إِنَّآinnā Indeed, Weأَنزَلْنَـٰهُanzalnāhu We have sent it downقُرْءَٰنًاqur'ānan (as) a Quran in Arabicعَرَبِيًّۭاʿarabiyyan (as) a Quran in Arabicلَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum so that you mayتَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūna understand٢
نَحْنُnaḥnu Weنَقُصُّnaquṣṣu relateعَلَيْكَʿalayka to youأَحْسَنَaḥsana the bestٱلْقَصَصِl-qaṣaṣi of the narrationsبِمَآbimā in whatأَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynā We have revealedإِلَيْكَilayka to youهَـٰذَاhādhā (of) thisٱلْقُرْءَانَl-qur'āna the Quranوَإِنwa-in althoughكُنتَkunta you wereمِنmin before itقَبْلِهِۦqablihi before itلَمِنَlamina surely amongٱلْغَـٰفِلِينَl-ghāfilīna the unaware٣
إِذْidh Whenقَالَqāla saidيُوسُفُyūsufu Yusufلِأَبِيهِli-abīhi to his fatherيَـٰٓأَبَتِyāabati O my fatherإِنِّىinnī Indeed, Iرَأَيْتُra-aytu I sawأَحَدَaḥada elevenعَشَرَʿashara elevenكَوْكَبًۭاkawkaban starsوَٱلشَّمْسَwal-shamsa and the sunوَٱلْقَمَرَwal-qamara and the moonرَأَيْتُهُمْra-aytuhum I saw themلِىlī to meسَـٰجِدِينَsājidīna prostrating٤
قَالَqāla He saidيَـٰبُنَىَّyābunayya O my sonلَاlā (Do) notتَقْصُصْtaqṣuṣ relateرُءْيَاكَru'yāka your visionعَلَىٰٓʿalā toإِخْوَتِكَikh'watika your brothersفَيَكِيدُوا۟fayakīdū lest they planلَكَlaka against youكَيْدًا ۖkaydan a plotإِنَّinna Indeedٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَl-shayṭāna the Shaitaanلِلْإِنسَـٰنِlil'insāni (is) to manعَدُوٌّۭʿaduwwun an enemyمُّبِينٌۭmubīnun open٥
وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālika And thusيَجْتَبِيكَyajtabīka will choose youرَبُّكَrabbuka your Lordوَيُعَلِّمُكَwayuʿallimuka and will teach youمِنmin ofتَأْوِيلِtawīli (the) interpretationٱلْأَحَادِيثِl-aḥādīthi (of) the narrativesوَيُتِمُّwayutimmu and completeنِعْمَتَهُۥniʿ'matahu His Favorعَلَيْكَʿalayka on youوَعَلَىٰٓwaʿalā and onءَالِāli (the) familyيَعْقُوبَyaʿqūba (of) Yaqubكَمَآkamā asأَتَمَّهَاatammahā He completed itعَلَىٰٓʿalā onأَبَوَيْكَabawayka your two forefathersمِنmin before قَبْلُqablu before إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma Ibrahimوَإِسْحَـٰقَ ۚwa-is'ḥāqa and Isaacإِنَّinna Indeedرَبَّكَrabbaka your Lordعَلِيمٌʿalīmun (is) All-Knowerحَكِيمٌۭḥakīmun All-Wise٦
۞ لَّقَدْlaqad Certainlyكَانَkāna wereفِىfī inيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufوَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓwa-ikh'watihi and his brothersءَايَـٰتٌۭāyātun signsلِّلسَّآئِلِينَlilssāilīna for those who ask٧
إِذْidh Whenقَالُوا۟qālū they saidلَيُوسُفُlayūsufu Surely Yusufوَأَخُوهُwa-akhūhu and his brotherأَحَبُّaḥabbu (are) more belovedإِلَىٰٓilā toأَبِينَاabīnā our fatherمِنَّاminnā than weوَنَحْنُwanaḥnu while weعُصْبَةٌʿuṣ'batun (are) a groupإِنَّinna Indeedأَبَانَاabānā our fatherلَفِىlafī (is) surely inضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālin an errorمُّبِينٍmubīnin clear٨
ٱقْتُلُوا۟uq'tulū Killيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufأَوِawi orٱطْرَحُوهُiṭ'raḥūhu cast himأَرْضًۭاarḍan (to) a landيَخْلُyakhlu so will be freeلَكُمْlakum for youوَجْهُwajhu (the) faceأَبِيكُمْabīkum (of) your fatherوَتَكُونُوا۟watakūnū and you will beمِنۢmin after thatبَعْدِهِۦbaʿdihi after thatقَوْمًۭاqawman a peopleصَـٰلِحِينَṣāliḥīna righteous٩
قَالَqāla Saidقَآئِلٌۭqāilun a speakerمِّنْهُمْmin'hum among themلَاlā (Do) notتَقْتُلُوا۟taqtulū killيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufوَأَلْقُوهُwa-alqūhu but throw himفِىfī inغَيَـٰبَتِghayābati the bottomٱلْجُبِّl-jubi (of) the wellيَلْتَقِطْهُyaltaqiṭ'hu will pick himبَعْضُbaʿḍu someٱلسَّيَّارَةِl-sayārati [the] caravanإِنin ifكُنتُمْkuntum you areفَـٰعِلِينَfāʿilīna doing١٠
أَرْسِلْهُarsil'hu Send himمَعَنَاmaʿanā with usغَدًۭاghadan tomorrowيَرْتَعْyartaʿ (to) enjoyوَيَلْعَبْwayalʿab and playوَإِنَّاwa-innā And indeed, weلَهُۥlahu for himلَحَـٰفِظُونَlaḥāfiẓūna (will) surely (be) guardians١٢
قَالَqāla He saidإِنِّىinnī Indeed, [I]لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓlayaḥzununī it surely saddens meأَنan thatتَذْهَبُوا۟tadhhabū you should take himبِهِۦbihi you should take himوَأَخَافُwa-akhāfu and I fearأَنan thatيَأْكُلَهُyakulahu would eat himٱلذِّئْبُl-dhi'bu a wolfوَأَنتُمْwa-antum while youعَنْهُʿanhu of himغَـٰفِلُونَghāfilūna (are) unaware١٣
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidلَئِنْla-in Ifأَكَلَهُakalahu eats himٱلذِّئْبُl-dhi'bu the wolfوَنَحْنُwanaḥnu while weعُصْبَةٌʿuṣ'batun (are) a groupإِنَّآinnā indeed, weإِذًۭاidhan thenلَّخَـٰسِرُونَlakhāsirūna surely (would be) losers١٤
فَلَمَّاfalammā So whenذَهَبُوا۟dhahabū they took himبِهِۦbihi they took himوَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟wa-ajmaʿū and agreedأَنan thatيَجْعَلُوهُyajʿalūhu they put himفِىfī inغَيَـٰبَتِghayābati (the) bottomٱلْجُبِّ ۚl-jubi (of) the wellوَأَوْحَيْنَآwa-awḥaynā But We inspiredإِلَيْهِilayhi to himلَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمlatunabbi-annahum Surely, you will inform themبِأَمْرِهِمْbi-amrihim about this affairهَـٰذَاhādhā about this affairوَهُمْwahum while theyلَاlā (do) notيَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūna perceive١٥
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidيَـٰٓأَبَانَآyāabānā O our fatherإِنَّاinnā Indeed, weذَهَبْنَاdhahabnā [we] wentنَسْتَبِقُnastabiqu racing each otherوَتَرَكْنَاwataraknā and we leftيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufعِندَʿinda withمَتَـٰعِنَاmatāʿinā our possessionsفَأَكَلَهُfa-akalahu and ate himٱلذِّئْبُ ۖl-dhi'bu the wolfوَمَآwamā But notأَنتَanta youبِمُؤْمِنٍۢbimu'minin (will) believeلَّنَاlanā usوَلَوْwalaw even ifكُنَّاkunnā we areصَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna truthful١٧
وَجَآءُوwajāū And they broughtعَلَىٰʿalā uponقَمِيصِهِۦqamīṣihi his shirtبِدَمٍۢbidamin with false bloodكَذِبٍۢ ۚkadhibin with false bloodقَالَqāla He saidبَلْbal Nayسَوَّلَتْsawwalat has enticed youلَكُمْlakum has enticed youأَنفُسُكُمْanfusukum your soulsأَمْرًۭا ۖamran (to) a matterفَصَبْرٌۭfaṣabrun so patienceجَمِيلٌۭ ۖjamīlun (is) beautifulوَٱللَّهُwal-lahu And Allahٱلْمُسْتَعَانُl-mus'taʿānu (is) the One sought for helpعَلَىٰʿalā againstمَاmā whatتَصِفُونَtaṣifūna you describe١٨
