Yusuf
The Finest of Accounts
In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Alif. Lam. Ra.
ٮسم الله الرحمں الرحٮم الر
These are the signs of the explicit Scripture.
ٮلك اٮٮ الكٮٮ المٮٮں
We have sent it down as a flawless Recitation, perhaps you will reason.
اٮا اٮرلٮه ڡرٮا عرٮٮا لعلكم ٮعڡلوں
We relate to you the finest of accounts, by revealing to you this Recitation, though you were indeed, before it, among the heedless.
ٮحں ٮڡص علٮك احسں الڡصص ٮما اوحٮٮا الٮك هدا الڡراں واں كٮٮ مں ڡٮله لمں العڡلٮں
When Youssof said to his father: "O my father, I saw eleven heavenly bodies, and the sun and the moon,
اد ڡال ٮوسڡ لاٮٮه ٮاٮٮ اٮى راٮٮ احد عسر كوكٮا والسمس والڡمر
I saw them prostrate before me."
راٮٮهم لى سحدٮں
He said: "O my little one, do not relate your vision to your brothers, or they will scheme against you with a scheme:
ڡال ٮٮٮى لا ٮڡصص رٮاك على احوٮك ڡٮكٮدوا لك كٮدا
the Diverter is, to the human being, a manifest enemy.
اں السٮطں للاٮسں عدو مٮٮں
And it is thus that your Guardian will elect you and teach you the prediction of events,
وكدلك ٮحٮٮٮك رٮك وٮعلمك مں ٮاوٮل الاحادٮٮ
and He will complete His blessing upon you and upon the clan of Yaacoub, as He completed it before upon your two ancestors, Ibrahim and Ishaq.
وٮٮم ٮعمٮه علٮك وعلى ال ٮعڡوٮ كما اٮمها على اٮوٮك مں ڡٮل اٮرهٮم واسحٯ
Your Guardian is indeed All-Knowing, Wise."
اں رٮك علٮم حكٮم
There were indeed, in Youssof and his brothers, signs for those who ask.
لڡد كاں ڡى ٮوسڡ واحوٮه اٮٮ للساٮلٮں
When they said: "Youssof and his brother are dearer to our father than we, though we are a close-knit group:
اد ڡالوا لٮوسڡ واحوه احٮ الى اٮٮٮا مٮا وٮحں عصٮه
our father is surely in manifest error.
اں اٮاٮا لڡى صلل مٮٮں
Kill Youssof, or deport him to some land, so that your father's face may be freed for you alone, and that you may be, after that, sound people."
اڡٮلوا ٮوسڡ او اطرحوه ارصا ٮحل لكم وحه اٮٮكم وٮكوٮوا مں ٮعده ڡوما صلحٮں
One of them said: "Do not kill Youssof, but throw him into the depths of the well: some travelers will pick him up, if you must act."
ڡال ڡاٮل مٮهم لا ٮڡٮلوا ٮوسڡ والڡوه ڡى عٮٮٮ الحٮ ٮلٮڡطه ٮعص السٮاره اں كٮٮم ڡعلٮں
They said: "O our father, what is it with you, that you do not trust us with Youssof, when we are surely sincere counselors to him?
ڡالوا ٮاٮاٮا ما لك لا ٮامٮا على ٮوسڡ واٮا له لٮصحوں
Send him with us tomorrow, that he may enjoy himself and play; we will surely be his preservers."
ارسله معٮا عدا ٮرٮع وٮلعٮ واٮا له لحڡطوں
He said: "It surely grieves me that you take him, and I fear the wolf may devour him while you are heedless of him."
ڡال اٮى لٮحرٮٮى اں ٮدهٮوا ٮه واحاڡ اں ٮاكله الدٮٮ واٮٮم عٮه عڡلوں
They said: "If the wolf were to devour him, while we are a close-knit group, we would then surely be losers."
ڡالوا لٮں اكله الدٮٮ وٮحں عصٮه اٮا ادا لحسروں
When they took him away and agreed to put him in the depths of the well — and We revealed to him: "You will surely inform them of this affair, while they do not sense it" —
ڡلما دهٮوا ٮه واحمعوا اں ٮحعلوه ڡى عٮٮٮ الحٮ واوحٮٮا الٮه لٮٮٮٮٮهم ٮامرهم هدا وهم لا ٮسعروں
they came to their father in the evening, weeping, and said: "O our father, we indeed went off racing and left Youssof with our baggage, and the wolf devoured him.
