SURAH
YUSUF
Allah in the name of The Most Affectionate, the Merciful.
1. Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of a Book luminous.
2. No doubt, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so
that you may understand.
3. We relate to you the best narration, in that We revealed
to you this Quran, though no doubt, you had no knowledge before.
4. Recall when Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father, 'O my
father, I saw eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them
prostrating for me.
5. He said, O my son! Relate not your dream to your brothers,
that they will devise any scheme against you. No doubt, Satan
( The devil ) is the clear enemy of man.
6. And thus your lord Will select you. and teach you to
draw conclusion of the discourses. and perfect His blessings
upon you and upon the house of Yaqoob (Jacob) as He perfected
it formerly on Ishaque (Isaac). No doubt your Lord is knowing
Wise
7. No doubt. In Yusuf and his brethren there are signs for
the inquirers.
8. When they said surely Yusuf and his brother are dearer
to our father than we and we are a party. No doubt. Our father
is clearly absorbed in their love.
9. Kill Yusuf or cast him forth into some land so that your
father's face may only remain towards you. And thereafter be
righteous.
10. One of them said. 'Kill not Yusuf, and cast him into
a dark well that any traveler may take him away if you are to
do.'
11. They said, 'O Our father! What happened to you that
you are not trusting us regarding Yusuf, and we are his well
wishers.
12. Send him forth with us tomorrow that he may eat fruits
and play, and no doubt, we are his watchmen.
13. He said, 'It will grieve me that you should take him
away, and I fear that wolf may eat him while you remain unaware
of him.'
14. They said, if the wolf eats him, and we are a party
then we are of no use.'
15. Then when they took him away, and all agreed that he
should be put in a dark well, and We revealed to him that necessarily
you shall inform them of this doing while they shall not be
knowing.
16. And at night they came to their father weeping.
17. They said, 'O our father! we went away racing, and left
Yusuf near our provisions, then the wolf ate him, and you would
not believe us, though we may be true.
18. And they brought his shirt stained with false blood.
He said, 'Your hearts have made a thing for you, then patience
is good; and I seek help only from Allah against what you describe.
19. And there came a Caravan, they sent their water carrier
he then let down his bucket. He Said, 'Hurrah'; what a good
news, this is a boy,' and concealed him as a treasure And Allah
knows what they do.
20. And the brothers sold him for a mean price on a counted
Durham, and they had no inclination in him.
21. And the man of Egypt who bought him said to his wife,
'keep him honorably, perchance he may profit us, or we may take
him as son. And thus We established Yusuf in the land and in
order that We may teach him to draw conclusions of the discourses.
And Allah is Dominant over His affairs, but most men know not.
22. And when he reached to his full strength, We bestowed
him wisdom and knowledge. And thus We recompense the righteous.
23. And she, in whose house he was, allured him lest he
may control his self. And bolted all the doors, and she said,
'Comes I say to you.' He said, 'Allah be my refuge that Aziz
is my lord that is to say nourisher. He has kept me very well.
No doubt, the unjust never prosper.
24. And no doubt, the woman desired him, and he would also
have desired her, if he had seen the proof of his Lord. Thus
We did, in order that We might avert from him evil and indecency.
No doubt, he is of my selected bondmen.
25. And both ran towards the door, and the woman tore his
shirt from behind, and both met the husband of the woman near
the door. She said 'what is the punishment of him who desired
evil with your wife, but that he should be imprisoned or a painful
chastisement?'
26. He said, 'she allured me lest I may protect myself and
a witness of the household of the woman bore witness, if his
shirt is torn from before, then the woman is true and he is
a liar.
27. And if his shirt is torn from behind, then the woman
is a liar and he is truthful.
28. Then when Aziz saw his shirt torn from behind, he said
'no doubt, this is the device of you women.' No doubt' your
device is great.
29. 'O Yusuf, do not think of it. And O woman! Ask forgiveness
of your sin. No doubt. You are one of the sinners.
30. And certain women in the city said, 'The wife of Aziz
allures the hearts of her young boy. No doubt, his love has
deepened in her heart. We find her infatuated with love openly.