وَجَآءَتْwajāat And there cameسَيَّارَةٌۭsayyāratun a caravanفَأَرْسَلُوا۟fa-arsalū and they sentوَارِدَهُمْwāridahum their water drawerفَأَدْلَىٰfa-adlā then he let downدَلْوَهُۥ ۖdalwahu his bucketقَالَqāla He saidيَـٰبُشْرَىٰyābush'rā O good newsهَـٰذَاhādhā Thisغُلَـٰمٌۭ ۚghulāmun (is) a boyوَأَسَرُّوهُwa-asarrūhu And they hid himبِضَـٰعَةًۭ ۚbiḍāʿatan (as) a merchandiseوَٱللَّهُwal-lahu And Allahعَلِيمٌۢʿalīmun (is) All-Knowerبِمَاbimā of whatيَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna they do١٩
وَشَرَوْهُwasharawhu And they sold himبِثَمَنٍۭbithamanin for a priceبَخْسٍۢbakhsin very lowدَرَٰهِمَdarāhima dirhamsمَعْدُودَةٍۢmaʿdūdatin fewوَكَانُوا۟wakānū and they wereفِيهِfīhi about himمِنَmina ofٱلزَّٰهِدِينَl-zāhidīna those keen to give up٢٠
وَقَالَwaqāla And saidٱلَّذِىalladhī the one whoٱشْتَرَىٰهُish'tarāhu bought himمِنmin ofمِّصْرَmiṣ'ra Egyptلِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓli-im'ra-atihi to his wifeأَكْرِمِىakrimī Make comfortableمَثْوَىٰهُmathwāhu his stayعَسَىٰٓʿasā Perhapsأَنan thatيَنفَعَنَآyanfaʿanā (he) will benefit usأَوْaw orنَتَّخِذَهُۥnattakhidhahu we will take himوَلَدًۭا ۚwaladan (as) a sonوَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālika And thusمَكَّنَّاmakkannā We establishedلِيُوسُفَliyūsufa Yusufفِىfī inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi the landوَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥwalinuʿallimahu that We might teach himمِنmin (the) interpretation ofتَأْوِيلِtawīli (the) interpretation ofٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚl-aḥādīthi the eventsوَٱللَّهُwal-lahu And Allahغَالِبٌghālibun (is) Predominantعَلَىٰٓʿalā overأَمْرِهِۦamrihi His affairsوَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna butأَكْثَرَakthara mostٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi (of) the peopleلَاlā (do) notيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna know٢١
وَلَمَّاwalammā And whenبَلَغَbalagha he reachedأَشُدَّهُۥٓashuddahu his maturityءَاتَيْنَـٰهُātaynāhu We gave himحُكْمًۭاḥuk'man wisdomوَعِلْمًۭا ۚwaʿil'man and knowledgeوَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālika And thusنَجْزِىnajzī We rewardٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers٢٢
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُwarāwadathu And sought to seduce himٱلَّتِىallatī she whoهُوَhuwa he (was)فِىfī inبَيْتِهَاbaytihā her houseعَنʿan fromنَّفْسِهِۦnafsihi his selfوَغَلَّقَتِwaghallaqati And she closedٱلْأَبْوَٰبَl-abwāba the doorsوَقَالَتْwaqālat and she saidهَيْتَhayta Come onلَكَ ۚlaka youقَالَqāla He saidمَعَاذَmaʿādha I seek refuge in Allahٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi I seek refuge in Allahإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, heرَبِّىٓrabbī (is) my lordأَحْسَنَaḥsana (who has) made goodمَثْوَاىَ ۖmathwāya my stayإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeedلَاlā notيُفْلِحُyuf'liḥu will succeedٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَl-ẓālimūna the wrongdoers٢٣
وَلَقَدْwalaqad And certainlyهَمَّتْhammat she did desireبِهِۦ ۖbihi himوَهَمَّwahamma and he would have desiredبِهَاbihā herلَوْلَآlawlā if notأَنan thatرَّءَاraā he sawبُرْهَـٰنَbur'hāna the proofرَبِّهِۦ ۚrabbihi (of) his Lordكَذَٰلِكَkadhālika Thusلِنَصْرِفَlinaṣrifa that We might avertعَنْهُʿanhu from himٱلسُّوٓءَl-sūa the evilوَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ ۚwal-faḥshāa and the immoralityإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, heمِنْmin (was) ofعِبَادِنَاʿibādinā Our slavesٱلْمُخْلَصِينَl-mukh'laṣīna the sincere٢٤
وَٱسْتَبَقَاwa-is'tabaqā And they both racedٱلْبَابَl-bāba (to) the doorوَقَدَّتْwaqaddat and she toreقَمِيصَهُۥqamīṣahu his shirtمِنmin fromدُبُرٍۢduburin the backوَأَلْفَيَاwa-alfayā and they both foundسَيِّدَهَاsayyidahā her husbandلَدَاladā atٱلْبَابِ ۚl-bābi the doorقَالَتْqālat She saidمَاmā Whatجَزَآءُjazāu (is) the recompenseمَنْman (of one) whoأَرَادَarāda intendedبِأَهْلِكَbi-ahlika for your wifeسُوٓءًاsūan evilإِلَّآillā exceptأَنan thatيُسْجَنَyus'jana he be imprisonedأَوْaw orعَذَابٌʿadhābun a punishmentأَلِيمٌۭalīmun painful٢٥
قَالَqāla He saidهِىَhiya Sheرَٰوَدَتْنِىrāwadatnī sought to seduce meعَنʿan aboutنَّفْسِى ۚnafsī myselfوَشَهِدَwashahida And testifiedشَاهِدٌۭshāhidun a witnessمِّنْmin ofأَهْلِهَآahlihā her familyإِنin Ifكَانَkāna [is]قَمِيصُهُۥqamīṣuhu his shirtقُدَّqudda (is) tornمِنmin fromقُبُلٍۢqubulin the frontفَصَدَقَتْfaṣadaqat then she has spoken the truthوَهُوَwahuwa and heمِنَmina (is) ofٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīna the liars٢٦
وَإِنwa-in But ifكَانَkāna [is]قَمِيصُهُۥqamīṣuhu his shirtقُدَّqudda (is) tornمِنmin fromدُبُرٍۢduburin (the) backفَكَذَبَتْfakadhabat then she has liedوَهُوَwahuwa and heمِنَmina (is) ofٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَl-ṣādiqīna the truthful٢٧
فَلَمَّاfalammā So whenرَءَاraā he sawقَمِيصَهُۥqamīṣahu his shirtقُدَّqudda tornمِنmin fromدُبُرٍۢduburin (the) backقَالَqāla he saidإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, itمِنmin (is) ofكَيْدِكُنَّ ۖkaydikunna your plotإِنَّinna Indeedكَيْدَكُنَّkaydakunna your plotعَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmun (is) great٢٨
يُوسُفُyūsufu Yusufأَعْرِضْaʿriḍ turn awayعَنْʿan fromهَـٰذَا ۚhādhā thisوَٱسْتَغْفِرِىwa-is'taghfirī And ask forgivenessلِذَنۢبِكِ ۖlidhanbiki for your sinإِنَّكِinnaki Indeed, youكُنتِkunti areمِنَmina ofٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَl-khāṭiīna the sinful٢٩
۞ وَقَالَwaqāla And saidنِسْوَةٌۭnis'watun womenفِىfī inٱلْمَدِينَةِl-madīnati the cityٱمْرَأَتُim'ra-atu The wife ofٱلْعَزِيزِl-ʿazīzi Azizتُرَٰوِدُturāwidu (is) seeking to seduceفَتَىٰهَاfatāhā her slave boyعَنʿan aboutنَّفْسِهِۦ ۖnafsihi himselfقَدْqad indeedشَغَفَهَاshaghafahā he has impassioned herحُبًّا ۖḥubban (with) loveإِنَّاinnā Indeed, weلَنَرَىٰهَاlanarāhā [we] surely see herفِىfī inضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālin an errorمُّبِينٍۢmubīnin clear٣٠
فَلَمَّاfalammā So whenسَمِعَتْsamiʿat she heardبِمَكْرِهِنَّbimakrihinna of their schemingأَرْسَلَتْarsalat she sentإِلَيْهِنَّilayhinna for themوَأَعْتَدَتْwa-aʿtadat and she preparedلَهُنَّlahunna for themمُتَّكَـًۭٔاmuttaka-an a banquetوَءَاتَتْwaātat and she gaveكُلَّkulla eachوَٰحِدَةٍۢwāḥidatin oneمِّنْهُنَّmin'hunna of themسِكِّينًۭاsikkīnan a knifeوَقَالَتِwaqālati and she saidٱخْرُجْukh'ruj Come outعَلَيْهِنَّ ۖʿalayhinna before themفَلَمَّاfalammā Then whenرَأَيْنَهُۥٓra-aynahu they saw himأَكْبَرْنَهُۥakbarnahu they greatly admired himوَقَطَّعْنَwaqaṭṭaʿna and cutأَيْدِيَهُنَّaydiyahunna their handsوَقُلْنَwaqul'na they saidحَـٰشَḥāsha Forbidلِلَّهِlillahi Allahمَاmā notهَـٰذَاhādhā (is) thisبَشَرًاbasharan a manإِنْin notهَـٰذَآhādhā (is) thisإِلَّاillā butمَلَكٌۭmalakun an angelكَرِيمٌۭkarīmun noble٣١