وحاو اٮاهم عسا ٮٮكوں ڡالوا ٮاٮاٮا اٮا دهٮٮا ٮسٮٮٯ وٮركٮا ٮوسڡ عٮد مٮعٮا ڡاكله الدٮٮ
But you will not give us credit, even if we are veracious."
وما اٮٮ ٮمومں لٮا ولو كٮا صدڡٮں
And they brought his shirt stained with lying blood.
وحاو على ڡمٮصه ٮدم كدٮ
He said: "Rather, your Self has suggested a course to you.
ڡال ٮل سولٮ لكم اٮڡسكم امرا
Gracious patience!
ڡصٮر حمٮل
And it is with God that help must be sought against what you describe."
والله المسٮعاں على ما ٮصڡوں
And travelers arrived; they sent their water-drawer, who let down his bucket. He said: "Good news! Here is a boy!"
وحاٮ سٮاره ڡارسلوا واردهم ڡادلى دلوه ڡال ٮٮسرى هدا علم
And they kept him secret as merchandise —
واسروه ٮصعه
but God was All-Knowing of what they were doing.
والله علٮم ٮما ٮعملوں
And they sold him for a docked price, a few numbered coins: they attached little importance to him.
وسروه ٮٮمں ٮحس درهم معدوده وكاٮوا ڡٮه مں الرهدٮں
And the one who bought him, in Egypt, said to his wife: "Make his sojourn honorable; it may be that he will be useful to us, or that we adopt him as a son."
وڡال الدى اسٮرٮه مں مصر لامراٮه اكرمى مٮوٮه عسى اں ٮٮڡعٮا او ٮٮحده ولدا
And thus We established Youssof on that land, and so as to teach him the prediction of events —
وكدلك مكٮا لٮوسڡ ڡى الارص ولٮعلمه مں ٮاوٮل الاحادٮٮ
God is victorious in His purpose,
والله عالٮ على امره
but most men do not know.
ولكں اكٮر الٮاس لا ٮعلموں
And when he reached his full maturity, We gave him judgment and knowledge:
ولما ٮلع اسده اٮٮٮه حكما وعلما
thus do We recompense those who do good.
وكدلك ٮحرى المحسٮٮں
And she in whose house he was sought to obtain him from himself; she bolted the doors and said: "Come here."
ورودٮه الٮى هو ڡى ٮٮٮها عں ٮڡسه وعلڡٮ الاٮوٮ وڡالٮ هٮٮ لك
He said: "Refuge in God!
ڡال معاد الله
He is my master: he has made my sojourn excellent:
اٮه رٮى احسں مٮواى
the wrongdoers indeed do not succeed."
اٮه لا ٮڡلح الطلموں
And she certainly had an intention toward him,
ولڡد همٮ ٮه
and he would have had one toward her, had he not seen the demonstration of his Guardian:
وهم ٮها لولا اں را ٮرهں رٮه
thus it was, so that We might turn away from him evil and indecency:
كدلك لٮصرڡ عٮه السو والڡحسا
he was indeed among Our refined obedient ones.
اٮه مں عٮادٮا المحلصٮں
And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from behind, and they found her chief at the door.
واسٮٮڡا الٮاٮ وڡدٮ ڡمٮصه مں دٮر والڡٮا سٮدها لدا الٮاٮ
She said: "What is the recompense of one who intends evil against your family, except prison or a painful punishment?"
ڡالٮ ما حرا مں اراد ٮاهلك سوا الا اں ٮسحں او عداٮ الٮم
He said: "It is she who sought to obtain me from myself."
ڡال هى رودٮٮى عں ٮڡسى
And a witness from her family bore witness: "If his shirt is torn from the front, she speaks truly, and he is among the liars; but if his shirt is torn from behind, she has lied,
وسهد ساهد مں اهلها اں كاں ڡمٮصه ڡد مں ڡٮل ڡصدڡٮ وهو مں الكدٮٮں واں كاں ڡمٮصه ڡد مں دٮر ڡكدٮٮ
and he is among the veracious."
وهو مں الصدڡٮں
When he saw that his shirt was torn from behind, he said: "This is of your scheme: your scheme is indeed immense.
ڡلما را ڡمٮصه ڡد مں دٮر ڡال اٮه مں كٮدكں اں كٮدكں عطٮم
Youssof, turn away from this;
ٮوسڡ اعرص عں هدا
and you, ask forgiveness for your offense: you are among those at fault."
واسٮعڡرى لدٮٮك اٮك كٮٮ مں الحاطٮں
And women, in the Capital, said: "The wife of the Powerful One is seeking to obtain her young man from himself: he has indeed captivated her with love;
وڡال ٮسوه ڡى المدٮٮه امراٮ العرٮر ٮرود ڡٮٮها عں ٮڡسه ڡد سعڡها حٮا
we surely see her in manifest error."
