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They
said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from
his father: indeed we shall do it." |
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62. |
And
(Joseph)
told his servants to put their stock in trade (with
which they had bartered) into
their saddlebags, so they should know it only when they returned to
their people, in order that they might come back. |
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63. |
Now
when they returned to their father, they said: "O our father!
No more measure of grain shall we get (unless
we take our brother): so send
our brother with us, that we may get our measure; and we will indeed
take every care of him." |
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He
said: "Shall I trust you with him with any result other than
when I trusted you with his brother aforetime? But Allah is the best
to take care (of him),
and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!" |
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Then
when they opened their baggage they found their stock in trade had
been returned to them. They said: "O our father! what (more)
can we desire? This our stock in trade has been returned to us: so
we shall get (more)
food for our family; we shall take care of our brother; and add
(at the same time)
a full camel's load (of grain
to our provisions). This is
but a small quantity." |
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(Jacob)
said: "Never will I send him with you until you swear a solemn
oath to me, in Allah's name, that you will be sure to bring him back
to me unless you are yourselves hemmed in (and
made powerless)." And when
they had sworn their solemn oath, he said: "Over all that we
say, be Allah the Witness and Guardian!" |
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Further
he said: "O my sons! Enter not all by one gate: enter you by
different gates. Not that I can profit you aught against Allah (with
my advice): none can command
except Allah: on Him do I put my trust: and let all that trust put
their trust on Him." |
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68. |
And
when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined, it did
not profit them in the least against (the
Plan of) Allah: it was but a
necessity of Jacob's soul, which he discharged. For he was, by Our
instruction, full of knowledge (and
experience): but most men know
not. |
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| 69. |
Now
when they came into Joseph's presence, he received his (full)
brother to stay with him. He said (to
him): "Behold! I am your
(own)
brother; so grieve not at aught of their doings." |
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At
length when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable)
for them, he put the drinking cup into his brother's saddlebag. Then
shouted out a Crier: "O you (in)
the Caravan! Behold! You are thieves, without doubt!" |
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They
said, turning towards them: "What is it that you miss?" |
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72. |
They
said: "We miss the great beaker of the king; for him who produces
it, is (the reward of)
a camel-load; I will be bound by it." |
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(The
brothers) said: "By Allah!
Well you know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we
are no thieves!" |
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74. |
(The
Egyptians) said: "What
then shall be the penalty of this, if you are (proved)
to have lied?" |
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They
said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle bag it is
found, should be held (as bondman)
to atone for the (crime).
Thus it is we punish the wrongdoers!" |
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So
he began (the search)
with their baggage, before (he
came to) the baggage of his
brother: at length He brought it out of his brother's baggage. Thus
did We plan for Joseph. He could not take his brother by the law of
the king except that Allah willed it (so).
We raise to degrees (of wisdom)
whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge is One, the All-Knowing. |
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They
said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who did steal
before (him)."
But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart, revealing not
the secrets to them. He (simply)
said (to himself):
"You are the worse situated; and Allah knows best the truth of
what you assert!" |
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They
said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and venerable,
(who will grieve for him);
so take one of us in his place; for we see that you are (gracious)
in doing good." |
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| 79. |
He
said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we
found our property: indeed (if
we did so), we should be acting
wrongfully." |
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| 80. |
Now
when they saw no hope of his (yielding),
they held a conference in private. The leader among them said: "Know
you not that your father did take an oath from you in Allah's name,
and how before this, you did fail in your duty with Joseph? Therefore
will I not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allah commands
me; and He is the best to command. |
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81. |
"Turn
you back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! your son
committed theft: we bear witness only to what we know, and we could
not well guard against the unseen! |
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82. |
"
'Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in which we returned,
and (you will find)
we are indeed telling the truth.' " |
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| 83. |
Jacob
said: "Nay, but you have yourselves contrived a story
(good enough) for you. So patience
is most fitting (for me).
Maybe Allah will bring them (back)
all to me (in the end):
for He is indeed full of knowledge and wisdom." |
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84. |
And
he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my grief for
Joseph!" And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he fell into
silent melancholy. |
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85. |
They
said: "By Allah! (never)
will you cease to remember Joseph until you reach the last extremity
of illness, or until you die!" |
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86. |
He
said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allah,
and I know from Allah that which you know not… |
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87. |
"O
my sons! go you and inquire about Joseph and his brother, and never
give up hope of Allah's soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's
soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith." |
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Then,
when they came (back)
into (Joseph's)
presence they said: "O exalted one! distress has seized us and
our family: we have (now)
brought but scanty capital: So pay us full measure, (we
pray you), and treat it as charity
to us: for Allah does reward the charitable." |
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89. |
He
said: "Know you how you dealt with Joseph and his brother, not
knowing (what you were doing)?" |
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| 90. |
They
said: "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph
and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all):
behold, he that is righteous and patient--never will Allah suffer
the reward to be lost, of those who do right." |
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