قَالَتْqālat She saidفَذَٰلِكُنَّfadhālikunna Thatٱلَّذِىalladhī (is) the oneلُمْتُنَّنِىlum'tunnanī you blamed meفِيهِ ۖfīhi about himوَلَقَدْwalaqad And certainlyرَٰوَدتُّهُۥrāwadttuhu I sought to seduce himعَنʿan [from]نَّفْسِهِۦnafsihi [himself]فَٱسْتَعْصَمَ ۖfa-is'taʿṣama but he saved himselfوَلَئِنwala-in and ifلَّمْlam notيَفْعَلْyafʿal he doesمَآmā whatءَامُرُهُۥāmuruhu I order himلَيُسْجَنَنَّlayus'jananna surely, he will be imprisonedوَلَيَكُونًۭاwalayakūnan and certainly will beمِّنَmina ofٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَl-ṣāghirīna those who are disgraced٣٢
قَالَqāla He saidرَبِّrabbi My Lordٱلسِّجْنُl-sij'nu the prisonأَحَبُّaḥabbu (is) dearerإِلَىَّilayya to meمِمَّاmimmā than whatيَدْعُونَنِىٓyadʿūnanī they invite meإِلَيْهِ ۖilayhi to itوَإِلَّاwa-illā And unlessتَصْرِفْtaṣrif You turn awayعَنِّىʿannī from meكَيْدَهُنَّkaydahunna their plotأَصْبُaṣbu I might inclineإِلَيْهِنَّilayhinna towards themوَأَكُنwa-akun and [I] beمِّنَmina ofٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīna the ignorant٣٣
فَٱسْتَجَابَfa-is'tajāba So respondedلَهُۥlahu to himرَبُّهُۥrabbuhu his Lordفَصَرَفَfaṣarafa and turned awayعَنْهُʿanhu from himكَيْدَهُنَّ ۚkaydahunna their plotإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, [He]هُوَhuwa Heٱلسَّمِيعُl-samīʿu (is) All-Hearerٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu All-Knower٣٤
ثُمَّthumma Thenبَدَاbadā (it) appearedلَهُمlahum to themمِّنۢmin afterبَعْدِbaʿdi afterمَاmā [what]رَأَوُا۟ra-awū they had seenٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyāti the signsلَيَسْجُنُنَّهُۥlayasjununnahu surely they should imprison himحَتَّىٰḥattā untilحِينٍۢḥīnin a time٣٥
وَدَخَلَwadakhala And enteredمَعَهُmaʿahu with himٱلسِّجْنَl-sij'na (in) the prisonفَتَيَانِ ۖfatayāni two young menقَالَqāla Saidأَحَدُهُمَآaḥaduhumā one of themإِنِّىٓinnī Indeed, Iأَرَىٰنِىٓarānī [I] see myselfأَعْصِرُaʿṣiru pressingخَمْرًۭا ۖkhamran wineوَقَالَwaqāla And saidٱلْـَٔاخَرُl-ākharu the otherإِنِّىٓinnī Indeed, Iأَرَىٰنِىٓarānī [I] see myselfأَحْمِلُaḥmilu [I am] carryingفَوْقَfawqa overرَأْسِىrasī my headخُبْزًۭاkhub'zan breadتَأْكُلُtakulu (were) eatingٱلطَّيْرُl-ṭayru the birdsمِنْهُ ۖmin'hu from itنَبِّئْنَاnabbi'nā Inform usبِتَأْوِيلِهِۦٓ ۖbitawīlihi of its interpretationإِنَّاinnā indeed, weنَرَىٰكَnarāka [we] see youمِنَmina ofٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers٣٦
قَالَqāla He saidلَاlā Notيَأْتِيكُمَاyatīkumā (will) come to both of youطَعَامٌۭṭaʿāmun foodتُرْزَقَانِهِۦٓtur'zaqānihi you are provided withإِلَّاillā butنَبَّأْتُكُمَاnabbatukumā I will inform both of youبِتَأْوِيلِهِۦbitawīlihi of its interpretationقَبْلَqabla beforeأَنan [that]يَأْتِيَكُمَا ۚyatiyakumā [it] comes to both of youذَٰلِكُمَاdhālikumā Thatمِمَّاmimmā (is) of whatعَلَّمَنِىʿallamanī has taught meرَبِّىٓ ۚrabbī my Lordإِنِّىinnī Indeed, Iتَرَكْتُtaraktu [I] abandonمِلَّةَmillata (the) religionقَوْمٍۢqawmin (of) a peopleلَّاlā notيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūna they believeبِٱللَّهِbil-lahi in Allahوَهُمwahum and theyبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِbil-ākhirati in the Hereafterهُمْhum [they]كَـٰفِرُونَkāfirūna (are) disbelievers٣٧
وَٱتَّبَعْتُwa-ittabaʿtu And I followمِلَّةَmillata (the) religionءَابَآءِىٓābāī (of) my forefathersإِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma Ibrahimوَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqa and Isaacوَيَعْقُوبَ ۚwayaʿqūba and Yaqubمَاmā Notكَانَkāna wasلَنَآlanā for usأَنan thatنُّشْرِكَnush'rika we associateبِٱللَّهِbil-lahi with Allahمِنmin anyشَىْءٍۢ ۚshayin thingذَٰلِكَdhālika Thatمِنmin (is) fromفَضْلِfaḍli (the) Graceٱللَّهِl-lahi (of) Allahعَلَيْنَاʿalaynā upon usوَعَلَىwaʿalā and uponٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi the mankindوَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna butأَكْثَرَakthara mostٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi (of) the menلَاlā (are) notيَشْكُرُونَyashkurūna grateful٣٨
يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِyāṣāḥibayi O my two companionsٱلسِّجْنِl-sij'ni (of) the prisonءَأَرْبَابٌۭa-arbābun Are lordsمُّتَفَرِّقُونَmutafarriqūna separateخَيْرٌkhayrun betterأَمِami orٱللَّهُl-lahu Allahٱلْوَٰحِدُl-wāḥidu the Oneٱلْقَهَّارُl-qahāru the Irresistible٣٩
مَاmā Notتَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūna you worshipمِنmin besides Himدُونِهِۦٓdūnihi besides Himإِلَّآillā butأَسْمَآءًۭasmāan namesسَمَّيْتُمُوهَآsammaytumūhā which you have named themأَنتُمْantum youوَءَابَآؤُكُمwaābāukum and your forefathersمَّآmā notأَنزَلَanzala (has) sent downٱللَّهُl-lahu Allahبِهَاbihā for itمِنmin anyسُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚsul'ṭānin authorityإِنِini Notٱلْحُكْمُl-ḥuk'mu (is) the commandإِلَّاillā butلِلَّهِ ۚlillahi for Allahأَمَرَamara He has commandedأَلَّاallā that notتَعْبُدُوٓا۟taʿbudū you worshipإِلَّآillā butإِيَّاهُ ۚiyyāhu Him Aloneذَٰلِكَdhālika Thatٱلدِّينُl-dīnu (is) the religionٱلْقَيِّمُl-qayimu the rightوَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna butأَكْثَرَakthara mostٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi [the] menلَاlā (do) notيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna know٤٠
يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِyāṣāḥibayi O my two companionsٱلسِّجْنِl-sij'ni (of) the prisonأَمَّآammā As forأَحَدُكُمَاaḥadukumā one of youفَيَسْقِىfayasqī he will give drinkرَبَّهُۥrabbahu (to) his masterخَمْرًۭا ۖkhamran wineوَأَمَّاwa-ammā and as forٱلْـَٔاخَرُl-ākharu the otherفَيُصْلَبُfayuṣ'labu he will be crucifiedفَتَأْكُلُfatakulu and will eatٱلطَّيْرُl-ṭayru the birdsمِنmin fromرَّأْسِهِۦ ۚrasihi his headقُضِىَquḍiya Has been decreedٱلْأَمْرُl-amru the matterٱلَّذِىalladhī about whichفِيهِfīhi about whichتَسْتَفْتِيَانِtastaftiyāni you both inquire٤١