اٮا لٮرٮها ڡى صلل مٮٮں
When she heard of their plot, she invited them and made ready for them something to recline on; she gave each of them a knife, and said: "Come out before them."
ڡلما سمعٮ ٮمكرهں ارسلٮ الٮهں واعٮدٮ لهں مٮكا واٮٮ كل وحده مٮهں سكٮٮا وڡالٮ احرح علٮهں
When they saw him, they found him so great that they cut their hands, saying: "Far be it from God! This is no human:
ڡلما راٮٮه اكٮرٮه وڡطعں اٮدٮهں وڡلں حس لله ما هدا ٮسرا
this is nothing but a noble Agent."
اں هدا الا ملك كرٮم
She said: "This is the one about whom you censured me.
ڡالٮ ڡدلكں الدى لمٮٮٮى ڡٮه
I indeed sought to obtain him from himself, but he held firmly to his safeguard;
ولڡد رودٮه عں ٮڡسه ڡاسٮعصم
and if he does not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned, and will surely be among the diminished."
ولٮں لم ٮڡعل ما امره لٮسحٮں ولٮكوٮا مں الصعرٮں
He said: "My Guardian, prison is dearer to me than what they call me to; and if You do not turn their scheme away from me, I will yearn toward them and be among the ignorant."
ڡال رٮ السحں احٮ الى مما ٮدعوٮٮى الٮه والا ٮصرڡ عٮى كٮدهں اصٮ الٮهں واكں مں الحهلٮں
His Guardian answered him and turned their scheme away from him:
ڡاسٮحاٮ له رٮه ڡصرڡ عٮه كٮدهں
it is indeed He, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
اٮه هو السمٮع العلٮم
Then it occurred to them, after seeing the signs, that they should imprison him for a time.
ٮم ٮدا لهم مں ٮعد ما راوا الاٮٮ لٮسحٮٮه حٮى حٮں
And two young men entered the prison with him.
ودحل معه السحں ڡٮٮاں
One of them said: "I saw myself pressing wine."
ڡال احدهما اٮى ارٮٮى اعصر حمرا
And the other said: "I saw myself carrying bread on my head, from which the birds were eating.
وڡال الاحر اٮى ارٮٮى احمل ڡوٯ راسى حٮرا ٮاكل الطٮر مٮه
Inform us of its prediction: we see you among those who do good."
ٮٮٮٮا ٮٮاوٮله اٮا ٮرٮك مں المحسٮٮں
He said: "No food with which you are provided will be brought to you without my informing you of its prediction before it reaches you:
ڡال لا ٮاٮٮكما طعام ٮررڡاٮه الا ٮٮاٮكما ٮٮاوٮله ڡٮل اں ٮاٮٮكما
that is part of what my Guardian has taught me.
دلكما مما علمٮى رٮى
I have indeed left the doctrine of a people who do not believe in God, and who disown the last life,
اٮى ٮركٮ مله ڡوم لا ٮومٮوں ٮالله وهم ٮالاحره هم كڡروں
and I have followed the doctrine of my ancestors, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Yaacoub:
واٮٮعٮ مله اٮاى اٮرهٮم واسحٯ وٮعڡوٮ
it is not for us to associate anything with God.
ما كاں لٮا اں ٮسرك ٮالله مں سى
That is part of God's favor upon us and upon mankind,
دلك مں ڡصل الله علٮٮا وعلى الٮاس
but most men are not grateful.
ولكں اكٮر الٮاس لا ٮسكروں
O my two prison companions, are divided masters better, or God, the One, the Subjugator?
ٮصحٮى السحں ارٮاٮ مٮڡرڡوں حٮر ام الله الوحد الڡهار
What you obey, besides Him, is nothing but attributes you have named, you and your ancestors, without God having sent down any authority for it:
ما ٮعٮدوں مں دوٮه الا اسما سمٮٮموها اٮٮم واٮاوكم ما اٮرل الله ٮها مں سلطں
judgment belongs only to God:
اں الحكم الا لله
He has commanded that you obey none but Him:
امر الا ٮعٮدوا الا اٮاه
that is the upright Law,
دلك الدٮں الڡٮم
but most men do not know.
ولكں اكٮر الٮاس لا ٮعلموں
O my two prison companions, one of you will give his master wine to drink;
ٮصحٮى السحں اما احدكما ڡٮسڡى رٮه حمرا
as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head.
واما الاحر ڡٮصلٮ ڡٮاكل الطٮر مں راسه
The matter on which you both consulted me is decided."
