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<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 117[/INST]And your Lord is not such that He would destroy the towns wrongfully while their dwellers are pious.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 118[/INST]And had your Lord so willed, He would have made mankind one Umma (Community. But He has not done so by force. On the contrary He has given free choice to all to adopt a religion.) And (now) these people will always hold divergent views,</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 119[/INST]Except for him on whom your Lord has bestowed His Mercy and that is what He has created them for. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled: ‘Surely I will fill Hell with all the (disbelieving) jinn and men.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 120[/INST]And We are relating to you all the news of the Messengers whereby We strengthen your (most purified) heart. And in this (chapter) there has come to you the Truth and Advice and a lesson of warning (and also a reminder) for the believers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 121[/INST]And say to those who do not believe: ‘Work on in your place and we are doing (what our station demands).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 122[/INST]And wait on; we (too) are waiting.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 123[/INST]And (all) the unseen of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah alone and He is the One towards Whom every act is returned. So keep worshipping Him and keep trust in Him alone. And your Lord is not unmindful of the deeds that all of you do.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12[/INST]Joseph</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 1[/INST]Alif Lam Ra (Only Allah and the Messenger know the real meaning.) These are the Verses of the illumining Book.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 2[/INST]Verily, We have revealed it as Qur’an in the Arabic language so that you comprehend (it directly).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 3[/INST](O Beloved!) We relate to you the best narrative by means of this Qur’an which We have revealed to you, though you were unaware (of this story) before this.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 4[/INST](It runs thus:) When Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father: ‘O my venerable father! I have seen (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon. I have seen them prostrating themselves before me.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 5[/INST]He said: ‘O my son, do not relate your dream to your brothers, lest they should maneuver a plot against you. Surely, Satan is an open enemy to man.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 6[/INST]In the same way your Lord will choose you (for a divine station) and will teach you how to infer conclusions (i.e. the knowledge of the interpretation of dreams) and will perfect His Favour upon you and the House of Ya‘qub (Jacob) as He perfected it upon your fathers (grandfather and great grandfather) Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ishaq (Isaac). Indeed your Lord is All-Knowing, Most Wise.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 7[/INST]Surely, there are (many) Signs (in the parable of) Yusuf (Joseph) and his brothers for those who are inquisitive.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 8[/INST](Call to mind the time) when the brothers of Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘Certainly Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother are dearer to our father than we are whereas we are a stronger party (comprising ten members). No doubt our father is lost into an evident ecstasy (resulting from deep love for them).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 9[/INST](Now the only solution is:) ‘Kill Yusuf (Joseph) or banish him to some distant unknown place. (Thus) your father’s attention will be focused purely on you and after that become a band of righteous people (by turning towards Allah in repentance).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 10[/INST]A negotiator from among them said: ‘Do not kill Yusuf (Joseph) and lower him down at the bottom of a dark deep well. Some traveller will pick him up and carry him away. (So do this) if (at all) you are up to (something).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 11[/INST]They said: ‘O our father, what has happened to you that you do not trust us in the case of Yusuf (Joseph) while we are certainly his well-wishers?</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 12[/INST]Send him with us tomorrow. He will eat lavishly and play and certainly we are his guards.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 13[/INST]He said: ‘This idea indeed makes me sad that you take him along and I am (also) afraid (of this idea) that some wolf may devour him while you are careless of his (safeguard).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 14[/INST]They said: ‘If the wolf devours him while we, a strong party, too are (present) then we are as good as nothing.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 15[/INST]Then, when they took him along and all agreed to throw him into some deep dark well, We revealed to him: ‘(O Yusuf [Joseph], do not worry. A time will come when) you will certainly remind them of this affair of theirs and they will not have the sense (of your exalted station).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 16[/INST](Throwing Yusuf [Joseph] into the well) they came to their father at night weeping (deceptively).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 17[/INST]They said: ‘O our father, we went racing with one another and left Yusuf (Joseph) with our belongings. Then a wolf devoured him, but you will not believe us even though we are truthful.