12. Yusuf

وَقَالَAnd saidٱلَّذِىthe one whoٱشْتَرَىٰهُbought himمِنofمِّصْرَEgyptلِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓto his wifeأَكْرِمِىMake comfortableمَثْوَىٰهُhis stayعَسَىٰٓPerhapsأَنthatيَنفَعَنَآ(he) will benefit usأَوْorنَتَّخِذَهُۥwe will take himوَلَدًا(as) a sonوَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusمَكَّنَّاWe establishedلِيُوسُفَYusufفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landوَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥthat We might teach himمِن(the) interpretation ofتَأْوِيلِ(the) interpretation ofٱلْأَحَادِيثِthe eventsوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahغَالِبٌ(is) PredominantعَلَىٰٓoverأَمْرِهِۦHis affairsوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِ(of) the peopleلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٢١﴾

And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know

وَلَمَّاAnd whenبَلَغَhe reachedأَشُدَّهُۥٓhis maturityءَاتَيْنَٰهُWe gave himحُكْمًاwisdomوَعِلْمًاand knowledgeوَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusنَجْزِىWe rewardٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doers﴿٢٢﴾

And when Joseph reached maturity, We gave him judgment and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good

وَرَٰوَدَتْهُAnd sought to seduce himٱلَّتِىshe whoهُوَhe (was)فِىinبَيْتِهَاher houseعَنfromنَّفْسِهِۦhis selfوَغَلَّقَتِAnd she closedٱلْأَبْوَٰبَthe doorsوَقَالَتْand she saidهَيْتَCome onلَكَyouقَالَHe saidمَعَاذَI seek refuge in AllahٱللَّهِI seek refuge in AllahإِنَّهُۥIndeed, heرَبِّىٓ(is) my lordأَحْسَنَ(who has) made goodمَثْوَاىَmy stayإِنَّهُۥIndeedلَاnotيُفْلِحُwill succeedٱلظَّٰلِمُونَthe wrongdoers﴿٢٣﴾

And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyهَمَّتْshe did desireبِهِۦhimوَهَمَّand he would have desiredبِهَاherلَوْلَآif notأَنthatرَّءَاhe sawبُرْهَٰنَthe proofرَبِّهِۦ(of) his LordكَذَٰلِكَThusلِنَصْرِفَthat We might avertعَنْهُfrom himٱلسُّوٓءَthe evilوَٱلْفَحْشَآءَand the immoralityإِنَّهُۥIndeed, heمِنْ(was) ofعِبَادِنَاOur slavesٱلْمُخْلَصِينَthe sincere﴿٢٤﴾

And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants

وَٱسْتَبَقَاAnd they both racedٱلْبَابَ(to) the doorوَقَدَّتْand she toreقَمِيصَهُۥhis shirtمِنfromدُبُرٍthe backوَأَلْفَيَاand they both foundسَيِّدَهَاher husbandلَدَاatٱلْبَابِthe doorقَالَتْShe saidمَاWhatجَزَآءُ(is) the recompenseمَنْ(of one) whoأَرَادَintendedبِأَهْلِكَfor your wifeسُوٓءًاevilإِلَّآexceptأَنthatيُسْجَنَhe be imprisonedأَوْorعَذَابٌa punishmentأَلِيمٌpainful﴿٢٥﴾

And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment

قَالَHe saidهِىَSheرَٰوَدَتْنِىsought to seduce meعَنaboutنَّفْسِىmyselfوَشَهِدَAnd testifiedشَاهِدٌa witnessمِّنْofأَهْلِهَآher familyإِنIfكَانَ[is]قَمِيصُهُۥhis shirtقُدَّ(is) tornمِنfromقُبُلٍthe frontفَصَدَقَتْthen she has spoken the truthوَهُوَand heمِنَ(is) ofٱلْكَٰذِبِينَthe liars﴿٢٦﴾

[Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars

وَإِنBut ifكَانَ[is]قَمِيصُهُۥhis shirtقُدَّ(is) tornمِنfromدُبُرٍ(the) backفَكَذَبَتْthen she has liedوَهُوَand heمِنَ(is) ofٱلصَّٰدِقِينَthe truthful﴿٢٧﴾