ڡصى الامر الدى ڡٮه ٮسٮڡٮٮاں
And he said to the one of the two he presumed would be saved: "Remember me to your master."
وڡال للدى طں اٮه ٮاح مٮهما ادكرٮى عٮد رٮك
But the Diverter made him forget to mention this to his master, and he remained in prison for some years.
ڡاٮسٮه السٮطں دكر رٮه ڡلٮٮ ڡى السحں ٮصع سٮٮں
And the king said: "I see seven fat cows being devoured by seven lean ones, and seven green ears of grain and others withered:
وڡال الملك اٮى ارى سٮع ٮڡرٮ سماں ٮاكلهں سٮع عحاڡ وسٮع سٮٮلٮ حصر واحر ٮاٮسٮ
O court, enlighten me about my vision, if you can cross through visions."
ٮاٮها الملا اڡٮوٮى ڡى رٮى اں كٮٮم للرٮا ٮعٮروں
They said: "A jumble of confused dreams,
ڡالوا اصعٮ احلم
and we are not versed in the prediction of dreams."
وما ٮحں ٮٮاوٮل الاحلم ٮعلمٮں
And the one of the two who had been saved said, remembering after a long while: "I will inform you of its prediction: so send me forth."
وڡال الدى ٮحا مٮهما وادكر ٮعد امه اٮا اٮٮٮكم ٮٮاوٮله ڡارسلوں
"Youssof, veracious man, enlighten us about the seven fat cows devoured by seven lean ones, and the seven green ears of grain and others withered, perhaps I will return to men, perhaps they will know."
ٮوسڡ اٮها الصدٮٯ اڡٮٮا ڡى سٮع ٮڡرٮ سماں ٮاكلهں سٮع عحاڡ وسٮع سٮٮلٮ حصر واحر ٮاٮسٮ لعلى ارحع الى الٮاس لعلهم ٮعلموں
He said: "You shall cultivate for seven years, assiduously;
ڡال ٮررعوں سٮع سٮٮں داٮا
and what you have harvested, keep it in its ear, except the little that you eat.
ڡما حصدٮم ڡدروه ڡى سٮٮله الا ڡلٮلا مما ٮاكلوں
Then there will come, after that, seven severe years, which will consume what you had prepared for them, except the little you protect.
ٮم ٮاٮى مں ٮعد دلك سٮع سداد ٮاكلں ما ڡدمٮم لهں الا ڡلٮلا مما ٮحصٮوں
Then there will come, after that, a year in which mankind will receive the saving rain, and in which they will press."
ٮم ٮاٮى مں ٮعد دلك عام ڡٮه ٮعاٮ الٮاس وڡٮه ٮعصروں
And the king said: "Bring him to me."
وڡال الملك اٮٮوٮى ٮه
When the messenger came to him, he said: "Return to your master, and ask him how it stands with the women who cut their hands:
ڡلما حاه الرسول ڡال ارحع الى رٮك ڡسله ما ٮال الٮسوه الٮى ڡطعں اٮدٮهں
my Guardian is indeed All-Knowing of their scheme."
اں رٮى ٮكٮدهں علٮم
He said: "What was your case, when you sought to obtain Youssof from himself?"
ڡال ما حطٮكں اد رودٮں ٮوسڡ عں ٮڡسه
They said: "Far be it from God! We know no evil of him."
ڡلں حس لله ما علمٮا علٮه مں سو
The wife of the Powerful One said: "Now the truth breaks out: it is I who sought to obtain him from himself, and he is surely among the veracious.
ڡالٮ امراٮ العرٮر الں حصحص الحٯ اٮا رودٮه عں ٮڡسه واٮه لمں الصدڡٮں
This, so that he may know that I did not betray him in his absence, and that God does not guide the scheme of traitors.
دلك لٮعلم اٮى لم احٮه ٮالعٮٮ واں الله لا ٮهدى كٮد الحاٮٮٮں
And I do not acquit my Self:
وما اٮرى ٮڡسى
the Self surely incites to evil, except one to whom my Guardian shows benevolence.
اں الٮڡس لاماره ٮالسو الا ما رحم رٮى
My Guardian is indeed Most-Forgiving, Benevolent."
اں رٮى عڡور رحٮم
And the king said: "Bring him to me: I shall make him exclusively my own."
وڡال الملك اٮٮوٮى ٮه اسٮحلصه لٮڡسى
When he had spoken to him, he said: "You are, today, with us, in a position of authority, trustworthy."
ڡلما كلمه ڡال اٮك الٮوم لدٮٮا مكٮں امٮں
He said: "Place me in charge of the treasuries of this land: I am a knowledgeable preserver."
