12. Yusuf

الٓرAlif Laam RaتِلْكَTheseءَايَٰتُ(are the) Versesٱلْكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookٱلْمُبِينِ[the] clear﴿١﴾

Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book

إِنَّآIndeed, WeأَنزَلْنَٰهُWe have sent it downقُرْءَٰنًا(as) a Quran in Arabicعَرَبِيًّا(as) a Quran in Arabicلَّعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَعْقِلُونَunderstand﴿٢﴾

Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand

نَحْنُWeنَقُصُّrelateعَلَيْكَto youأَحْسَنَthe bestٱلْقَصَصِof the narrationsبِمَآin whatأَوْحَيْنَآWe have revealedإِلَيْكَto youهَٰذَا(of) thisٱلْقُرْءَانَthe Quranوَإِنalthoughكُنتَyou wereمِنbefore itقَبْلِهِۦbefore itلَمِنَsurely amongٱلْغَٰفِلِينَthe unaware﴿٣﴾

We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an although you were, before it, among the unaware

إِذْWhenقَالَsaidيُوسُفُYusufلِأَبِيهِto his fatherيَٰٓأَبَتِO my fatherإِنِّىIndeed, IرَأَيْتُI sawأَحَدَelevenعَشَرَelevenكَوْكَبًاstarsوَٱلشَّمْسَand the sunوَٱلْقَمَرَand the moonرَأَيْتُهُمْI saw themلِىto meسَٰجِدِينَprostrating﴿٤﴾

[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me

قَالَHe saidيَٰبُنَىَّO my sonلَا(Do) notتَقْصُصْrelateرُءْيَاكَyour visionعَلَىٰٓtoإِخْوَتِكَyour brothersفَيَكِيدُوا۟lest they planلَكَagainst youكَيْدًاa plotإِنَّIndeedٱلشَّيْطَٰنَthe Shaitaanلِلْإِنسَٰنِ(is) to manعَدُوٌّan enemyمُّبِينٌopen﴿٥﴾

He said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy

وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusيَجْتَبِيكَwill choose youرَبُّكَyour Lordوَيُعَلِّمُكَand will teach youمِنofتَأْوِيلِ(the) interpretationٱلْأَحَادِيثِ(of) the narrativesوَيُتِمُّand completeنِعْمَتَهُۥHis Favorعَلَيْكَon youوَعَلَىٰٓand onءَالِ(the) familyيَعْقُوبَ(of) YaqubكَمَآasأَتَمَّهَاHe completed itعَلَىٰٓonأَبَوَيْكَyour two forefathersمِنbefore قَبْلُbefore إِبْرَٰهِيمَIbrahimوَإِسْحَٰقَand IsaacإِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordعَلِيمٌ(is) All-KnowerحَكِيمٌAll-Wise﴿٦﴾

And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise

لَّقَدْCertainlyكَانَwereفِىinيُوسُفَYusufوَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓand his brothersءَايَٰتٌsignsلِّلسَّآئِلِينَfor those who ask﴿٧﴾

Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask

إِذْWhenقَالُوا۟they saidلَيُوسُفُSurely Yusufوَأَخُوهُand his brotherأَحَبُّ(are) more belovedإِلَىٰٓtoأَبِينَاour fatherمِنَّاthan weوَنَحْنُwhile weعُصْبَةٌ(are) a groupإِنَّIndeedأَبَانَاour fatherلَفِى(is) surely inضَلَٰلٍan errorمُّبِينٍclear﴿٨﴾

When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error

ٱقْتُلُوا۟KillيُوسُفَYusufأَوِorٱطْرَحُوهُcast himأَرْضًا(to) a landيَخْلُso will be freeلَكُمْfor youوَجْهُ(the) faceأَبِيكُمْ(of) your fatherوَتَكُونُوا۟and you will beمِنۢafter thatبَعْدِهِۦafter thatقَوْمًاa peopleصَٰلِحِينَrighteous﴿٩﴾

Kill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people

قَالَSaidقَآئِلٌa speakerمِّنْهُمْamong themلَا(Do) notتَقْتُلُوا۟killيُوسُفَYusufوَأَلْقُوهُbut throw himفِىinغَيَٰبَتِthe bottomٱلْجُبِّ(of) the wellيَلْتَقِطْهُwill pick himبَعْضُsomeٱلسَّيَّارَةِ[the] caravanإِنifكُنتُمْyou areفَٰعِلِينَdoing﴿١٠﴾

Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up - if you would do [something]

قَالُوا۟They saidيَٰٓأَبَانَاO our fatherمَاWhyلَكَ(do) youلَاnotتَأْمَ۫نَّاtrust usعَلَىٰwithيُوسُفَYusufوَإِنَّاwhile indeed, weلَهُۥ(are) for himلَنَٰصِحُونَsurely well-wishers﴿١١﴾

They said, "O our father, why do you not entrust us with Joseph while indeed, we are to him sincere counselors

أَرْسِلْهُSend himمَعَنَاwith usغَدًاtomorrowيَرْتَعْ(to) enjoyوَيَلْعَبْand playوَإِنَّاAnd indeed, weلَهُۥfor himلَحَٰفِظُونَ(will) surely (be) guardians﴿١٢﴾

Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians

قَالَHe saidإِنِّىIndeed, [I]لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓit surely saddens meأَنthatتَذْهَبُوا۟you should take himبِهِۦyou should take himوَأَخَافُand I fearأَنthatيَأْكُلَهُwould eat himٱلذِّئْبُa wolfوَأَنتُمْwhile youعَنْهُof himغَٰفِلُونَ(are) unaware﴿١٣﴾

[Jacob] said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are of him unaware

قَالُوا۟They saidلَئِنْIfأَكَلَهُeats himٱلذِّئْبُthe wolfوَنَحْنُwhile weعُصْبَةٌ(are) a groupإِنَّآindeed, weإِذًاthenلَّخَٰسِرُونَsurely (would be) losers﴿١٤﴾

They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers

فَلَمَّاSo whenذَهَبُوا۟they took himبِهِۦthey took himوَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟and agreedأَنthatيَجْعَلُوهُthey put himفِىinغَيَٰبَتِ(the) bottomٱلْجُبِّ(of) the wellوَأَوْحَيْنَآBut We inspiredإِلَيْهِto himلَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمSurely, you will inform themبِأَمْرِهِمْabout this affairهَٰذَاabout this affairوَهُمْwhile theyلَا(do) notيَشْعُرُونَperceive﴿١٥﴾

So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]

وَجَآءُوٓAnd they cameأَبَاهُمْ(to) their fatherعِشَآءًearly at nightيَبْكُونَweeping﴿١٦﴾

And they came to their father at night, weeping

قَالُوا۟They saidيَٰٓأَبَانَآO our fatherإِنَّاIndeed, weذَهَبْنَا[we] wentنَسْتَبِقُracing each otherوَتَرَكْنَاand we leftيُوسُفَYusufعِندَwithمَتَٰعِنَاour possessionsفَأَكَلَهُand ate himٱلذِّئْبُthe wolfوَمَآBut notأَنتَyouبِمُؤْمِنٍ(will) believeلَّنَاusوَلَوْeven ifكُنَّاwe areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿١٧﴾

They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful

وَجَآءُوAnd they broughtعَلَىٰuponقَمِيصِهِۦhis shirtبِدَمٍwith false bloodكَذِبٍwith false bloodقَالَHe saidبَلْNayسَوَّلَتْhas enticed youلَكُمْhas enticed youأَنفُسُكُمْyour soulsأَمْرًا(to) a matterفَصَبْرٌso patienceجَمِيلٌ(is) beautifulوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ(is) the One sought for helpعَلَىٰagainstمَاwhatتَصِفُونَyou describe﴿١٨﴾

And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe

وَجَآءَتْAnd there cameسَيَّارَةٌa caravanفَأَرْسَلُوا۟and they sentوَارِدَهُمْtheir water drawerفَأَدْلَىٰthen he let downدَلْوَهُۥhis bucketقَالَHe saidيَٰبُشْرَىٰO good newsهَٰذَاThisغُلَٰمٌ(is) a boyوَأَسَرُّوهُAnd they hid himبِضَٰعَةً(as) a merchandiseوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahعَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowerبِمَاof whatيَعْمَلُونَthey do﴿١٩﴾

And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise; and Allah was knowing of what they did

وَشَرَوْهُAnd they sold himبِثَمَنٍۭfor a priceبَخْسٍvery lowدَرَٰهِمَdirhamsمَعْدُودَةٍfewوَكَانُوا۟and they wereفِيهِabout himمِنَofٱلزَّٰهِدِينَthose keen to give up﴿٢٠﴾

And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little