وَقَالَwaqāla And he saidلِلَّذِىlilladhī to the one whomظَنَّẓanna he thoughtأَنَّهُۥannahu that heنَاجٍۢnājin (would be) savedمِّنْهُمَاmin'humā of both of themٱذْكُرْنِىudh'kur'nī Mention meعِندَʿinda toرَبِّكَrabbika your masterفَأَنسَىٰهُfa-ansāhu But made him forgetٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānu the Shaitaanذِكْرَdhik'ra (the) mentionرَبِّهِۦrabbihi (to) his masterفَلَبِثَfalabitha so he remainedفِىfī inٱلسِّجْنِl-sij'ni the prisonبِضْعَbiḍ'ʿa severalسِنِينَsinīna years٤٢
وَقَالَwaqāla And saidٱلْمَلِكُl-maliku the kingإِنِّىٓinnī Indeed, Iأَرَىٰarā [I] have seenسَبْعَsabʿa sevenبَقَرَٰتٍۢbaqarātin cowsسِمَانٍۢsimānin fatيَأْكُلُهُنَّyakuluhunna eating themسَبْعٌsabʿun sevenعِجَافٌۭʿijāfun lean onesوَسَبْعَwasabʿa and sevenسُنۢبُلَـٰتٍsunbulātin ears (of corn)خُضْرٍۢkhuḍ'rin greenوَأُخَرَwa-ukhara and othersيَابِسَـٰتٍۢ ۖyābisātin dryيَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā Oٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-u chiefsأَفْتُونِىaftūnī Explain to meفِىfī aboutرُءْيَـٰىَru'yāya my visionإِنin ifكُنتُمْkuntum you canلِلرُّءْيَاlilrru'yā of visionsتَعْبُرُونَtaʿburūna interpret٤٣
قَالُوٓا۟qālū They saidأَضْغَـٰثُaḍghāthu Confusedأَحْلَـٰمٍۢ ۖaḥlāmin dreamsوَمَاwamā and notنَحْنُnaḥnu weبِتَأْوِيلِbitawīli (are) in the interpretationٱلْأَحْلَـٰمِl-aḥlāmi (of) the dreamsبِعَـٰلِمِينَbiʿālimīna learned٤٤
وَقَالَwaqāla But saidٱلَّذِىalladhī the one whoنَجَاnajā was savedمِنْهُمَاmin'humā of the twoوَٱدَّكَرَwa-iddakara and rememberedبَعْدَbaʿda afterأُمَّةٍummatin a periodأَنَا۠anā Iأُنَبِّئُكُمunabbi-ukum [I] will inform youبِتَأْوِيلِهِۦbitawīlihi of its interpretationفَأَرْسِلُونِfa-arsilūni so send me forth٤٥
يُوسُفُyūsufu Yusufأَيُّهَاayyuhā Oٱلصِّدِّيقُl-ṣidīqu the truthful oneأَفْتِنَاaftinā Explain to usفِىfī aboutسَبْعِsabʿi (the) sevenبَقَرَٰتٍۢbaqarātin cowsسِمَانٍۢsimānin fatيَأْكُلُهُنَّyakuluhunna eating themسَبْعٌsabʿun sevenعِجَافٌۭʿijāfun lean onesوَسَبْعِwasabʿi and sevenسُنۢبُلَـٰتٍsunbulātin ears (of corn)خُضْرٍۢkhuḍ'rin greenوَأُخَرَwa-ukhara and otherيَابِسَـٰتٍۢyābisātin dryلَّعَلِّىٓlaʿallī that I mayأَرْجِعُarjiʿu returnإِلَىilā toٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi the peopleلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum so that they mayيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna know٤٦
قَالَqāla He saidتَزْرَعُونَtazraʿūna You will sowسَبْعَsabʿa (for) sevenسِنِينَsinīna yearsدَأَبًۭاda-aban as usualفَمَاfamā and that whichحَصَدتُّمْḥaṣadttum you reapفَذَرُوهُfadharūhu so leave itفِىfī inسُنۢبُلِهِۦٓsunbulihi its earsإِلَّاillā exceptقَلِيلًۭاqalīlan a littleمِّمَّاmimmā from whichتَأْكُلُونَtakulūna you (will) eat٤٧
ثُمَّthumma Thenيَأْتِىyatī will comeمِنۢmin afterبَعْدِbaʿdi afterذَٰلِكَdhālika thatسَبْعٌۭsabʿun sevenشِدَادٌۭshidādun hard (years)يَأْكُلْنَyakul'na (which will) consumeمَاmā whatقَدَّمْتُمْqaddamtum you advancedلَهُنَّlahunna for themإِلَّاillā exceptقَلِيلًۭاqalīlan a littleمِّمَّاmimmā of whatتُحْصِنُونَtuḥ'ṣinūna you (will) store٤٨
ثُمَّthumma Thenيَأْتِىyatī will comeمِنۢmin afterبَعْدِbaʿdi afterذَٰلِكَdhālika thatعَامٌۭʿāmun a yearفِيهِfīhi in itيُغَاثُyughāthu will be given abundant rainٱلنَّاسُl-nāsu the peopleوَفِيهِwafīhi and in itيَعْصِرُونَyaʿṣirūna they will press٤٩
وَقَالَwaqāla And saidٱلْمَلِكُl-maliku the kingٱئْتُونِىi'tūnī Bring him to meبِهِۦ ۖbihi Bring him to meفَلَمَّاfalammā But whenجَآءَهُjāahu came to himٱلرَّسُولُl-rasūlu the messengerقَالَqāla he saidٱرْجِعْir'jiʿ Returnإِلَىٰilā toرَبِّكَrabbika your lordفَسْـَٔلْهُfasalhu and ask himمَاmā whatبَالُbālu (is the) caseٱلنِّسْوَةِl-nis'wati (of) the womenٱلَّـٰتِىallātī whoقَطَّعْنَqaṭṭaʿna cutأَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۚaydiyahunna their handsإِنَّinna Indeedرَبِّىrabbī my Lordبِكَيْدِهِنَّbikaydihinna of their plotعَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun (is) All-Knower٥٠
قَالَqāla He saidمَاmā Whatخَطْبُكُنَّkhaṭbukunna (was) your affairإِذْidh whenرَٰوَدتُّنَّrāwadttunna you sought to seduceيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufعَنʿan fromنَّفْسِهِۦ ۚnafsihi himselfقُلْنَqul'na They saidحَـٰشَḥāsha Allah forbidلِلَّهِlillahi Allah forbidمَاmā Notعَلِمْنَاʿalim'nā we knowعَلَيْهِʿalayhi about himمِنmin anyسُوٓءٍۢ ۚsūin evilقَالَتِqālati Saidٱمْرَأَتُim'ra-atu (the) wifeٱلْعَزِيزِl-ʿazīzi (of) Azizٱلْـَٔـٰنَl-āna Nowحَصْحَصَḥaṣḥaṣa (is) manifestٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu the truthأَنَا۠anā Iرَٰوَدتُّهُۥrāwadttuhu sought to seduce himعَنʿan fromنَّفْسِهِۦnafsihi himselfوَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahu and indeed, heلَمِنَlamina (is) surely ofٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَl-ṣādiqīna the truthful٥١
ذَٰلِكَdhālika Thatلِيَعْلَمَliyaʿlama he may knowأَنِّىannī that Iلَمْlam notأَخُنْهُakhun'hu [I] betray himبِٱلْغَيْبِbil-ghaybi in secretوَأَنَّwa-anna and thatٱللَّهَl-laha Allahلَاlā (does) notيَهْدِىyahdī guideكَيْدَkayda (the) planٱلْخَآئِنِينَl-khāinīna (of) the betrayers٥٢
۞ وَمَآwamā And notأُبَرِّئُubarri-u I absolveنَفْسِىٓ ۚnafsī myselfإِنَّinna Indeedٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsa the soulلَأَمَّارَةٌۢla-ammāratun (is) a certain enjoinerبِٱلسُّوٓءِbil-sūi of evilإِلَّاillā unlessمَاmā [that]رَحِمَraḥima bestows Mercyرَبِّىٓ ۚrabbī my Lordإِنَّinna Indeedرَبِّىrabbī my Lordغَفُورٌۭghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgivingرَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmun Most Merciful٥٣
وَقَالَwaqāla And saidٱلْمَلِكُl-maliku the kingٱئْتُونِىi'tūnī Bring him to meبِهِۦٓbihi Bring him to meأَسْتَخْلِصْهُastakhliṣ'hu I will select himلِنَفْسِى ۖlinafsī for myselfفَلَمَّاfalammā Then whenكَلَّمَهُۥkallamahu he spoke to himقَالَqāla he saidإِنَّكَinnaka Indeed, youٱلْيَوْمَl-yawma (are) todayلَدَيْنَاladaynā with usمَكِينٌmakīnun firmly establishedأَمِينٌۭamīnun (and) trusted٥٤
وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālika And thusمَكَّنَّاmakkannā We establishedلِيُوسُفَliyūsufa [to] Yusufفِىfī inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi the landيَتَبَوَّأُyatabawwa-u to settleمِنْهَاmin'hā thereinحَيْثُḥaythu where everيَشَآءُ ۚyashāu he willedنُصِيبُnuṣību We bestowبِرَحْمَتِنَاbiraḥmatinā Our Mercyمَنman (on) whomنَّشَآءُ ۖnashāu We willوَلَاwalā And notنُضِيعُnuḍīʿu We let go wasteأَجْرَajra (the) rewardٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīna (of) the good-doers٥٦