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 18[/INST]They produced Yusuf’s (Joseph’s) shirt smearing it (also) with false blood. (Ya‘qub [Jacob]) said: (This is not the truth.) But your (jealous, ill-commanding) selves have made (a colossal) task easy and pleasant-looking for you (which you eventually did accomplish). So better it is to be steadfast (over this tragedy), and I seek only Allah’s help against whatever you are narrating.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 19[/INST]And (there) came a caravan of travellers. They sent their water-drawer. So he lowered his bucket (into that well) and he exclaimed: ‘Good news! Here is a boy!’ And they hid him regarding him a valuable trade item. And Allah knows well the activities they were busy doing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 20[/INST]And Yusuf’s (Joseph’s) brothers (who had returned to the site showed him as their deserter servant and) sold him (to the same caravan) for a low price - a few Dirhams - because the travellers were (already) disinterested in (buying) him (Yusuf. Later, the travellers took him to Egypt where they sold him.)</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 21[/INST]And the man in Egypt who purchased him (was Qatfir by name, the finance minister of the King of Egypt Riyan ibn Walid, commonly known as ‘Aziz [of Egypt]) said to his wife (Zulaikha): ‘Make him stay honourably. He may bring us profit or we may adopt him as a son.’ Thus We established Yusuf (Joseph) and strengthened his position in the land [of Egypt] so that We might teach him how to infer from the events (i.e. the interpretation of dreams). And Allah is the Master of His work but most people do not know.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 22[/INST]And when he reached his full manhood, We endowed him with the judgment (of Prophethood) and the knowledge (of the interpretation of dreams). This is how We bless the pious with reward.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 23[/INST]And the woman (Zulaikha), in whose house he was putting up, sought intensely to seduce him and she bolted the doors (as well) and said: ‘Come! Make haste! (I ask you.)’ Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘I seek Allah’s refuge. Surely, he (your husband) is my master. He has kept me most honourably. Indeed, the wrongdoers will not prosper.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 24[/INST](Yusuf [Joseph] refused) but she (Zulaikha) had definitely made up her mind for him. And he too (might) have resolved had he not seen the Clear Sign of his Lord. It was (made to happen) like that (in order that) We keep away from him affliction and indecency both. Assuredly he was of Our chosen (exalted) servants.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 25[/INST]And they both ran (one behind the other) towards the door and she (Zulaikha) tore his shirt from behind and both found her husband (‘Aziz of Egypt) at the door. She (immediately) said: ‘What can be the punishment for him who intends to commit indecency with your wife except that he should be put in prison or (he) be given painful punishment?’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 26[/INST]Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘(No indeed! In truth) it was she herself who sought to seduce me for her purpose. And (in the meanwhile) one of her household (who was an infant) bore witness: ‘If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has spoken the truth and he is of the liars.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 27[/INST]But if his shirt is torn from behind then she is a liar and he is of the truthful.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 28[/INST]Then, when he (‘Aziz of Egypt) saw his shirt and found it torn from behind, he said: ‘This is the craft of you women. Certainly your women-craft is highly (dangerous).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 29[/INST]O Yusuf (Joseph)! Ignore it and, (O Zulaikha,) ask forgiveness for your sin. Surely it is you who are of the sinful.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 30[/INST]And some women of (the elite class in) the city began to say: ‘The wife of ‘Aziz seeks to seduce her slave-boy for her purpose. The love for him (the slave) has gone deep into her heart. We surely see her in manifest error.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 31[/INST]So when she (Zulaikha) heard their deceitful talk, she sent for them and arranged a meeting for them. (She placed fruit before them) and gave each one of them a knife and requested (Yusuf): ‘Walk out before them (so that they may realize the cause of my state of mind).’ So, when they glanced at Yusuf (Joseph and) saw (his dazzling beauty), they began to exalt (the charm of his ecstatic beauty) and (in a dazed state) cut their hands (instead of fruits served to them). And (having seen him) exclaimed (spontaneously): ‘God save us! This is not a human being; he must be some exalted angel (i.e. an embodiment of light descending from the transcendent realm of divinity)!’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 32[/INST](Zulaikha’s trick worked.) She spoke (at this juncture): ‘It is this (embodiment of light) you have been reproaching me for. It is, no doubt, I myself who sought to seduce him (under violent urge) but he remained firmly upright and did not yield. And if (even now) he does not do what I ask him for, he will surely be put into prison and will certainly be disgraced.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 33[/INST](By now the elite Egyptian women too had agreed to Zulaikha’s viewpoint. Hearing them,) Yusuf (Joseph) submitted: ‘O my Lord! The prison is far dearer to me than what these women are inviting me to. And if You do not turn away their craft from me, I shall get inclined towards their (words) and shall become of the unwise.