12. Yusuf

يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِO my two companionsٱلسِّجْنِ(of) the prisonأَمَّآAs forأَحَدُكُمَاone of youفَيَسْقِىhe will give drinkرَبَّهُۥ(to) his masterخَمْرًاwineوَأَمَّاand as forٱلْءَاخَرُthe otherفَيُصْلَبُhe will be crucifiedفَتَأْكُلُand will eatٱلطَّيْرُthe birdsمِنfromرَّأْسِهِۦhis headقُضِىَHas been decreedٱلْأَمْرُthe matterٱلَّذِىabout whichفِيهِabout whichتَسْتَفْتِيَانِyou both inquire﴿٤١﴾

O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire

وَقَالَAnd he saidلِلَّذِىto the one whomظَنَّhe thoughtأَنَّهُۥthat heنَاجٍ(would be) savedمِّنْهُمَاof both of themٱذْكُرْنِىMention meعِندَtoرَبِّكَyour masterفَأَنسَىٰهُBut made him forgetٱلشَّيْطَٰنُthe Shaitaanذِكْرَ(the) mentionرَبِّهِۦ(to) his masterفَلَبِثَso he remainedفِىinٱلسِّجْنِthe prisonبِضْعَseveralسِنِينَyears﴿٤٢﴾

And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years

وَقَالَAnd saidٱلْمَلِكُthe kingإِنِّىٓIndeed, Iأَرَىٰ[I] have seenسَبْعَsevenبَقَرَٰتٍcowsسِمَانٍfatيَأْكُلُهُنَّeating themسَبْعٌsevenعِجَافٌlean onesوَسَبْعَand sevenسُنۢبُلَٰتٍears (of corn)خُضْرٍgreenوَأُخَرَand othersيَابِسَٰتٍdryيَٰٓأَيُّهَاOٱلْمَلَأُchiefsأَفْتُونِىExplain to meفِىaboutرُءْيَٰىَmy visionإِنifكُنتُمْyou canلِلرُّءْيَاof visionsتَعْبُرُونَinterpret﴿٤٣﴾

And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions

قَالُوٓا۟They saidأَضْغَٰثُConfusedأَحْلَٰمٍdreamsوَمَاand notنَحْنُweبِتَأْوِيلِ(are) in the interpretationٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ(of) the dreamsبِعَٰلِمِينَlearned﴿٤٤﴾

They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams

وَقَالَBut saidٱلَّذِىthe one whoنَجَاwas savedمِنْهُمَاof the twoوَٱدَّكَرَand rememberedبَعْدَafterأُمَّةٍa periodأَنَا۠Iأُنَبِّئُكُم[I] will inform youبِتَأْوِيلِهِۦof its interpretationفَأَرْسِلُونِso send me forth﴿٤٥﴾

But the one who was freed and remembered after a time said, "I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me forth

يُوسُفُYusufأَيُّهَاOٱلصِّدِّيقُthe truthful oneأَفْتِنَاExplain to usفِىaboutسَبْعِ(the) sevenبَقَرَٰتٍcowsسِمَانٍfatيَأْكُلُهُنَّeating themسَبْعٌsevenعِجَافٌlean onesوَسَبْعِand sevenسُنۢبُلَٰتٍears (of corn)خُضْرٍgreenوَأُخَرَand otherيَابِسَٰتٍdryلَّعَلِّىٓthat I mayأَرْجِعُreturnإِلَىtoٱلنَّاسِthe peopleلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٤٦﴾

[He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you]

قَالَHe saidتَزْرَعُونَYou will sowسَبْعَ(for) sevenسِنِينَyearsدَأَبًاas usualفَمَاand that whichحَصَدتُّمْyou reapفَذَرُوهُso leave itفِىinسُنۢبُلِهِۦٓits earsإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًاa littleمِّمَّاfrom whichتَأْكُلُونَyou (will) eat﴿٤٧﴾

[Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat

ثُمَّThenيَأْتِىwill comeمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterذَٰلِكَthatسَبْعٌsevenشِدَادٌhard (years)يَأْكُلْنَ(which will) consumeمَاwhatقَدَّمْتُمْyou advancedلَهُنَّfor themإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًاa littleمِّمَّاof whatتُحْصِنُونَyou (will) store﴿٤٨﴾

Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you saved for them, except a little from which you will store

ثُمَّThenيَأْتِىwill comeمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterذَٰلِكَthatعَامٌa yearفِيهِin itيُغَاثُwill be given abundant rainٱلنَّاسُthe peopleوَفِيهِand in itيَعْصِرُونَthey will press﴿٤٩﴾

Then will come after that a year in which the people will be given rain and in which they will press [olives and grapes]

وَقَالَAnd saidٱلْمَلِكُthe kingٱئْتُونِىBring him to meبِهِۦBring him to meفَلَمَّاBut whenجَآءَهُcame to himٱلرَّسُولُthe messengerقَالَhe saidٱرْجِعْReturnإِلَىٰtoرَبِّكَyour lordفَسْـَٔلْهُand ask himمَاwhatبَالُ(is the) caseٱلنِّسْوَةِ(of) the womenٱلَّٰتِىwhoقَطَّعْنَcutأَيْدِيَهُنَّtheir handsإِنَّIndeedرَبِّىmy Lordبِكَيْدِهِنَّof their plotعَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knower﴿٥٠﴾