31. Then when Zalikha heard their whispering then she sent
for them and prepared for them cushioned couches, and gave to
each of them a knife, and said to Yusuf, 'Come forth to them.'
And when the women saw Yusuf, they began to speak of his greatness,
and cut their, hands and said 'Holy is Allah,' he is not a mankind,
he is not but a noble angel.
32. Zalikha said, 'then this is he about whom you used to
reproach me, and no doubt, I desired to allure his heart' then
he preserved himself. And no doubt, if he will not do what I
say to him, then necessarily he will be put in prison and surely
he shall bear insult.
33. Yusuf said, 'O my Lord, prison is dearer to me than
the work to which she calls me. And if you shall not turn their
guile from me, then I shall incline towards them and will be
ignorant.
34. Then his Lord heard his prayer, and turned the guile
of the women from him. No doubt, He Hears, Knows.
35. Then even after seeing all signs, the same previous
thought came to their mind that they should put him in prison
for a period.
36. And two young men entered the prison with him. One of
them said, 'I dreamed that I press wine' and the other said,
'I dreamed that there are some breads on my head whereof the
birds are eating. Tell us its interpretation. No doubt, we see
you righteous.
37. Yusuf said, 'the food which you use to get, will not
come to you, but I shall tell you the interpretation thereof
before it comes to you, this is of those knowledges which my
Lord has taught me. No doubt, I did not concede to the religion
of the people who do not believe in Allah and they are the rejecters
of the Hereafter.
38. And I followed the religion of my fathers Ibrahim and
Ishaque and Yaqub. It is not for us to associate anything with
Allah. That is a grace of Allah upon mankind and us but most
men thank not.
39. 'O my two fellow prisoners; are separate Lords better
or Allah the One Omnipotent?
40. You worship not besides Him but only names which you
and your fathers have carved out. Allah has sent down no authority
for them. There is no judgement but of Allah. He commanded not
to worship anyone besides Him. This is the right religion, but
most men know not.
41. 'O my two fellow prisoners! As for one of you he will
serve wine for drink to his lord (King), and as for the other,
he will be crucified, and the birds will eat of his head. The
matter about which you inquired has been decreed.
42. And Yusuf said to one whom he considered would be saved
of the two, 'mention me before your lord, then Satan (The evil)
made him forget to mention him to his lord then Yusuf continued
in the prison for several years more.
43. And the King said, 'I saw in a dream seven fat cows
that they are being eaten by seven lean cows, and seven green
ears and seven others dry. O courtiers! Answer to my dream if
you know interpretation of the dreams.'
44. They said, 'these are confused dreams, and we know not
the interpretation of dreams.'
45. And the one who was saved of the two said when he remembered
after a long time, 'I will tell you its interpretation, send
me forth.'
46. 'O Yusuf! O man of truth! Give us interpretation regarding
seven fat cows which are being eaten by seven lean ones and
seven green ears and the other seven dry; perchance, I may return
to the people, perchance they learn.
47. He said. 'You will do cultivation for seven continuous
years, then what you reap, leave it in its ear, but a little
which you may eat.
48. Then after it there shall come seven hard years, that
shall eat up what you had stored up for them before, but a little
which you may save.
49. Then thereafter there shall come a year wherein people
will have rain and in which they will press juice
50. And the king said, 'bring him to me, then when the messenger
came to him, he said, 'return to your lord, then ask him, 'what
about the women who had cut their hands? No doubt my Lord knows
their guile.
51. The King said 'O women' what business you had when you
desired to allure the heart of Yusuf. They said. 'Holy is Allah,
we did not find any evil in him. The wife of Aziz said, 'now
the reality is discovered, I desired to allure his heart and
no doubt, he is truthful.
52. Yusuf said, 'I have done this because Aziz should know
that I betrayed him not behind his back, and Allah allows not
the guile of betrayers.
53. And I do not hold my soul free from sin' no doubt the
soul is wont to command evil but that on whom my Lord has mercy.
No doubt, my Lord is Forgiving' Merciful.
54. The King said, bring him to me that I may choose him
especially for myself. Then, when he talked to him said 'certainly
today, you are a man dignified, trusted with us.