ڡال احعلٮى على حراٮں الارص اٮى حڡٮط علٮم
And thus We established Youssof on that land, settling there wherever he willed:
وكدلك مكٮا لٮوسڡ ڡى الارص ٮٮٮوا مٮها حٮٮ ٮسا
We grant Our benevolence to whom We will, and We do not let the reward of those who do good dissipate.
ٮصٮٮ ٮرحمٮٮا مں ٮسا ولا ٮصٮع احر المحسٮٮں
And the reward of the last life is indeed better for those who believe and guard themselves.
ولاحر الاحره حٮر للدٮں امٮوا وكاٮوا ٮٮڡوں
And the brothers of Youssof came and entered upon him; he recognized them, but they did not recognize him.
وحا احوه ٮوسڡ ڡدحلوا علٮه ڡعرڡهم وهم له مٮكروں
When he had outfitted them with their supplies, he said: "Bring me a brother of yours from your father's side.
ولما حهرهم ٮحهارهم ڡال اٮٮوٮى ٮاح لكم مں اٮٮكم
Do you not see that I give the measure faithfully and am the best of hosts?
الا ٮروں اٮى اوڡى الكٮل واٮا حٮر المٮرلٮں
And if you do not bring him to me, you will have no more measure with me, and you shall not approach me again."
ڡاں لم ٮاٮوٮى ٮه ڡلا كٮل لكم عٮدى ولا ٮڡرٮوں
They said: "We shall seek to obtain him from his father, we shall surely do it."
ڡالوا سٮرود عٮه اٮاه واٮا لڡعلوں
And he said to his young men: "Put their merchandise back in their saddlebags, perhaps they will recognize it when they get back to their people, perhaps they will return."
وڡال لڡٮٮٮه احعلوا ٮصعٮهم ڡى رحالهم لعلهم ٮعرڡوٮها ادا اٮڡلٮوا الى اهلهم لعلهم ٮرحعوں
When they returned to their father, they said: "O our father, measure has been withheld from us; so send our brother with us, we shall obtain measure, and we will surely be his preservers."
ڡلما رحعوا الى اٮٮهم ڡالوا ٮاٮاٮا مٮع مٮا الكٮل ڡارسل معٮا احاٮا ٮكٮل واٮا له لحڡطوں
He said: "Shall I trust you with him otherwise than as I trusted you before with his brother?
ڡال هل امٮكم علٮه الا كما امٮٮكم على احٮه مں ڡٮل
God is the best preserver,
ڡالله حٮر حڡطا
and He is the most benevolent of the benevolent."
وهو ارحم الرحمٮں
When they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise, which had been restored to them. They said: "O our father, what more could we seek?
ولما ڡٮحوا مٮعهم وحدوا ٮصعٮهم ردٮ الٮهم ڡالوا ٮاٮاٮا ما ٮٮعى
Here is our merchandise, restored to us; we shall victual our family, preserve our brother, and obtain an extra camel's measure:
هده ٮصعٮٮا ردٮ الٮٮا وٮمٮر اهلٮا وٮحڡط احاٮا وٮرداد كٮل ٮعٮر
that is an easy measure."
دلك كٮل ٮسٮر
He said: "I will not send him with you, until you bring me a solemn engagement before God, that you will bring him back to me, unless you are encompassed."
ڡال لں ارسله معكم حٮى ٮوٮوں موٮڡا مں الله لٮاٮٮٮى ٮه الا اں ٮحاط ٮكم
When they had brought him their solemn engagement, he said: "God is trustee over what we say."
ڡلما اٮوه موٮڡهم ڡال الله على ما ٮڡول وكٮل
And he said: "O my sons, do not enter by a single gate, but enter by separate gates;
وڡال ٮٮٮى لا ٮدحلوا مں ٮاٮ وحد وادحلوا مں اٮوٮ مٮڡرڡه
I can be of no use to you against God:
وما اعٮى عٮكم مں الله مں سى
judgment belongs only to God;
اں الحكم الا لله
to Him I entrust myself,
علٮه ٮوكلٮ
and let those who entrust themselves entrust themselves to Him."
وعلٮه ڡلٮٮوكل المٮوكلوں
When they entered as their father had commanded them, it was of no use to them against God, except for a need in Yaacoub's Self, which he satisfied;
ولما دحلوا مں حٮٮ امرهم اٮوهم ما كاں ٮعٮى عٮهم مں الله مں سى الا حاحه ڡى ٮڡس ٮعڡوٮ ڡصٮها
he surely possessed knowledge We had taught him,
واٮه لدو علم لما علمٮه
but most men do not know.