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 34[/INST]So, his Lord granted him the prayer and removed the women-craft from him. Surely He is the One Who is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 35[/INST]Then even after seeing the signs of (Yusuf’s [Joseph’s] decency and righteousness) they deemed it appropriate to imprison him for a time (so that the gossip of the episode among the people might die down).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 36[/INST]And with him two young men also entered the prison. One of them said: ‘I have seen myself (in a dream) pressing wine (from grapes).’ And the other said: ‘I have seen myself (in a dream) that I am carrying bread on my head, with birds picking at it. O Yusuf (Joseph)! Tell us its interpretation. Surely, we see you one of the spirituality excellent.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 37[/INST]Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘The food which is served to you (daily) will not have yet come to you when I shall inform both of you about its interpretation before its coming to you. This (interpretation) is of those branches of knowledge that my Lord has taught me. Verily, I have rejected (from the very beginning) the religion of the people who do not believe in Allah and they deny the Hereafter as well.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 38[/INST]And I follow Din [Religion] of my father and forefathers: Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaq (Isaac), and Ya‘qub (Jacob). And we have no right to associate anything as a partner with Allah. This (belief in the Oneness of Allah) is a (special) bounty of Allah upon us and the people, but most people do not give thanks.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 39[/INST]O my two companions of the prison! (Say:) ‘Are many separate gods better or One Allah, Who Dominates and Controls all?’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 40[/INST](In fact) you worship none besides Allah except a few names which you and your forefathers have forged (on your own). Allah has not sent down any authority for them. Judgment rests with Allah alone. He alone has commanded that worship none but Him. This is the straight path (true Din [Religion]) but most people do not know.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 41[/INST]O my two companions of the prison! (The interpretation of the dream of) one of you (is that he) will serve wine to his master (the king), and as for the other, (who has seen bread on his head,) he will be crucified and then birds will pick at his head. The (final) judgment has been given about which you have asked.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 42[/INST]And Yusuf (Joseph) said to the one whom he believed to be released: ‘Mention me to your king; (he may thus recall that another innocent one is also lying in imprisonment).’ But Satan made him forget to mention (him) to his king and consequently Yusuf (Joseph) remained in prison for several years.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 43[/INST]And (one day) the King said: ‘I have seen (in a dream) seven fat cows whom seven lean cows are devouring and (have seen) seven green ears of corn and (seven) other dry. O courtiers! Explain to me the implication of my dream if you know the interpretation of dreams.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 44[/INST]They said: ‘These are confused dreams and we do not know the interpretation of confused dreams.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 45[/INST]And one of the two prisoners, who had been released and (now) after a long time remembered (his promise to Yusuf [Joseph]), said: ‘I shall tell you its interpretation; so send me (to Yusuf [Joseph]).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 46[/INST](Reaching the prison, he said:) ‘O Yusuf (Joseph), the embodiment of truth, explain to us the interpretation (of this dream) that there are seven fat cows whom seven lean ones are devouring and there are seven green ears of corn and seven others which are dry, so that I may return to the people (taking the interpretation) and they may realize (your value and dignity).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 47[/INST]Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘You will cultivate as usual consecutively for seven years. So whatever you reap, keep it (in store) leaving the grains in their ears except a small quantity (to thresh) for your (yearly) consumption.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 48[/INST]Then after this there will come seven hard years (of drought) which will consume that (store) which you will have laid up for these years except a small quantity (which will fall surplus and) which you will keep in reserve.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 49[/INST]Then, following this will come a year during which people will be blessed with (plenty of) rain and (the yield of fruits will be such as) they will press juices (of fruits that year).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 50[/INST]And (hearing this interpretation) the king said: ‘Bring Yusuf (Joseph) to me (immediately).’ So when the messenger reached Yusuf (Joseph), he said to him: ‘Go back to your king and ask him: What is the state of those women (now) who cut their hands? Surely my Lord knows their craft well.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 51[/INST]The King (called all the women including Zulaikha and) asked: ‘What happened to you when you (all) attempted to seduce Yusuf (Joseph) to turn him away from righteousness? (Explain what that affair was.) They all (unanimously) uttered: ‘Allah save us! We have not noticed any evil in Yusuf (Joseph).’ The wife of ‘Aziz (of Egypt, Zulaikha, too) spoke: ‘The truth has now become evident. (The fact is that) it was I who sought to seduce him for my purpose and it is surely he who is truthful.