But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful

فَلَمَّاSo whenرَءَاhe sawقَمِيصَهُۥhis shirtقُدَّtornمِنfromدُبُرٍ(the) backقَالَhe saidإِنَّهُۥIndeed, itمِن(is) ofكَيْدِكُنَّyour plotإِنَّIndeedكَيْدَكُنَّyour plotعَظِيمٌ(is) great﴿٢٨﴾

So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great

يُوسُفُYusufأَعْرِضْturn awayعَنْfromهَٰذَاthisوَٱسْتَغْفِرِىAnd ask forgivenessلِذَنۢبِكِfor your sinإِنَّكِIndeed, youكُنتِareمِنَofٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَthe sinful﴿٢٩﴾

Joseph, ignore this. And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful

وَقَالَAnd saidنِسْوَةٌwomenفِىinٱلْمَدِينَةِthe cityٱمْرَأَتُThe wife ofٱلْعَزِيزِAzizتُرَٰوِدُ(is) seeking to seduceفَتَىٰهَاher slave boyعَنaboutنَّفْسِهِۦhimselfقَدْindeedشَغَفَهَاhe has impassioned herحُبًّا(with) loveإِنَّاIndeed, weلَنَرَىٰهَا[we] surely see herفِىinضَلَٰلٍan errorمُّبِينٍclear﴿٣٠﴾

And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error

فَلَمَّاSo whenسَمِعَتْshe heardبِمَكْرِهِنَّof their schemingأَرْسَلَتْshe sentإِلَيْهِنَّfor themوَأَعْتَدَتْand she preparedلَهُنَّfor themمُتَّكَـًٔاa banquetوَءَاتَتْand she gaveكُلَّeachوَٰحِدَةٍoneمِّنْهُنَّof themسِكِّينًاa knifeوَقَالَتِand she saidٱخْرُجْCome outعَلَيْهِنَّbefore themفَلَمَّاThen whenرَأَيْنَهُۥٓthey saw himأَكْبَرْنَهُۥthey greatly admired himوَقَطَّعْنَand cutأَيْدِيَهُنَّtheir handsوَقُلْنَthey saidحَٰشَForbidلِلَّهِAllahمَاnotهَٰذَا(is) thisبَشَرًاa manإِنْnotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّاbutمَلَكٌan angelكَرِيمٌnoble﴿٣١﴾

So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allah! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel

قَالَتْShe saidفَذَٰلِكُنَّThatٱلَّذِى(is) the oneلُمْتُنَّنِىyou blamed meفِيهِabout himوَلَقَدْAnd certainlyرَٰوَدتُّهُۥI sought to seduce himعَن[from]نَّفْسِهِۦ[himself]فَٱسْتَعْصَمَbut he saved himselfوَلَئِنand ifلَّمْnotيَفْعَلْhe doesمَآwhatءَامُرُهُۥI order himلَيُسْجَنَنَّsurely, he will be imprisonedوَلَيَكُونًاand certainly will beمِّنَofٱلصَّٰغِرِينَthose who are disgraced﴿٣٢﴾

She said, "That is the one about whom you blamed me. And I certainly sought to seduce him, but he firmly refused; and if he will not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be of those debased

قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lordٱلسِّجْنُthe prisonأَحَبُّ(is) dearerإِلَىَّto meمِمَّاthan whatيَدْعُونَنِىٓthey invite meإِلَيْهِto itوَإِلَّاAnd unlessتَصْرِفْYou turn awayعَنِّىfrom meكَيْدَهُنَّtheir plotأَصْبُI might inclineإِلَيْهِنَّtowards themوَأَكُنand [I] beمِّنَofٱلْجَٰهِلِينَthe ignorant﴿٣٣﴾

He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant

فَٱسْتَجَابَSo respondedلَهُۥto himرَبُّهُۥhis Lordفَصَرَفَand turned awayعَنْهُfrom himكَيْدَهُنَّtheir plotإِنَّهُۥIndeed, [He]هُوَHeٱلسَّمِيعُ(is) All-HearerٱلْعَلِيمُAll-Knower﴿٣٤﴾