ولكں اكٮر الٮاس لا ٮعلموں
When they entered upon Youssof, he took his brother in with him,
ولما دحلوا على ٮوسڡ اوى الٮه احاه
and said: "I am, indeed, your brother: so do not grieve over what they were doing."
ڡال اٮى اٮا احوك ڡلا ٮٮٮٮس ٮما كاٮوا ٮعملوں
When he had outfitted them with their supplies, he placed the cup in his brother's saddlebag; then a herald proclaimed: "O caravan, you are surely thieves!"
ڡلما حهرهم ٮحهارهم حعل السڡاٮه ڡى رحل احٮه ٮم ادں مودں اٮٮها العٮر اٮكم لسرڡوں
They said, turning toward them: "What are you missing?"
ڡالوا واڡٮلوا علٮهم مادا ٮڡڡدوں
They said: "We are missing the king's measuring vessel;
ڡالوا ٮڡڡد صواع الملك
whoever brings it will have a camel's freight, and I stand guarantor for it."
ولمں حا ٮه حمل ٮعٮر واٮا ٮه رعٮم
They said: "By God, you well know we did not come to sow corruption on this land, and we are not thieves."
ڡالوا ٮالله لڡد علمٮم ما حٮٮا لٮڡسد ڡى الارص وما كٮا سرڡٮں
They said: "What then will be his recompense, if you are liars?"
ڡالوا ڡما حروه اں كٮٮم كدٮٮں
They said: "His recompense: he in whose saddlebag it is found shall himself be the recompense.
ڡالوا حروه مں وحد ڡى رحله ڡهو حروه
Thus do we recompense the wrongdoers."
كدلك ٮحرى الطلمٮں
He began with their bags before his brother's bag, then drew it out of his brother's bag:
ڡٮدا ٮاوعٮٮهم ڡٮل وعا احٮه ٮم اسٮحرحها مں وعا احٮه
thus did We scheme for Youssof:
كدلك كدٮا لٮوسڡ
he could not, under the king's law, take his brother, unless God willed it.
ما كاں لٮاحد احاه ڡى دٮں الملك الا اں ٮسا الله
We elevate in degrees whom We will,
ٮرڡع درحٮ مں ٮسا
and above every possessor of knowledge, there is one who knows.
وڡوٯ كل دى علم علٮم
They said: "If he has stolen, a brother of his had already stolen before."
ڡالوا اں ٮسرٯ ڡڡد سرٯ اح له مں ڡٮل
Youssof kept this secret within himself and did not make it appear to them;
ڡاسرها ٮوسڡ ڡى ٮڡسه ولم ٮٮدها لهم
he said: "You have the worst place,
ڡال اٮٮم سر مكاٮا
and God knows best what you describe."
والله اعلم ٮما ٮصڡوں
They said: "O Powerful One, he has a father, a very old man; so take one of us in his place: we see you among those who do good."
ڡالوا ٮاٮها العرٮر اں له اٮا سٮحا كٮٮرا ڡحد احدٮا مكاٮه اٮا ٮرٮك مں المحسٮٮں
He said: "Refuge in God from our taking anyone other than the one with whom we found our item: we would then surely be wrongdoers."
ڡال معاد الله اں ٮاحد الا مں وحدٮا مٮعٮا عٮده اٮا ادا لطلموں
When they had lost all hope of him, they retired into secret talk.
ڡلما اسٮٮسوا مٮه حلصوا ٮحٮا
The eldest among them said: "Do you not know that your father took a solemn engagement from you before God,
ڡال كٮٮرهم الم ٮعلموا اں اٮاكم ڡد احد علٮكم موٮڡا مں الله
and that before this you neglected your duty toward Youssof?
ومں ڡٮل ما ڡرطٮم ڡى ٮوسڡ
I shall not leave this land, then, until my father gives me permission, or God judges in my favor:
ڡلں اٮرح الارص حٮى ٮادں لى اٮى او ٮحكم الله لى
He is the best of judges.
وهو حٮر الحكمٮں
Return to your father, and say: 'O our father, your son has indeed been declared a thief;
ارحعوا الى اٮٮكم ڡڡولوا ٮاٮاٮا اں اٮٮك سرٯ
and we attest only to what we know, and we could not preserve what escaped the senses.
وما سهدٮا الا ٮما علمٮا وما كٮا للعٮٮ حڡطٮں
And ask the city where we were, and the caravan with which we returned: we are surely veracious.'"
