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So
when she heard of their accusation, she sent for them and prepared
a banquet for them; she gave each one of them a knife (to
cut the foodstuff with), and
she said [(to Yusuf (Joseph)]:
"Come out before them." Then, when they saw him, they exalted
him (at his beauty)
and (in their astonishment)
cut their hands. They said: "How perfect is Allah (or
Allah forbid)! No man is this!
This is none other than a noble angel!" |
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She
said: "This is he (the
young man) about whom you did
blame me (for his love),
and I did seek to seduce him, but he refused. And now if he refuses
to obey my order, he shall certainly be cast into prison, and will
be one of those who are disgraced." |
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He
said: "O my Lord! Prison is more to my liking than that to which
they invite me. Unless You turn away their plot from me, I will feel
inclined towards them and be one (of
those who commit sin and deserve blame or those who do deeds)
of the ignorants." |
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So
his Lord answered his invocation and turned away from him their plot.
Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. |
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Then
it appeared to them, after they had seen the proofs (of
his innocence) to imprison him
for a time. |
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And
there entered with him two young men in the prison. One of them said:
"Verily, I saw myself (in
a dream) pressing wine."
The other said: "Verily, I saw myself (in
a dream) carrying bread on my
head and birds were eating thereof." (They
said): "Inform us of the
interpretation of this. Verily, we think you are one of the Muhsinun
(doers of good - see V.2:112)." |
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He
said: "No food will come to you (in
wakefulness or in dream) as
your provision, but I will inform (in
wakefulness) its interpretation
before it (the food)
comes. This is of that which my Lord has taught me. Verily, I have
abandoned the religion of a people that believe not in Allah and are
disbelievers in the Hereafter (i.e.
the Kan'aniun of Egypt who were polytheists and used to worship sun
and other false deities). |
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"And
I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim (Abraham),
Ishaque (Isaac)
and Ya'qub (Jacob),
and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah. This
is from the Grace of Allah to us and to mankind, but most men thank
not (i.e. they neither believe
in Allah, nor worship Him). |
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| 39. |
"O
two companions of the prison! Are many different lords (gods)
better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible? |
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"You
do not worship besides Him but only names which you have named
(forged),
you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority.
The command (or the judgement)
is for none but Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but
Him (i.e. His Monotheism),
that is the (true)
straight religion, but most men know not. |
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"O
two companions of the prison! As for one of you, he (as
a servant) will pour out wine
for his lord (king or master)
to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified and birds will
eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which you both
did inquire." |
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And
he said to the one whom he knew to be saved: "Mention me to your
lord (i.e. your king, so as
to get me out of the prison)."
But Shaitan (Satan)
made him forget to mention it to his Lord [or
Satan made [(Yusuf (Joseph)] to forget the remembrance of his Lord
(Allah) as to ask for His Help, instead of others].
So [Yusuf (Joseph)]
stayed in prison a few (more)
years. |
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And
the king (of Egypt)
said: "Verily, I saw (in
a dream) seven fat cows, whom
seven lean ones were devouring - and of seven green ears of corn,
and (seven)
others dry. O notables! Explain to me my dream, if it be that you
can interpret dreams." |
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They
said: "Mixed up false dreams and we are not skilled in the interpretation
of dreams." |
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Then
the man who was released (one
of the two who were in prison),
now at length remembered and said: "I will tell you its interpretation,
so send me forth." |
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(He
said): "O Yusuf
(Joseph),
the man of truth! Explain to us (the
dream) of seven fat cows whom
seven lean ones were devouring, and of seven green ears of corn, and
(seven)
others dry, that I may return to the people, and that they may know." |
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[(Yusuf
(Joseph)] said: "For seven
consecutive years, you shall sow as usual and that (the
harvest) which you reap you
shall leave in ears, (all)
- except a little of it which you may eat. |
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"Then
will come after that, seven hard (years),
which will devour what you have laid by in advance for them,
(all)
except a little of that which you have guarded (stored). |
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| 49. |
"Then
thereafter will come a year in which people will have abundant rain
and in which they will press (wine
and oil)." |
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And
the king said: "Bring him to me." But when the messenger
came to him, [Yusuf (Joseph)]
said: "Return to your lord and ask him, 'What happened to the
women who cut their hands? Surely, my Lord (Allah)
is Well-Aware of their plot.'" |
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51. |
(The
King) said (to
the women): "What was your
affair when you did seek to seduce Yusuf (Joseph)?"
The women said: "Allah forbid! No evil know we against him!"
The wife of Al-'Aziz said: "Now the truth is manifest
(to all),
it was I who sought to seduce him, and he is surely of the truthful." |
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[Then
Yusuf (Joseph) said: "I asked for this enquiry]
in order that he (Al-'Aziz)
may know that I betrayed him not in secret. And, verily! Allâh guides
not the plot of the betrayers. |
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"And
I free not myself (from the
blame). Verily, the
(human)
self is inclined to evil, except when my Lord bestows His Mercy
(upon whom He wills).
Verily, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." |
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And
the king said: "Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person."
Then, when he spoke to him, he said: "Verily, this day, you are
with us high in rank and fully trusted." |
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[Yusuf
(Joseph)] said: "Set me
over the storehouses of the land; I will indeed guard them with full
knowledge" (as a minister
of finance in Egypt, in place of Al-'Aziz who was dead at that time). |
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Thus
did We give full authority to Yusuf (Joseph)
in the land, to take possession therein, as when or where he likes.
We bestow of Our Mercy on whom We please, and We make not to be lost
the reward of Al-Muhsinun (the
good doers - see V.2:112). |
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And
verily, the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believe
and used to fear Allah and keep their duty to Him (by
abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds and by performing
all kinds of righteous good deeds). |
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58. |
And
Yusuf's (Joseph)
brethren came and they entered unto him, and he recognized them, but
they recognized him not. |
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And
when he had furnished them forth with provisions (according
to their need), he said: "Bring
me a brother of yours from your father; (he
meant Benjamin). See you not
that I give full measure, and that I am the best of the hosts? |
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"But
if you bring him not to me, there shall be no measure (of
corn) for you with me, nor shall
you come near me." |
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