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 52[/INST](Yusuf [Joseph]) said: ‘I have done this) so that he (‘Aziz of Egypt, who has been my master and benefactor,) may know that I have not betrayed his trust in his absence (behind him), and surely Allah lets not the plots of those who betray trusts prove successful.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 53[/INST]And I do not (claim) absolution of my self. Certainly self commands much evil except the one on whom my Lord bestows Mercy. Surely, my Lord is All-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 54[/INST]And the King said: ‘Bring him to me so that I may appoint him specifically (as an adviser) to me.’ So, when the King had (one-to-one) dialogue with him (he felt highly impressed and) said: ‘(O Yusuf [Joseph],) surely from today onward you are a man of authority and trust with us (i.e. you are inducted into the governance of the state).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 55[/INST]Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘(If you really want me to accomplish some special assignment, then) appoint me as (a minister and trustee of) the treasures in the land (of Egypt). Indeed I am well versed in resource management and resource protection and an expert (in financial management).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 56[/INST]This is how We bestowed upon Yusuf (Joseph) the rule over the land (of Egypt so that) he could live therein wherever he desired. We honour with Our Mercy whom We will and waste not the reward of the pious.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 57[/INST]And certainly the reward of the Hereafter is of greater value for those who believe and tread the path of Godwariness.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 58[/INST](During the days of famine) Yusuf’s (Joseph’s) brothers came (to Egypt to procure grain) and came to him. So Yusuf (Joseph) recognized them, but they could not recognize him.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 59[/INST]And when Yusuf (Joseph) had furnished them with their provisions (supplies and material), he said: ‘Bring me your brother on the father’s side (Benjamin). Do you not see (how) full I measure and I am the best host (too)?</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 60[/INST]So if you do not bring him to me, then (in future) there will not be any measure (of grain) with me for you, nor will you be able to approach me.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 61[/INST]They said: ‘We will solicit his father in connection with sending him and we will certainly do (it).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 62[/INST]And Yusuf (Joseph) said to his servants: ‘Put their money (which they paid for grain back) into their sacks so that when they return to their family they may identify it (that the money is back). It is likely that they may come again (for the very same reason).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 63[/INST]So when they returned to their father they said: ‘O our father, (further provision of) grain for us has been banned (except that Benjamin accompanies us.) So send our brother (Benjamin) with us (in order that) we may fetch (more) grain, and we shall certainly be his guards.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 64[/INST]Ya‘qub (Jacob) said: ‘Shall I trust you with him (as well) the same way as before this I trusted you with his brother (Yusuf - Joseph)? Then Allah alone is the Best Protector, and He alone is the Most Merciful of all the merciful.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 65[/INST]When they opened their packs, (therein) they found their money (which) had been returned to them. They said: ‘O our respectable father, what else do we want? Here is our money (too) that has been returned to us, and we shall (now be obliged to) fetch grain for our family. And we shall take good care of our brother, and will bring the load of a camel in addition. This grain (that we have already brought) is a small quantity.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 66[/INST]Ya‘qub (Jacob) said: ‘I shall not send him with you at all until you give me a firm promise by swearing a solemn oath by Allah that you shall certainly bring him (back) to me unless you (all) are beset (somewhere or slain). Then, when they gave Ya‘qub the firm promise he said: ‘Allah is the Guardian to watch over what we are saying.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 67[/INST]And he said: ‘O my sons, do not enter (the city) all of you by one gate but enter (dispersed) through different gates. And I cannot save you by any means from Allah’s (Decree) because Judgment (Destiny) rests will Allah alone. In Him have I put my trust, and all those who trust must trust in Him alone.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 68[/INST]And when they entered Egypt in compliance with what their father had commanded, that command could not save them from Allah’s (Decree) but it was Ya‘qub’s (Jacob’s) heartfelt desire which he fulfilled and (also take not this desire or strategy as meaningless — for you know it not). Surely Ya‘qub (Jacob) possessed knowledge as We had blessed with (special) knowledge but most people do not know (these realities).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 69[/INST]And when they came to Yusuf (Joseph), he offered his brother (Benjamin) a seat close to him (and) said (to him quietly): ‘Verily I am your brother (Yusuf [Joseph]) so feel not aggrieved at what they have been doing.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 70[/INST]So when (Yusuf [Joseph]) had provided them with their material, he placed (the King’s) goblet into his brother’s (Benjamin’s) sack. Later a herald called out: ‘O you men of caravan, (halt;) surely you (seem to be) thieves.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 71[/INST]They turned towards them and said: ‘What have you found missing?’