55. Yusuf said, 'set me over the treasures of earth. No
doubt, I am watchful, knowing.
56. And thus We gave control to Yusuf over this land wherein
he might live wherever he wished. We cause Our mercy to reach
whom We please, and We waste not the reward of the righteous.
57. And surely the reward of the Hereafter is better for
those who believed and remained duty-bound.
58. And the brethren of Yusuf, came, then appeared before
him and Yusuf recognised them but they remained unaware of him.
59. And when he got ready their baggage, he said, 'bring
your stepbrother to me, do you not see that I give full measure
and I am the best host.
60. But if you bring him not to me, then there is not measure
for you with me and approach me not.
61. They said, we shall desire him from his father, and
we are certainly to do it.
62. And Yusuf said to his servants 'put their capital in
their saddlebags, haply they may recognize it when they go back
to their home, per-chance they may return.
63. Then when they returned to their father, they said,
'O our father, the food-grain has been denied to us, so send
with us our brother that we may bring food-grain and we shall
surely safeguard him.
64. He said, 'May I trust you about him likewise I trusted
you before about his brother.' Then Allah is the best Guard
He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.
65. And when they opened their goods, they found their capital
returned to them. They said, 'O Our father, now what more should
we desire? Here is our capital that has been returned to us,
and we shall bring food-grain for our family and we shall guard
our brother, and we shall find an extra camel load. This offering
is nothing before a King.
66. He said, 'I will never send him with you, until you
give me this solemn pledge of Allah that you will be surely
bring him back, but that you may be encompassed' Then when they
gave Yaqub solemn pledge, he said, 'Allah is responsible over
what we say.'
67. And said he, 'O my sons, enter not by one door, but
enter you by separate gates. I cannot save you against Allah
All decisions belong to Allah I relied on Him, and let the relying
rely on Him.
68. And when they entered after the manner their father
had commanded, it could not save them against Allah, yes there
was a desire in the heart of Yaqub which he fulfilled. And verily,
he is the man of knowledge by Our teaching, but most men know
not.
69. And they went to Yusuf. He gave his brother a place
near himself, he said' 'believe, I am your brother therefore
be not grieved of whatever they do.'
70. Then when he made ready their baggage, he put the drinking
cup in the saddlebag of his brother. Thereafter a Crier cried.
'O men of Caravan, no doubt. You are thieves.'
71. They said, and turned to them, 'what it is that you
find not.
72. hey said, 'we do not find the king' measuring cup. And
whosoever will bring it. He shall have a camel's load and I
am his guarantor.
73. They said. 'By God, you are well aware that we came
not for creating mischief in the land, nor we are thieves.
74. They said. 'What is the penalty of him, if you be liars?
75. They said, 'its penalty is, that he in whose baggage
it is found, be himself the servant in recompense. Thus is the
punishment of the unjust at our place.
76. Then first he began the search of their bags before
the bag of his brother; then he took it out from the bag of
his brother. We taught Yusuf thus to plan. He could not take
his brother under the King's Law but this that Allah willed.
We exalt in degrees whomsoever We please. And above every man
of knowledge there is One of More Knowledge.
77. The brothers said, 'if he commits theft, then no doubt
his brother has already committed theft before, then Yusuf kept
this thing secret in his heart and did not disclose it to them.
He said within himself, 'you are at worse place, and Allah knows
well what you fabricate.
78. They said, 'O Aziz, he has a father, aged and advanced
in years, so take one of us in his place. No doubt we are seeing
your favours.
79. He said, 'be refuge of Allah that we should take any
other but him with whom we found our goods then we shall surely
be unjust.
80. Then when they were disappointed of him they began conferring
going apart. His elder brother said, 'do you not remember that
your father had taken a solemn pledge of Allah from you, and
before this how you committed mistake regarding Yusuf? Then
I shall not move from this place until my father permits or
Allah commands me and His command is best.
81. Return you all to your father, and say, 'O our father
verily your son has committed theft, and we had become witnesses
to this much what we had in our knowledge, and we were not guardians
over the unseen.
82. And Enquirer of the town wherein we were and the Caravan
in which we came. And no doubt, we are truthful.