وَلَأَجْرُwala-ajru And surely (the) rewardٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati (of) the Hereafterخَيْرٌۭkhayrun (is) betterلِّلَّذِينَlilladhīna for those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū believeوَكَانُوا۟wakānū and areيَتَّقُونَyattaqūna God conscious٥٧
وَجَآءَwajāa And cameإِخْوَةُikh'watu (the) brothersيُوسُفَyūsufa (of) Yusufفَدَخَلُوا۟fadakhalū and they enteredعَلَيْهِʿalayhi upon himفَعَرَفَهُمْfaʿarafahum and he recognized themوَهُمْwahum but theyلَهُۥlahu knew him notمُنكِرُونَmunkirūna knew him not٥٨
وَلَمَّاwalammā And whenجَهَّزَهُمjahhazahum he had furnished themبِجَهَازِهِمْbijahāzihim with their suppliesقَالَqāla he saidٱئْتُونِىi'tūnī Bring to meبِأَخٍۢbi-akhin a brotherلَّكُمlakum of yoursمِّنْmin fromأَبِيكُمْ ۚabīkum your fatherأَلَاalā Do notتَرَوْنَtarawna you seeأَنِّىٓannī that Iأُوفِىūfī [I] give fullٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla [the] measureوَأَنَا۠wa-anā and that I amخَيْرُkhayru (the) bestٱلْمُنزِلِينَl-munzilīna (of) the hosts٥٩
فَإِنfa-in But ifلَّمْlam notتَأْتُونِىtatūnī you bring him to meبِهِۦbihi you bring him to meفَلَاfalā then (there will be) noكَيْلَkayla measureلَكُمْlakum for youعِندِىʿindī from meوَلَاwalā and notتَقْرَبُونِtaqrabūni you will come near me٦٠
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidسَنُرَٰوِدُsanurāwidu We will try to get permissionعَنْهُʿanhu for himأَبَاهُabāhu (from) his fatherوَإِنَّاwa-innā and indeed weلَفَـٰعِلُونَlafāʿilūna surely will do٦١
وَقَالَwaqāla And he saidلِفِتْيَـٰنِهِlifit'yānihi to his servantsٱجْعَلُوا۟ij'ʿalū Putبِضَـٰعَتَهُمْbiḍāʿatahum their merchandiseفِىfī inرِحَالِهِمْriḥālihim their saddlebagsلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum so that theyيَعْرِفُونَهَآyaʿrifūnahā may recognize itإِذَاidhā whenٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟inqalabū they go backإِلَىٰٓilā toأَهْلِهِمْahlihim their peopleلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum so that they mayيَرْجِعُونَyarjiʿūna return٦٢
فَلَمَّاfalammā So whenرَجَعُوٓا۟rajaʿū they returnedإِلَىٰٓilā toأَبِيهِمْabīhim their fatherقَالُوا۟qālū they saidيَـٰٓأَبَانَاyāabānā O our fatherمُنِعَmuniʿa Has been deniedمِنَّاminnā to usٱلْكَيْلُl-kaylu the measureفَأَرْسِلْfa-arsil so sendمَعَنَآmaʿanā with usأَخَانَاakhānā our brotherنَكْتَلْnaktal (that) we will get measureوَإِنَّاwa-innā And indeed, weلَهُۥlahu for himلَحَـٰفِظُونَlaḥāfiẓūna (will) surely (be) guardians٦٣
قَالَqāla He saidهَلْhal Shouldءَامَنُكُمْāmanukum I entrust youعَلَيْهِʿalayhi with himإِلَّاillā exceptكَمَآkamā asأَمِنتُكُمْamintukum I entrusted youعَلَىٰٓʿalā withأَخِيهِakhīhi his brotherمِنmin beforeقَبْلُ ۖqablu beforeفَٱللَّهُfal-lahu But Allahخَيْرٌkhayrun (is) the bestحَـٰفِظًۭا ۖḥāfiẓan Guardianوَهُوَwahuwa and Heأَرْحَمُarḥamu (is the) Most Mercifulٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna (of) the merciful٦٤
وَلَمَّاwalammā And whenفَتَحُوا۟fataḥū they openedمَتَـٰعَهُمْmatāʿahum their baggageوَجَدُوا۟wajadū they foundبِضَـٰعَتَهُمْbiḍāʿatahum their merchandiseرُدَّتْruddat returnedإِلَيْهِمْ ۖilayhim to themقَالُوا۟qālū They saidيَـٰٓأَبَانَاyāabānā O our fatherمَاmā Whatنَبْغِى ۖnabghī (could) we desireهَـٰذِهِۦhādhihi Thisبِضَـٰعَتُنَاbiḍāʿatunā (is) our merchandiseرُدَّتْruddat returnedإِلَيْنَا ۖilaynā to usوَنَمِيرُwanamīru And we will get provisionأَهْلَنَاahlanā (for) our familyوَنَحْفَظُwanaḥfaẓu and we will protectأَخَانَاakhānā our brotherوَنَزْدَادُwanazdādu and get an increaseكَيْلَkayla measureبَعِيرٍۢ ۖbaʿīrin (of) a camel's (load)ذَٰلِكَdhālika Thatكَيْلٌۭkaylun (is) a measurementيَسِيرٌۭyasīrun easy٦٥
قَالَqāla He saidلَنْlan Neverأُرْسِلَهُۥur'silahu will I send himمَعَكُمْmaʿakum with youحَتَّىٰḥattā untilتُؤْتُونِtu'tūni you give to meمَوْثِقًۭاmawthiqan a promiseمِّنَmina byٱللَّهِl-lahi Allahلَتَأْتُنَّنِىlatatunnanī that surely you will bring him to meبِهِۦٓbihi that surely you will bring him to meإِلَّآillā unlessأَنan thatيُحَاطَyuḥāṭa you are surroundedبِكُمْ ۖbikum you are surroundedفَلَمَّآfalammā And whenءَاتَوْهُātawhu they had given himمَوْثِقَهُمْmawthiqahum their promiseقَالَqāla he saidٱللَّهُl-lahu Allahعَلَىٰʿalā overمَاmā whatنَقُولُnaqūlu we sayوَكِيلٌۭwakīlun (is) a Guardian٦٦
وَقَالَwaqāla And he saidيَـٰبَنِىَّyābaniyya O my sonsلَاlā (Do) notتَدْخُلُوا۟tadkhulū enterمِنۢmin fromبَابٍۢbābin one gateوَٰحِدٍۢwāḥidin one gateوَٱدْخُلُوا۟wa-ud'khulū but enterمِنْmin fromأَبْوَٰبٍۢabwābin gatesمُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۢ ۖmutafarriqatin differentوَمَآwamā And notأُغْنِىugh'nī I can availعَنكُمʿankum youمِّنَmina againstٱللَّهِl-lahi Allahمِنmin anyشَىْءٍ ۖshayin thingإِنِini Notٱلْحُكْمُl-ḥuk'mu (is) the decisionإِلَّاillā exceptلِلَّهِ ۖlillahi with Allahعَلَيْهِʿalayhi upon Himتَوَكَّلْتُ ۖtawakkaltu I put my trustوَعَلَيْهِwaʿalayhi and upon Himفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkali let put (their) trustٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūna the ones who put trust٦٧
وَلَمَّاwalammā And whenدَخَلُوا۟dakhalū they enteredمِنْmin fromحَيْثُḥaythu whereأَمَرَهُمْamarahum ordered themأَبُوهُمabūhum their fatherمَّاmā notكَانَkāna itيُغْنِىyugh'nī avail(ed)عَنْهُمʿanhum themمِّنَmina againstٱللَّهِl-lahi Allahمِنmin anyشَىْءٍshayin thingإِلَّاillā butحَاجَةًۭḥājatan (it was) a needفِىfī ofنَفْسِnafsi Yaqub's soulيَعْقُوبَyaʿqūba Yaqub's soulقَضَىٰهَا ۚqaḍāhā which he carried outوَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahu And indeed, heلَذُوladhū (was) a possessorعِلْمٍۢʿil'min (of) knowledgeلِّمَاlimā becauseعَلَّمْنَـٰهُʿallamnāhu We had taught himوَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna butأَكْثَرَakthara mostٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi (of) the peopleلَاlā (do) notيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna know٦٨
وَلَمَّاwalammā And whenدَخَلُوا۟dakhalū they enteredعَلَىٰʿalā uponيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufءَاوَىٰٓāwā he tookإِلَيْهِilayhi to himselfأَخَاهُ ۖakhāhu his brotherقَالَqāla He saidإِنِّىٓinnī Indeed, Iأَنَا۠anā [I] amأَخُوكَakhūka your brotherفَلَاfalā so (do) notتَبْتَئِسْtabta-is grieveبِمَاbimā for whatكَانُوا۟kānū they used (to)يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna do٦٩