So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing

ثُمَّThenبَدَا(it) appearedلَهُمto themمِّنۢafterبَعْدِafterمَا[what]رَأَوُا۟they had seenٱلْءَايَٰتِthe signsلَيَسْجُنُنَّهُۥsurely they should imprison himحَتَّىٰuntilحِينٍa time﴿٣٥﴾

Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time

وَدَخَلَAnd enteredمَعَهُwith himٱلسِّجْنَ(in) the prisonفَتَيَانِtwo young menقَالَSaidأَحَدُهُمَآone of themإِنِّىٓIndeed, Iأَرَىٰنِىٓ[I] see myselfأَعْصِرُpressingخَمْرًاwineوَقَالَAnd saidٱلْءَاخَرُthe otherإِنِّىٓIndeed, Iأَرَىٰنِىٓ[I] see myselfأَحْمِلُ[I am] carryingفَوْقَoverرَأْسِىmy headخُبْزًاbreadتَأْكُلُ(were) eatingٱلطَّيْرُthe birdsمِنْهُfrom itنَبِّئْنَاInform usبِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓof its interpretationإِنَّاindeed, weنَرَىٰكَ[we] see youمِنَofٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doers﴿٣٦﴾

And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good

قَالَHe saidلَاNotيَأْتِيكُمَا(will) come to both of youطَعَامٌfoodتُرْزَقَانِهِۦٓyou are provided withإِلَّاbutنَبَّأْتُكُمَاI will inform both of youبِتَأْوِيلِهِۦof its interpretationقَبْلَbeforeأَن[that]يَأْتِيَكُمَا[it] comes to both of youذَٰلِكُمَاThatمِمَّا(is) of whatعَلَّمَنِىhas taught meرَبِّىٓmy LordإِنِّىIndeed, Iتَرَكْتُ[I] abandonمِلَّةَ(the) religionقَوْمٍ(of) a peopleلَّاnotيُؤْمِنُونَthey believeبِٱللَّهِin Allahوَهُمand theyبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the Hereafterهُمْ[they]كَٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelievers﴿٣٧﴾

He said, "You will not receive food that is provided to you except that I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes to you. That is from what my Lord has taught me. Indeed, I have left the religion of a people who do not believe in Allah, and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers

وَٱتَّبَعْتُAnd I followمِلَّةَ(the) religionءَابَآءِىٓ(of) my forefathersإِبْرَٰهِيمَIbrahimوَإِسْحَٰقَand Isaacوَيَعْقُوبَand YaqubمَاNotكَانَwasلَنَآfor usأَنthatنُّشْرِكَwe associateبِٱللَّهِwith AllahمِنanyشَىْءٍthingذَٰلِكَThatمِن(is) fromفَضْلِ(the) Graceٱللَّهِ(of) Allahعَلَيْنَاupon usوَعَلَىand uponٱلنَّاسِthe mankindوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِ(of) the menلَا(are) notيَشْكُرُونَgrateful﴿٣٨﴾

And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allah. That is from the favor of Allah upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful

يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِO my two companionsٱلسِّجْنِ(of) the prisonءَأَرْبَابٌAre lordsمُّتَفَرِّقُونَseparateخَيْرٌbetterأَمِorٱللَّهُAllahٱلْوَٰحِدُthe Oneٱلْقَهَّارُthe Irresistible﴿٣٩﴾

O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing

مَاNotتَعْبُدُونَyou worshipمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓbesides Himإِلَّآbutأَسْمَآءًnamesسَمَّيْتُمُوهَآwhich you have named themأَنتُمْyouوَءَابَآؤُكُمand your forefathersمَّآnotأَنزَلَ(has) sent downٱللَّهُAllahبِهَاfor itمِنanyسُلْطَٰنٍauthorityإِنِNotٱلْحُكْمُ(is) the commandإِلَّاbutلِلَّهِfor AllahأَمَرَHe has commandedأَلَّاthat notتَعْبُدُوٓا۟you worshipإِلَّآbutإِيَّاهُHim AloneذَٰلِكَThatٱلدِّينُ(is) the religionٱلْقَيِّمُthe rightوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِ[the] menلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٤٠﴾

You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know