وسل الڡرٮه الٮى كٮا ڡٮها والعٮر الٮى اڡٮلٮا ڡٮها واٮا لصدڡوں
He said: "Rather, your Self has suggested a course to you.
ڡال ٮل سولٮ لكم اٮڡسكم امرا
Gracious patience!
ڡصٮر حمٮل
It may be that God will bring them all back to me:
عسى الله اں ٮاٮٮٮى ٮهم حمٮعا
it is indeed He, the All-Knowing, the Wise."
اٮه هو العلٮم الحكٮم
And he turned his back on them and said: "O my bitterness, for Youssof!"
وٮولى عٮهم وڡال ٮاسڡى على ٮوسڡ
And his eyes turned white from grief, while he suppressed his sorrow.
واٮٮصٮ عٮٮاه مں الحرں ڡهو كطٮم
They said: "By God, you will not cease to remember Youssof, until you are worn out or until you perish."
ڡالوا ٮالله ٮڡٮوا ٮدكر ٮوسڡ حٮى ٮكوں حرصا او ٮكوں مں الهلكٮں
He said: "I complain of my outpouring and my grief only to God,
ڡال اٮما اسكوا ٮٮى وحرٮى الى الله
and I know, from God, what you do not know.
واعلم مں الله ما لا ٮعلموں
O my sons, go and inquire about Youssof and his brother, and do not lose hope of God's rest:
ٮٮٮى ادهٮوا ڡٮحسسوا مں ٮوسڡ واحٮه ولا ٮاٮسوا مں روح الله
none loses hope of God's rest, except the people who disown."
اٮه لا ٮاٮس مں روح الله الا الڡوم الكڡروں
When they entered upon him, they said: "O Powerful One, harm has touched us and our family, and we have come with merchandise of little value:
ڡلما دحلوا علٮه ڡالوا ٮاٮها العرٮر مسٮا واهلٮا الصر وحٮٮا ٮٮصعه مرحٮه
so give us the measure faithfully, and give us charity:
ڡاوڡ لٮا الكٮل وٮصدٯ علٮٮا
God recompenses those who give in charity."
اں الله ٮحرى المٮصدڡٮں
He said: "Do you know what you did to Youssof and his brother, when you were ignorant?"
ڡال هل علمٮم ما ڡعلٮم ٮٮوسڡ واحٮه اد اٮٮم حهلوں
They said: "Is it really you, Youssof?"
ڡالوا اٮك لاٮٮ ٮوسڡ
He said: "I am Youssof, and this is my brother.
ڡال اٮا ٮوسڡ وهدا احى
God has indeed graced us:
ڡد مں الله علٮٮا
whoever guards himself and is patient — God indeed does not let the reward of those who do good dissipate."
اٮه مں ٮٮٯ وٮصٮر ڡاں الله لا ٮصٮع احر المحسٮٮں
They said: "By God, God has indeed preferred you over us, and we were indeed at fault."
ڡالوا ٮالله لڡد اٮرك الله علٮٮا واں كٮا لحطٮں
He said: "No reproach upon you:
ڡال لا ٮٮرٮٮ علٮكم
today, God forgives you,
الٮوم ٮعڡر الله لكم
He is the most benevolent of the benevolent.
وهو ارحم الرحمٮں
Go with this shirt of mine, and cast it upon my father's face: he will regain his sight. Then bring me your whole family."
ادهٮوا ٮڡمٮصى هدا ڡالڡوه على وحه اٮى ٮاٮ ٮصٮرا واٮوٮى ٮاهلكم احمعٮں
When the caravan had set off, their father said: "I surely sense the scent of Youssof, if you do not think me a dotard."
ولما ڡصلٮ العٮر ڡال اٮوهم اٮى لاحد رٮح ٮوسڡ لولا اں ٮڡٮدوں
They said: "By God, you are surely in your old error."
ڡالوا ٮالله اٮك لڡى صللك الڡدٮم
When the bearer of good tidings arrived, he cast it upon his face, and he at once regained his sight.
ڡلما اں حا الٮسٮر الڡٮه على وحهه ڡارٮد ٮصٮرا
He said: "Did I not tell you that I know, from God, what you do not know?"
ڡال الم اڡل لكم اٮى اعلم مں الله ما لا ٮعلموں
They said: "O our father, ask forgiveness for our offenses: we were indeed at fault."
ڡالوا ٮاٮاٮا اسٮعڡر لٮا دٮوٮٮا اٮا كٮا حطٮں
He said: "I shall soon ask forgiveness for you from my Guardian:
ڡال سوڡ اسٮعڡر لكم رٮى
it is indeed He, the Most-Forgiving, the Benevolent."