فَلَمَّاfalammā So whenجَهَّزَهُمjahhazahum he had furnished themبِجَهَازِهِمْbijahāzihim with their suppliesجَعَلَjaʿala he putٱلسِّقَايَةَl-siqāyata the drinking cupفِىfī inرَحْلِraḥli the bagأَخِيهِakhīhi (of) his brotherثُمَّthumma Thenأَذَّنَadhana called outمُؤَذِّنٌmu-adhinun an announcerأَيَّتُهَاayyatuhā O youٱلْعِيرُl-ʿīru (in) the caravanإِنَّكُمْinnakum Indeed, youلَسَـٰرِقُونَlasāriqūna surely (are) thieves٧٠
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidنَفْقِدُnafqidu We are missingصُوَاعَṣuwāʿa (the) cupٱلْمَلِكِl-maliki (of) the kingوَلِمَنwaliman And for (one) whoجَآءَjāa bringsبِهِۦbihi itحِمْلُḥim'lu (is) a loadبَعِيرٍۢbaʿīrin (of) a camelوَأَنَا۠wa-anā and Iبِهِۦbihi for itزَعِيمٌۭzaʿīmun (is) responsible٧٢
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidتَٱللَّهِtal-lahi By Allahلَقَدْlaqad certainlyعَلِمْتُمʿalim'tum you knowمَّاmā notجِئْنَاji'nā we cameلِنُفْسِدَlinuf'sida that we cause corruptionفِىfī inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi the landوَمَاwamā and notكُنَّاkunnā we areسَـٰرِقِينَsāriqīna thieves٧٣
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidفَمَاfamā Then whatجَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓjazāuhu (will be the) recompense (of) itإِنin ifكُنتُمْkuntum you areكَـٰذِبِينَkādhibīna liars٧٤
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidجَزَٰٓؤُهُۥjazāuhu Its recompenseمَنman (is that one) whoوُجِدَwujida it is foundفِىfī inرَحْلِهِۦraḥlihi his bagفَهُوَfahuwa then heجَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚjazāuhu (will be) his recompenseكَذَٰلِكَkadhālika Thusنَجْزِىnajzī (do) we recompenseٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers٧٥
فَبَدَأَfabada-a So he beganبِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْbi-awʿiyatihim with their bagsقَبْلَqabla beforeوِعَآءِwiʿāi (the) bagأَخِيهِakhīhi (of) his brotherثُمَّthumma thenٱسْتَخْرَجَهَاis'takhrajahā he brought it outمِنmin fromوِعَآءِwiʿāi (the) bagأَخِيهِ ۚakhīhi (of) his brotherكَذَٰلِكَkadhālika Thusكِدْنَاkid'nā (did) We planلِيُوسُفَ ۖliyūsufa for Yusufمَاmā He could notكَانَkāna He could notلِيَأْخُذَliyakhudha takeأَخَاهُakhāhu his brotherفِىfī byدِينِdīni the lawٱلْمَلِكِl-maliki (of) the kingإِلَّآillā exceptأَنan thatيَشَآءَyashāa Allah willedٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahu Allah willedنَرْفَعُnarfaʿu We raiseدَرَجَـٰتٍۢdarajātin (in) degreesمَّنman whomنَّشَآءُ ۗnashāu We willوَفَوْقَwafawqa but overكُلِّkulli everyذِىdhī possessorعِلْمٍʿil'min (of) knowledgeعَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun (is) the All-Knower٧٦
۞ قَالُوٓا۟qālū They saidإِنin Ifيَسْرِقْyasriq he steals فَقَدْfaqad then verilyسَرَقَsaraqa stoleأَخٌۭakhun a brotherلَّهُۥlahu of hisمِنmin beforeقَبْلُ ۚqablu beforeفَأَسَرَّهَاfa-asarrahā But Yusuf kept it secretيُوسُفُyūsufu But Yusuf kept it secretفِىfī withinنَفْسِهِۦnafsihi himselfوَلَمْwalam and (did) notيُبْدِهَاyub'dihā reveal itلَهُمْ ۚlahum to themقَالَqāla He saidأَنتُمْantum Youشَرٌّۭsharrun (are the) worseمَّكَانًۭا ۖmakānan (in) positionوَٱللَّهُwal-lahu and Allahأَعْلَمُaʿlamu knows bestبِمَاbimā of whatتَصِفُونَtaṣifūna you describe٧٧
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidيَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā Oٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu Azizإِنَّinna Indeedلَهُۥٓlahu he hasأَبًۭاaban a fatherشَيْخًۭاshaykhan oldكَبِيرًۭاkabīran [great]فَخُذْfakhudh so takeأَحَدَنَاaḥadanā one of usمَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖmakānahu (in) his placeإِنَّاinnā Indeed, weنَرَىٰكَnarāka [we] see youمِنَmina ofٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers٧٨
قَالَqāla He saidمَعَاذَmaʿādha Allah forbidٱللَّهِl-lahi Allah forbidأَنan thatنَّأْخُذَnakhudha we takeإِلَّاillā exceptمَنman (one) whoوَجَدْنَاwajadnā we foundمَتَـٰعَنَاmatāʿanā our possessionعِندَهُۥٓʿindahu with himإِنَّآinnā Indeed, weإِذًۭاidhan thenلَّظَـٰلِمُونَlaẓālimūna surely (would be) wrongdoers٧٩
فَلَمَّاfalammā So whenٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟is'tayasū they despairedمِنْهُmin'hu of himخَلَصُوا۟khalaṣū they secluded themselvesنَجِيًّۭا ۖnajiyyan (in) private consultationقَالَqāla Saidكَبِيرُهُمْkabīruhum the eldest among themأَلَمْalam Do notتَعْلَمُوٓا۟taʿlamū you knowأَنَّanna thatأَبَاكُمْabākum your fatherقَدْqad has takenأَخَذَakhadha has takenعَلَيْكُمʿalaykum upon youمَّوْثِقًۭاmawthiqan a promiseمِّنَmina byٱللَّهِl-lahi Allahوَمِنwamin and beforeقَبْلُqablu and beforeمَاmā thatفَرَّطتُمْfarraṭtum you failedفِىfī concerningيُوسُفَ ۖyūsufa Yusufفَلَنْfalan So neverأَبْرَحَabraḥa will I leaveٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa the landحَتَّىٰḥattā untilيَأْذَنَyadhana permitsلِىٓlī meأَبِىٓabī my fatherأَوْaw orيَحْكُمَyaḥkuma Allah decidesٱللَّهُl-lahu Allah decidesلِى ۖlī for meوَهُوَwahuwa and Heخَيْرُkhayru (is) the Bestٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَl-ḥākimīna (of) the judges٨٠
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ir'jiʿū Returnإِلَىٰٓilā toأَبِيكُمْabīkum your fatherفَقُولُوا۟faqūlū and sayيَـٰٓأَبَانَآyāabānā 'O our fatherإِنَّinna Indeedٱبْنَكَib'naka your sonسَرَقَsaraqa has stolenوَمَاwamā and notشَهِدْنَآshahid'nā we testifyإِلَّاillā exceptبِمَاbimā of whatعَلِمْنَاʿalim'nā we knewوَمَاwamā And notكُنَّاkunnā we wereلِلْغَيْبِlil'ghaybi of the unseenحَـٰفِظِينَḥāfiẓīna guardians٨١
وَسْـَٔلِwasali And askٱلْقَرْيَةَl-qaryata the townٱلَّتِىallatī whereكُنَّاkunnā we wereفِيهَاfīhā [in it]وَٱلْعِيرَwal-ʿīra and the caravanٱلَّتِىٓallatī whichأَقْبَلْنَاaqbalnā we returnedفِيهَا ۖfīhā [in it]وَإِنَّاwa-innā And indeed, weلَصَـٰدِقُونَlaṣādiqūna surely (are) truthful.'٨٢
قَالَqāla He saidبَلْbal Nayسَوَّلَتْsawwalat have enticedلَكُمْlakum youأَنفُسُكُمْanfusukum your soulsأَمْرًۭا ۖamran somethingفَصَبْرٌۭfaṣabrun so patienceجَمِيلٌ ۖjamīlun (is) beautifulعَسَىʿasā Perhapsٱللَّهُl-lahu Allahأَنan will bring them to meيَأْتِيَنِىyatiyanī will bring them to meبِهِمْbihim will bring them to meجَمِيعًا ۚjamīʿan allإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, Heهُوَhuwa Heٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu (is) the All-Knowerٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmu All-Wise٨٣