And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan

قَالَHe saidمَاWhatخَطْبُكُنَّ(was) your affairإِذْwhenرَٰوَدتُّنَّyou sought to seduceيُوسُفَYusufعَنfromنَّفْسِهِۦhimselfقُلْنَThey saidحَٰشَAllah forbidلِلَّهِAllah forbidمَاNotعَلِمْنَاwe knowعَلَيْهِabout himمِنanyسُوٓءٍevilقَالَتِSaidٱمْرَأَتُ(the) wifeٱلْعَزِيزِ(of) AzizٱلْـَٰٔنَNowحَصْحَصَ(is) manifestٱلْحَقُّthe truthأَنَا۠Iرَٰوَدتُّهُۥsought to seduce himعَنfromنَّفْسِهِۦhimselfوَإِنَّهُۥand indeed, heلَمِنَ(is) surely ofٱلصَّٰدِقِينَthe truthful﴿٥١﴾

Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-'Azeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful

ذَٰلِكَThatلِيَعْلَمَhe may knowأَنِّىthat Iلَمْnotأَخُنْهُ[I] betray himبِٱلْغَيْبِin secretوَأَنَّand thatٱللَّهَAllahلَا(does) notيَهْدِىguideكَيْدَ(the) planٱلْخَآئِنِينَ(of) the betrayers﴿٥٢﴾

That is so al-'Azeez will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allah does not guide the plan of betrayers

وَمَآAnd notأُبَرِّئُI absolveنَفْسِىٓmyselfإِنَّIndeedٱلنَّفْسَthe soulلَأَمَّارَةٌۢ(is) a certain enjoinerبِٱلسُّوٓءِof evilإِلَّاunlessمَا[that]رَحِمَbestows Mercyرَبِّىٓmy LordإِنَّIndeedرَبِّىmy Lordغَفُورٌ(is) Oft-ForgivingرَّحِيمٌMost Merciful﴿٥٣﴾

And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful

وَقَالَAnd saidٱلْمَلِكُthe kingٱئْتُونِىBring him to meبِهِۦٓBring him to meأَسْتَخْلِصْهُI will select himلِنَفْسِىfor myselfفَلَمَّاThen whenكَلَّمَهُۥhe spoke to himقَالَhe saidإِنَّكَIndeed, youٱلْيَوْمَ(are) todayلَدَيْنَاwith usمَكِينٌfirmly establishedأَمِينٌ(and) trusted﴿٥٤﴾

And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted

قَالَHe saidٱجْعَلْنِىAppoint meعَلَىٰoverخَزَآئِنِ(the) treasuriesٱلْأَرْضِ(of) the landإِنِّىIndeed, Iحَفِيظٌ(will be) a guardianعَلِيمٌknowing﴿٥٥﴾

[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian

وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusمَكَّنَّاWe establishedلِيُوسُفَ[to] Yusufفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landيَتَبَوَّأُto settleمِنْهَاthereinحَيْثُwhere everيَشَآءُhe willedنُصِيبُWe bestowبِرَحْمَتِنَاOur Mercyمَن(on) whomنَّشَآءُWe willوَلَاAnd notنُضِيعُWe let go wasteأَجْرَ(the) rewardٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ(of) the good-doers﴿٥٦﴾

And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good

وَلَأَجْرُAnd surely (the) rewardٱلْءَاخِرَةِ(of) the Hereafterخَيْرٌ(is) betterلِّلَّذِينَfor those whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَكَانُوا۟and areيَتَّقُونَGod conscious﴿٥٧﴾

And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allah

وَجَآءَAnd cameإِخْوَةُ(the) brothersيُوسُفَ(of) Yusufفَدَخَلُوا۟and they enteredعَلَيْهِupon himفَعَرَفَهُمْand he recognized themوَهُمْbut theyلَهُۥknew him notمُنكِرُونَknew him not﴿٥٨﴾

And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown

وَلَمَّاAnd whenجَهَّزَهُمhe had furnished themبِجَهَازِهِمْwith their suppliesقَالَhe saidٱئْتُونِىBring to meبِأَخٍa brotherلَّكُمof yoursمِّنْfromأَبِيكُمْyour fatherأَلَاDo notتَرَوْنَyou seeأَنِّىٓthat Iأُوفِى[I] give fullٱلْكَيْلَ[the] measureوَأَنَا۠and that I amخَيْرُ(the) bestٱلْمُنزِلِينَ(of) the hosts﴿٥٩﴾

And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do not you see that I give full measure and that I am the best of accommodators

فَإِنBut ifلَّمْnotتَأْتُونِىyou bring him to meبِهِۦyou bring him to meفَلَاthen (there will be) noكَيْلَmeasureلَكُمْfor youعِندِىfrom meوَلَاand notتَقْرَبُونِyou will come near me﴿٦٠﴾

But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me