِلَى اللہِ وَاَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللہِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۸۶
Qala innama ashkoo baththee wahuznee ila Allahi waaAAlamu mina Allahi ma la taAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

He replied: "I cry my plaint and grief to God, and know from God what you do not know.

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