وَتَوَلَّىٰwatawallā And he turned awayعَنْهُمْʿanhum from themوَقَالَwaqāla and saidيَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰyāasafā Alas, my griefعَلَىٰʿalā overيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufوَٱبْيَضَّتْwa-ib'yaḍḍat And became whiteعَيْنَاهُʿaynāhu his eyesمِنَmina fromٱلْحُزْنِl-ḥuz'ni the griefفَهُوَfahuwa and he (was)كَظِيمٌۭkaẓīmun a suppressor٨٤
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidتَٱللَّهِtal-lahi By Allahتَفْتَؤُا۟tafta-u you will not ceaseتَذْكُرُtadhkuru rememberingيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufحَتَّىٰḥattā untilتَكُونَtakūna you becomeحَرَضًاḥaraḍan fatally illأَوْaw orتَكُونَtakūna becomeمِنَmina ofٱلْهَـٰلِكِينَl-hālikīna those who perish٨٥
قَالَqāla He saidإِنَّمَآinnamā Onlyأَشْكُوا۟ashkū I complainبَثِّىbathī (of) my sufferingوَحُزْنِىٓwaḥuz'nī and my griefإِلَىilā toٱللَّهِl-lahi Allahوَأَعْلَمُwa-aʿlamu and I knowمِنَmina fromٱللَّهِl-lahi Allahمَاmā whatلَاlā notتَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna you know٨٦
يَـٰبَنِىَّyābaniyya O my sonsٱذْهَبُوا۟idh'habū Goفَتَحَسَّسُوا۟fataḥassasū and inquireمِنmin aboutيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufوَأَخِيهِwa-akhīhi and his brotherوَلَاwalā and notتَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟tāy'asū despairمِنmin ofرَّوْحِrawḥi (the) Mercy of Allahٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi (the) Mercy of Allahإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeedلَاlā noneيَا۟يْـَٔسُyāy'asu despairsمِنmin ofرَّوْحِrawḥi (the) Mercy of Allahٱللَّهِl-lahi (the) Mercy of Allahإِلَّاillā exceptٱلْقَوْمُl-qawmu the peopleٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna the disbelievers٨٧
فَلَمَّاfalammā So whenدَخَلُوا۟dakhalū they enteredعَلَيْهِʿalayhi upon himقَالُوا۟qālū they saidيَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā O Azizٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu O Azizمَسَّنَاmassanā Has touched usوَأَهْلَنَاwa-ahlanā and our familyٱلضُّرُّl-ḍuru the adversityوَجِئْنَاwaji'nā and we have comeبِبِضَـٰعَةٍۢbibiḍāʿatin with goodsمُّزْجَىٰةٍۢmuz'jātin (of) little valueفَأَوْفِfa-awfi but pay (in) fullلَنَاlanā to usٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla the measureوَتَصَدَّقْwataṣaddaq and be charitableعَلَيْنَآ ۖʿalaynā to usإِنَّinna Indeedٱللَّهَl-laha Allahيَجْزِىyajzī rewardsٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَl-mutaṣadiqīna the charitable٨٨
قَالَqāla He saidهَلْhal Doعَلِمْتُمʿalim'tum you knowمَّاmā whatفَعَلْتُمfaʿaltum you didبِيُوسُفَbiyūsufa with Yusufوَأَخِيهِwa-akhīhi and his brotherإِذْidh whenأَنتُمْantum you wereجَـٰهِلُونَjāhilūna ignorant٨٩
قَالُوٓا۟qālū They saidأَءِنَّكَa-innaka Are you indeedلَأَنتَla-anta surely youيُوسُفُ ۖyūsufu Yusufقَالَqāla He saidأَنَا۠anā I amيُوسُفُyūsufu Yusufوَهَـٰذَآwahādhā and thisأَخِى ۖakhī (is) my brotherقَدْqad Indeedمَنَّmanna Allah has been graciousٱللَّهُl-lahu Allah has been graciousعَلَيْنَآ ۖʿalaynā to usإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, heمَنman whoيَتَّقِyattaqi fears Allahوَيَصْبِرْwayaṣbir and (is) patientفَإِنَّfa-inna then indeedٱللَّهَl-laha Allahلَاlā (does) notيُضِيعُyuḍīʿu let go wasteأَجْرَajra (the) rewardٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīna (of) the good-doers٩٠
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidتَٱللَّهِtal-lahi By Allahلَقَدْlaqad certainlyءَاثَرَكَātharaka Allah has preferred youٱللَّهُl-lahu Allah has preferred youعَلَيْنَاʿalaynā over usوَإِنwa-in and indeedكُنَّاkunnā we have beenلَخَـٰطِـِٔينَlakhāṭiīna sinners٩١
قَالَqāla He saidلَاlā Noتَثْرِيبَtathrība blameعَلَيْكُمُʿalaykumu upon youٱلْيَوْمَ ۖl-yawma todayيَغْفِرُyaghfiru Allah will forgiveٱللَّهُl-lahu Allah will forgiveلَكُمْ ۖlakum youوَهُوَwahuwa and Heأَرْحَمُarḥamu (is) the Most Mercifulٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna (of) those who show mercy٩٢
ٱذْهَبُوا۟idh'habū Goبِقَمِيصِىbiqamīṣī with this shirt of mineهَـٰذَاhādhā with this shirt of mineفَأَلْقُوهُfa-alqūhu and cast itعَلَىٰʿalā overوَجْهِwajhi (the) faceأَبِىabī (of) my fatherيَأْتِyati he will regain sightبَصِيرًۭاbaṣīran he will regain sightوَأْتُونِىwatūnī And bring to meبِأَهْلِكُمْbi-ahlikum your familyأَجْمَعِينَajmaʿīna all together٩٣
وَلَمَّاwalammā And whenفَصَلَتِfaṣalati departedٱلْعِيرُl-ʿīru the caravanقَالَqāla their father saidأَبُوهُمْabūhum their father saidإِنِّىinnī Indeed, Iلَأَجِدُla-ajidu [I] findرِيحَrīḥa (the) smellيُوسُفَ ۖyūsufa (of) Yusufلَوْلَآlawlā if notأَنan thatتُفَنِّدُونِtufannidūni you think me weakened in mind٩٤
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidتَٱللَّهِtal-lahi By Allahإِنَّكَinnaka indeed, youلَفِىlafī surely (are) inضَلَـٰلِكَḍalālika your errorٱلْقَدِيمِl-qadīmi old٩٥
فَلَمَّآfalammā Then whenأَنan [that]جَآءَjāa arrivedٱلْبَشِيرُl-bashīru the bearer of glad tidingsأَلْقَىٰهُalqāhu he cast itعَلَىٰʿalā overوَجْهِهِۦwajhihi his faceفَٱرْتَدَّfa-ir'tadda then returned (his) sightبَصِيرًۭا ۖbaṣīran then returned (his) sightقَالَqāla He saidأَلَمْalam Did notأَقُلaqul I sayلَّكُمْlakum to youإِنِّىٓinnī indeed, Iأَعْلَمُaʿlamu [I] knowمِنَmina fromٱللَّهِl-lahi Allahمَاmā whatلَاlā notتَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna you know٩٦
قَالُوا۟qālū They saidيَـٰٓأَبَانَاyāabānā O our fatherٱسْتَغْفِرْis'taghfir Ask forgivenessلَنَاlanā for usذُنُوبَنَآdhunūbanā (of) our sinsإِنَّاinnā Indeed, weكُنَّاkunnā have beenخَـٰطِـِٔينَkhāṭiīna sinners٩٧
قَالَqāla He saidسَوْفَsawfa Soonأَسْتَغْفِرُastaghfiru I will ask forgivenessلَكُمْlakum for youرَبِّىٓ ۖrabbī (from) my Lordإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, Heهُوَhuwa Heٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūru (is) the Oft-Forgivingٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmu the Most Merciful٩٨
فَلَمَّاfalammā Then whenدَخَلُوا۟dakhalū they enteredعَلَىٰʿalā uponيُوسُفَyūsufa Yusufءَاوَىٰٓāwā he tookإِلَيْهِilayhi to himselfأَبَوَيْهِabawayhi his parentsوَقَالَwaqāla and saidٱدْخُلُوا۟ud'khulū Enterمِصْرَmiṣ'ra Egyptإِنin ifشَآءَshāa Allah willsٱللَّهُl-lahu Allah willsءَامِنِينَāminīna safe٩٩