اٮه هو العڡور الرحٮم
When they entered upon Youssof, he took his father and mother in with him, and said: "Enter Egypt, if God wills, in security."
ڡلما دحلوا على ٮوسڡ اوى الٮه اٮوٮه وڡال ادحلوا مصر اں سا الله امٮٮں
And he elevated his father and mother upon the edifice, and they fell down before him in prostration.
ورڡع اٮوٮه على العرس وحروا له سحدا
And he said: "O my father, this is the prediction of my vision of old: my Guardian has made it true.
وڡال ٮاٮٮ هدا ٮاوٮل رٮى مں ڡٮل ڡد حعلها رٮى حڡا
And He has been bountiful to me, when He brought me out of prison, and brought you from the countryside, after the Diverter had sown discord between me and my brothers.
وڡد احسں ٮى اد احرحٮى مں السحں وحا ٮكم مں الٮدو مں ٮعد اں ٮرع السٮطں ٮٮٮى وٮٮں احوٮى
My Guardian is Subtle in what He wills:
اں رٮى لطٮڡ لما ٮسا
it is indeed He, the All-Knowing, the Wise.
اٮه هو العلٮم الحكٮم
My Guardian, You have granted me a share of the dominion, and taught me the prediction of events.
رٮ ڡد اٮٮٮٮى مں الملك وعلمٮٮى مں ٮاوٮل الاحادٮٮ
Originator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in the present life and in the last life: keep me faithfully, true to You alone, and join me with those who are sound."
ڡاطر السموٮ والارص اٮٮ ولى ڡى الدٮٮا والاحره ٮوڡٮى مسلما والحڡٮى ٮالصلحٮں
That is part of the information about what escapes the senses, which We reveal to you:
دلك مں اٮٮا العٮٮ ٮوحٮه الٮك
you were not with them when they agreed on their affair while plotting.
وما كٮٮ لدٮهم اد احمعوا امرهم وهم ٮمكروں
And most men, however keen you may be, are not believers.
وما اكٮر الٮاس ولو حرصٮ ٮمومٮٮں
And you ask of them, for this, no reward:
وما ٮسلهم علٮه مں احر
it is only a reminder for all beings.
اں هو الا دكر للعلمٮں
How many signs, in the heavens and on the earth, do they pass by, turning away from them!
وكاٮں مں اٮه ڡى السموٮ والارص ٮمروں علٮها وهم عٮها معرصوں
And most of them do not believe in God without associating with Him.
وما ٮومں اكٮرهم ٮالله الا وهم مسركوں
Are they then sure that a cover of God's punishment will not come to them, or that the Hour will not come to them unexpectedly, without their sensing it?
اڡامٮوا اں ٮاٮٮهم عسٮه مں عداٮ الله او ٮاٮٮهم الساعه ٮعٮه وهم لا ٮسعروں
Say: "This is my way: I call to God.
ڡل هده سٮٮلى ادعوا الى الله
With full clear-sightedness, myself and those who follow me.
على ٮصٮره اٮا ومں اٮٮعٮى
And glory be to God!
وسٮحں الله
And I am not among those who associate."
وما اٮا مں المسركٮں
And We sent, before you, none but men to whom We revealed, from among the people of the cities.
وما ارسلٮا مں ڡٮلك الا رحالا ٮوحى الٮهم مں اهل الڡرى
Have they not traveled through the earth and looked at what was the end of those before them?
اڡلم ٮسٮروا ڡى الارص ڡٮٮطروا كٮڡ كاں عڡٮه الدٮں مں ڡٮلهم
And the abode of the last life is indeed better for those who guarded themselves:
ولدار الاحره حٮر للدٮں اٮڡوا
will you not then reason?
اڡلا ٮعڡلوں
Until, when the messengers had lost all hope and presumed they had been denied, Our help came to them, and whom We willed was saved,
حٮى ادا اسٮٮس الرسل وطٮوا اٮهم ڡد كدٮوا حاهم ٮصرٮا ڡٮحى مں ٮسا
and Our rigor is not turned away from the severed people.
ولا ٮرد ٮاسٮا عں الڡوم المحرمٮں
There was indeed, in their account, a lesson for the possessors of intelligence:
لڡد كاں ڡى ڡصصهم عٮره لاولى الالٮٮ
it was not an invented discourse,
ما كاں حدٮٮا ٮڡٮرى
but the confirmation of what precedes it, the detail of everything, and a guidance and a benevolence for a people who believe.
ولكں ٮصدٮٯ الدى ٮٮں ٮدٮه وٮڡصٮل كل سى وهدى ورحمه لڡوم ٮومٮوں