83. He said, 'your souls have made for you some excuse.
Then patience is good. It is near that Allah may bring them
all to me. No doubt, it is He the Knowing the Wise.
84. And he turned away his face from him and said, 'Ah,
woe on the separation of Yusuf, and his eyes were whitened with
grief and he suppressed his anger.
85. They said, 'By-God, you shall ever continue to remember
Yusuf until you approach grave or pass away with your life.
86. He said, 'I cry out for assistance in my anguish and
sorrow unto Allah, and I know those glories of Allah which you
know not.
87. 'O my sons! Go and search for Yusuf and his brother
and despair not of Allah's mercy. No doubt, none despair of
the mercy of Allah but a people disbelieving.
88. Then when they reached Yusuf, they said, 'O Aziz, distress
has reached us and our family, and we have come with worthless
capital, then you give us full measure and be charitable to
us. No doubt, Allah rewards the charitable.
89. He said, 'Are you aware what you did with Yusuf and
his brother, when you were ignorant.
90. They said, 'Are you really Yusuf,' He said, 'I am Yusuf
and this is my brother No doubt, Allah has favoured us. Verily
whosoever refrains and be patient, then Allah wastes not the
reward of the righteous.
91. They said, 'By God, surely Allah has preferred you above
us, and no doubt, we had been sinners.
92. He said, 'there is no reproach today upon you. May Allah
forgive you. And He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.
93. Go with this shirt of mine, put it on my father's face'
he shall recover his sight. And bring all your family together.
94. When the Caravan departed from Egypt, their father here
said, 'no doubt, I find the scent of Yusuf, if you say me not
that he is doted.
95. The sons said, 'By Allah, you are infatuated with the
same old love.
96. Then when the bearer of lad-tidings came' he laid that
shirt on the face of Yaqub, forthwith his sight came back. He
said, 'did I not say to you hat I know those glories of Allah
which you know not.
97. They said, 'O our father, beg forgiveness of our sins,
no doubt, we are sinful.
98. He said, 'soon I shall beg my Lord to forgive you.'
He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
99. Then when they all reached Yusuf, he offered a place
near him to his father and, mother and said. 'Enter' Egypt if
Allah will with security.
100. And he seated his father and mother on the throne,
and all fell down prostrate for him, and Yusuf said, 'O my father,
this is the interpretation of-my first vision. Verily my Lord
has made it true. And no doubt, He favoured me that He brought
forth me from the prison, and brought you all from the village
after Satan had created dissension between my brothers and me.
Surely my Lord makes easy any thing He pleases. Verily He is
the knowing, Wise.
101. 'O my Lord! Verily You have bestowed me a Kingdom and
taught me to draw conclusion of some discourses. O Creater of
heavens and earth, You are my Helper in this world and the Hereafter.
Make me die as Muslim and join me with those who are worthy
to be very close to You.
102. These are some tidings of Unseen, which We reveal to
you. And you were not with them, when they agreed upon their
plan, and they were devising.
103. And most men will not believe; though you eagerly desire
it.
104. And you do not ask any wage for it; it is not but admonition
to the whole world.
105. And how many a sign there is in the heavens and earth
that most men pass by them and are unaware of them.
106. And most of them believe not in Allah but as associators.
107. Have they become fearless from this that they maybe
encompassed by the torment of Allah or the sudden coming of
the Hour upon them while they are unaware?
108. Say you, 'This is my way; I call towards Allah. I and
those who follow my footsteps have insight. And Holy is Allah:
and I am not an associators.
109. And all those who were sent as messengers before you
were men, whom We revealed, and all were residents of the cities.
Have they not journeyed in the land, that they may see, what
became the end of those before them? And no doubt, the abode
of the Hereafter is better for the duty-bound. Have you not
then wisdom?
110. And so much so, when the messengers had no hope of
outer causes and the people thought that the messengers had
given them wrong information at that time, Our help came, then
whomsoever We willed was rescued. And Our torments cannot be
averted from the sinful people.
111. No doubt, the eyes of the wise men are opened by their
tidings. It is not a discourse concocted, but a confirmation
of what went before and a detail explanation of every thing,
and guidance and a mercy for the Muslims.
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