وَرَفَعَwarafaʿa And he raisedأَبَوَيْهِabawayhi his parentsعَلَىʿalā uponٱلْعَرْشِl-ʿarshi the throneوَخَرُّوا۟wakharrū and they fell downلَهُۥlahu to himسُجَّدًۭا ۖsujjadan prostrateوَقَالَwaqāla And he saidيَـٰٓأَبَتِyāabati O my fatherهَـٰذَاhādhā Thisتَأْوِيلُtawīlu (is the) interpretationرُءْيَـٰىَru'yāya (of) my dreamمِنmin (of) beforeقَبْلُqablu (of) beforeقَدْqad Verilyجَعَلَهَاjaʿalahā has made itرَبِّىrabbī my Lordحَقًّۭا ۖḥaqqan trueوَقَدْwaqad And indeedأَحْسَنَaḥsana He was goodبِىٓbī to meإِذْidh whenأَخْرَجَنِىakhrajanī He took me outمِنَmina ofٱلسِّجْنِl-sij'ni the prisonوَجَآءَwajāa and broughtبِكُمbikum youمِّنَmina fromٱلْبَدْوِl-badwi the bedouin lifeمِنۢmin afterبَعْدِbaʿdi afterأَنan [that]نَّزَغَnazagha had caused discordٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānu the Shaitaanبَيْنِىbaynī between meوَبَيْنَwabayna and betweenإِخْوَتِىٓ ۚikh'watī my brothersإِنَّinna Indeedرَبِّىrabbī my Lordلَطِيفٌۭlaṭīfun (is) Most Subtleلِّمَاlimā to whatيَشَآءُ ۚyashāu He willsإِنَّهُۥinnahu Indeed, Heهُوَhuwa Heٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu (is) the All-Knowerٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmu the All-Wise١٠٠
۞ رَبِّrabbi My Lordقَدْqad indeedءَاتَيْتَنِىātaytanī you have given meمِنَmina ofٱلْمُلْكِl-mul'ki the sovereigntyوَعَلَّمْتَنِىwaʿallamtanī and taught meمِنmin ofتَأْوِيلِtawīli the interpretationٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚl-aḥādīthi of the eventsفَاطِرَfāṭira Creatorٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti (of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍi and the earthأَنتَanta Youوَلِىِّۦwaliyyī (are) my Protectorفِىfī inٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā the worldوَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖwal-ākhirati and the Hereafterتَوَفَّنِىtawaffanī Cause me to dieمُسْلِمًۭاmus'liman (as) a Muslimوَأَلْحِقْنِىwa-alḥiq'nī and join meبِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَbil-ṣāliḥīna with the righteous١٠١
ذَٰلِكَdhālika Thatمِنْmin (is) fromأَنۢبَآءِanbāi the newsٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybi (of) the unseenنُوحِيهِnūḥīhi which We revealإِلَيْكَ ۖilayka to youوَمَاwamā And notكُنتَkunta you wereلَدَيْهِمْladayhim with themإِذْidh whenأَجْمَعُوٓا۟ajmaʿū they put togetherأَمْرَهُمْamrahum their planوَهُمْwahum while theyيَمْكُرُونَyamkurūna (were) plotting١٠٢
وَمَآwamā And notأَكْثَرُaktharu mostٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi (of) the mankindوَلَوْwalaw even thoughحَرَصْتَḥaraṣta you desireبِمُؤْمِنِينَbimu'minīna (will be) believers١٠٣
وَمَاwamā And notتَسْـَٔلُهُمْtasaluhum you ask themعَلَيْهِʿalayhi for itمِنْmin anyأَجْرٍ ۚajrin rewardإِنْin Notهُوَhuwa (is) itإِلَّاillā butذِكْرٌۭdhik'run a reminderلِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīna to the worlds١٠٤
وَكَأَيِّنwaka-ayyin And how manyمِّنْmin ofءَايَةٍۢāyatin a Signفِىfī inٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍi and the earthيَمُرُّونَyamurrūna they passعَلَيْهَاʿalayhā over itوَهُمْwahum while theyعَنْهَاʿanhā (are) from themمُعْرِضُونَmuʿ'riḍūna the ones who turn away١٠٥
وَمَاwamā And notيُؤْمِنُyu'minu believeأَكْثَرُهُمaktharuhum most of themبِٱللَّهِbil-lahi in Allahإِلَّاillā exceptوَهُمwahum while theyمُّشْرِكُونَmush'rikūna associate partners with Him١٠٦
أَفَأَمِنُوٓا۟afa-aminū Do they then feel secureأَنan (against) thatتَأْتِيَهُمْtatiyahum comes to themغَـٰشِيَةٌۭghāshiyatun an overwhelmingمِّنْmin [of]عَذَابِʿadhābi punishmentٱللَّهِl-lahi (of) Allahأَوْaw orتَأْتِيَهُمُtatiyahumu comes to themٱلسَّاعَةُl-sāʿatu the Hourبَغْتَةًۭbaghtatan suddenlyوَهُمْwahum while theyلَاlā (do) notيَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūna perceive١٠٧
قُلْqul Sayهَـٰذِهِۦhādhihi Thisسَبِيلِىٓsabīlī (is) my wayأَدْعُوٓا۟adʿū I inviteإِلَىilā toٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahi Allahعَلَىٰʿalā withبَصِيرَةٍbaṣīratin insightأَنَا۠anā Iوَمَنِwamani and whoeverٱتَّبَعَنِى ۖittabaʿanī follows meوَسُبْحَـٰنَwasub'ḥāna And Glory beٱللَّهِl-lahi (to) Allahوَمَآwamā and notأَنَا۠anā I amمِنَmina ofٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīna the polytheists١٠٨
وَمَآwamā And notأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnā We sentمِنmin before youقَبْلِكَqablika before youإِلَّاillā butرِجَالًۭاrijālan menنُّوحِىٓnūḥī We revealedإِلَيْهِمilayhim to themمِّنْmin from (among)أَهْلِahli (the) peopleٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ۗl-qurā (of) the townshipsأَفَلَمْafalam So have notيَسِيرُوا۟yasīrū they traveledفِىfī inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi the earthفَيَنظُرُوا۟fayanẓurū and seenكَيْفَkayfa howكَانَkāna wasعَـٰقِبَةُʿāqibatu (the) endٱلَّذِينَalladhīna (of) those whoمِنmin (were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ ۗqablihim (were) before themوَلَدَارُwaladāru And surely the homeٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati (of) the Hereafterخَيْرٌۭkhayrun (is) bestلِّلَّذِينَlilladhīna for those whoٱتَّقَوْا۟ ۗittaqaw fear Allahأَفَلَاafalā Then will notتَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūna you use reason١٠٩
حَتَّىٰٓḥattā Untilإِذَاidhā whenٱسْتَيْـَٔسَis'tayasa gave up hopeٱلرُّسُلُl-rusulu the Messengersوَظَنُّوٓا۟waẓannū and thoughtأَنَّهُمْannahum that theyقَدْqad certainlyكُذِبُوا۟kudhibū were deniedجَآءَهُمْjāahum then came to themنَصْرُنَاnaṣrunā Our helpفَنُجِّىَfanujjiya and was savedمَنman whomنَّشَآءُ ۖnashāu We willedوَلَاwalā And notيُرَدُّyuraddu (can) be repelledبَأْسُنَاbasunā Our punishmentعَنِʿani fromٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmi the peopleٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīna (who are) criminals١١٠
لَقَدْlaqad Verilyكَانَkāna (there) isفِىfī inقَصَصِهِمْqaṣaṣihim their storiesعِبْرَةٌۭʿib'ratun a lessonلِّأُو۟لِىli-ulī for menٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ۗl-albābi (of) understandingمَاmā Notكَانَkāna (it) isحَدِيثًۭاḥadīthan a narrationيُفْتَرَىٰyuf'tarā inventedوَلَـٰكِنwalākin butتَصْدِيقَtaṣdīqa a confirmationٱلَّذِىalladhī (of that) whichبَيْنَbayna (was) before itيَدَيْهِyadayhi (was) before itوَتَفْصِيلَwatafṣīla and a detailed explanationكُلِّkulli (of) allشَىْءٍۢshayin thingsوَهُدًۭىwahudan and a guidanceوَرَحْمَةًۭwaraḥmatan and mercyلِّقَوْمٍۢliqawmin for a peopleيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūna who believe١١١