قَالَ
He said,
مَعَاذَ
"Allah forbid *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
ٱللَّهِ
"Allah forbid *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
أَن
that
نَّأْخُذَ
we take
إِلَّا
except
مَن
(one) who,
وَجَدْنَا
we found
مَتَٰعَنَا
our possession
عِندَهُۥٓ
with him.
إِنَّآ
Indeed, we
إِذًا then لَّظَٰلِمُونَ surely (would be) wrongdoers." فَلَمَّا So when ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ they despaired مِنْهُ of him, خَلَصُوا۟ they secluded themselves نَجِيًّا (in) private consultation.
قَالَ Said كَبِيرُهُمْ the eldest among them, أَلَمْ "Do not تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ you know أَنَّ that أَبَاكُمْ your father, قَدْ has taken *[meaning includes next or prev. word] أَخَذَ has taken *[meaning includes next or prev. word] عَلَيْكُم upon you
مَّوْثِقًا a promise مِّنَ by ٱللَّهِ Allah, وَمِن and before *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلُ and before *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَا that فَرَّطتُمْ you failed فِى concerning يُوسُفَ Yusuf? فَلَنْ So never أَبْرَحَ will I leave
ٱلْأَرْضَ the land حَتَّىٰ until يَأْذَنَ permits لِىٓ me أَبِىٓ my father أَوْ or يَحْكُمَ Allah decides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah decides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] لِى for me, وَهُوَ and He خَيْرُ (is) the Best ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ (of) the judges.
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ Return إِلَىٰٓ to أَبِيكُمْ your father فَقُولُوا۟ and say, يَٰٓأَبَانَآ 'O our father! إِنَّ Indeed, ٱبْنَكَ your son سَرَقَ has stolen,
وَمَا and not شَهِدْنَآ we testify إِلَّا except بِمَا of what عَلِمْنَا we knew. وَمَا And not كُنَّا we were لِلْغَيْبِ of the unseen حَٰفِظِينَ guardians.
وَسْـَٔلِ And ask ٱلْقَرْيَةَ the town ٱلَّتِى where كُنَّا we were فِيهَا [in it], وَٱلْعِيرَ and the caravan ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَقْبَلْنَا we returned فِيهَا [in it].
وَإِنَّا And indeed, we لَصَٰدِقُونَ surely (are) truthful.'" قَالَ He said, بَلْ "Nay, سَوَّلَتْ have enticed لَكُمْ you أَنفُسُكُمْ your souls أَمْرًا something,
فَصَبْرٌ so patience جَمِيلٌ (is) beautiful. عَسَى Perhaps ٱللَّهُ Allah, أَن will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word] يَأْتِيَنِى will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word] بِهِمْ will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word] جَمِيعًا all. إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He هُوَ He
ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower, ٱلْحَكِيمُ All-Wise." وَتَوَلَّىٰ And he turned away عَنْهُمْ from them وَقَالَ and said, يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ "Alas, my grief عَلَىٰ over
يُوسُفَ Yusuf!" وَٱبْيَضَّتْ And became white عَيْنَاهُ his eyes مِنَ from ٱلْحُزْنِ the grief, فَهُوَ and he (was) كَظِيمٌ a suppressor.
قَالُوا۟ They said, تَٱللَّهِ "By Allah, تَفْتَؤُا۟ you will not cease تَذْكُرُ remembering يُوسُفَ Yusuf حَتَّىٰ until تَكُونَ you become حَرَضًا fatally ill
أَوْ or تَكُونَ become مِنَ of ٱلْهَٰلِكِينَ those who perish." قَالَ He said, إِنَّمَآ "Only أَشْكُوا۟ I complain بَثِّى (of) my suffering
وَحُزْنِىٓ and my grief إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah, وَأَعْلَمُ and I know مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know.
إِذًا then لَّظَٰلِمُونَ surely (would be) wrongdoers." فَلَمَّا So when ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ they despaired مِنْهُ of him, خَلَصُوا۟ they secluded themselves نَجِيًّا (in) private consultation.
قَالَ Said كَبِيرُهُمْ the eldest among them, أَلَمْ "Do not تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ you know أَنَّ that أَبَاكُمْ your father, قَدْ has taken *[meaning includes next or prev. word] أَخَذَ has taken *[meaning includes next or prev. word] عَلَيْكُم upon you
مَّوْثِقًا a promise مِّنَ by ٱللَّهِ Allah, وَمِن and before *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلُ and before *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَا that فَرَّطتُمْ you failed فِى concerning يُوسُفَ Yusuf? فَلَنْ So never أَبْرَحَ will I leave
ٱلْأَرْضَ the land حَتَّىٰ until يَأْذَنَ permits لِىٓ me أَبِىٓ my father أَوْ or يَحْكُمَ Allah decides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah decides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] لِى for me, وَهُوَ and He خَيْرُ (is) the Best ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ (of) the judges.
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ Return إِلَىٰٓ to أَبِيكُمْ your father فَقُولُوا۟ and say, يَٰٓأَبَانَآ 'O our father! إِنَّ Indeed, ٱبْنَكَ your son سَرَقَ has stolen,
وَمَا and not شَهِدْنَآ we testify إِلَّا except بِمَا of what عَلِمْنَا we knew. وَمَا And not كُنَّا we were لِلْغَيْبِ of the unseen حَٰفِظِينَ guardians.
وَسْـَٔلِ And ask ٱلْقَرْيَةَ the town ٱلَّتِى where كُنَّا we were فِيهَا [in it], وَٱلْعِيرَ and the caravan ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَقْبَلْنَا we returned فِيهَا [in it].
وَإِنَّا And indeed, we لَصَٰدِقُونَ surely (are) truthful.'" قَالَ He said, بَلْ "Nay, سَوَّلَتْ have enticed لَكُمْ you أَنفُسُكُمْ your souls أَمْرًا something,
فَصَبْرٌ so patience جَمِيلٌ (is) beautiful. عَسَى Perhaps ٱللَّهُ Allah, أَن will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word] يَأْتِيَنِى will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word] بِهِمْ will bring them to me *[meaning includes next or prev. word] جَمِيعًا all. إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He هُوَ He
ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower, ٱلْحَكِيمُ All-Wise." وَتَوَلَّىٰ And he turned away عَنْهُمْ from them وَقَالَ and said, يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ "Alas, my grief عَلَىٰ over
يُوسُفَ Yusuf!" وَٱبْيَضَّتْ And became white عَيْنَاهُ his eyes مِنَ from ٱلْحُزْنِ the grief, فَهُوَ and he (was) كَظِيمٌ a suppressor.
قَالُوا۟ They said, تَٱللَّهِ "By Allah, تَفْتَؤُا۟ you will not cease تَذْكُرُ remembering يُوسُفَ Yusuf حَتَّىٰ until تَكُونَ you become حَرَضًا fatally ill
أَوْ or تَكُونَ become مِنَ of ٱلْهَٰلِكِينَ those who perish." قَالَ He said, إِنَّمَآ "Only أَشْكُوا۟ I complain بَثِّى (of) my suffering
وَحُزْنِىٓ and my grief إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah, وَأَعْلَمُ and I know مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know.