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 72[/INST]They (the servants of the King’s court) said: ‘We are missing the royal goblet and the man who brings it (after searching) will get a camel’s load of grain as reward and I pledge myself for it.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 73[/INST]They said: ‘By Allah, indeed you know well we have not come (here to commit some crime) and create mischief in the land, nor are we thieves.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 74[/INST]They (the servants) said: ‘(Decide for yourselves) what should be the punishment (of the thief) if you turn out to be liars.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 75[/INST]They said: ‘Its penalty will be that the one from whose sack (the goblet) is found, he himself will be its penalty (i.e. he should be held in retribution). That is how We punish the wrongdoers.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 76[/INST]So Yusuf (Joseph) began to search their sacks before his brother’s. Then (at last) he took (the goblet) out of his (real) brother’s (Benjamin’s) sack. That is how We revealed to Yusuf (Joseph) the plan. He could not have held his brother (as a captive) under the law of the King (of Egypt) except (as) Allah wills. We exalt in ranks whom We like. And above every possessor of knowledge is (also) One possessing greater knowledge.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 77[/INST]They said: ‘If he has committed theft (then nothing to wonder at). Indeed his brother (Yusuf [Joseph]) has also committed theft before. So Yusuf (Joseph) kept it (hidden) in his heart and did not reveal it to them and said (only to himself): ‘Yours is the worst case and Allah knows well whatever you are saying.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 78[/INST]They said: ‘O ‘Aziz (of Egypt), his father is an aged elderly person. So detain anyone of us in his stead. Surely we have seen you among the generous (benevolent) people.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 79[/INST]Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘Allah save us from detaining someone (other) than him with whom we have found our item! Then We shall become of the unjust.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 80[/INST]So, when they lost hope about Yusuf (Joseph), they counselled (among themselves) in isolation. The eldest (brother) among them said: ‘Do you not know that your father took a firm covenant from you in the Name of Allah, and before that (you also know) you committed excesses in respect of Yusuf (Joseph)? So I shall not leave this land at all until my father accords me permission or Allah gives some judgment in my case and He is the Best of those who judge.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 81[/INST]Go you back to your father and say: O our father, your son has surely committed theft (and consequently he has been held). And we bore witness only to what we knew. And we were no guardians of the unseen.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 82[/INST]And (if you do not believe us, then) you may enquire of (the people of) the town where we have been, and (find out) from the caravan we have travelled with, and we are certainly truthful (in what we are saying).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 83[/INST]Ya‘qub (Jacob) said: ‘(It is not so.) In fact your (ill-commanding) selves have made this affair attractive for you. Now (only) patienceis the finest (option). It is likely that Allah brings to me all of them. He is indeed All-Knowing, Most Wise.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 84[/INST]Ya‘qub (Jacob) then turned his face away from them and said: ‘Alas! (My dear son) Yusuf (Joseph’s unbearable separation)!’ And his eyes had gone white with grief. And he was suppressing his sorrow.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 85[/INST]They said: ‘By Allah, you will continue remembering Yusuf ([Joseph] alone) till you get near death or pass away.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 86[/INST]He said: ‘I bewail my worry and grief to Allah alone, and I know from Allah what you do not know.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 87[/INST]O my sons, go and fetch me some news about Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother (from somewhere) and despair not of Allah’s Mercy, for indeed only those despair of Allah’s Mercy who reject faith.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 88[/INST]So when they came back to Yusuf ([Joseph] again), they submitted: ‘O ‘Aziz (of Egypt), distress has fallen upon us and our family (and we are suffering from dreadful famine). And we have brought only (this) meager amount. So give us full measure (of grain against it) and (in addition) extend to us (some) charity (as well). Indeed Allah rewards those who give away charity plentiously.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 89[/INST]Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘Do you remember what you did to Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother? Were you (then) ignorant?’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 90[/INST]They said: ‘Are you really Yusuf (Joseph)?’ He said: ‘(Yes,) I am Yusuf (Joseph) and here is my brother. Indeed Allah has been gracious to us. Surely the one who fears Allah and remains steadfast, then surely Allah does not waste the reward of the pious.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 91[/INST]They exclaimed: ‘By Allah, Allah has certainly exalted you above us, and certainly we alone were the sinners.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 92[/INST]Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘No blame (or penalty) lies on you today. May Allah grant you His forgiveness and He is the Most Merciful of all the merciful.</s> |