He said, "Should I entrust you with him except ˹under coercion˺ as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."

And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what ˹more˺ could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."

˹Jacob˺ said, "Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise by Allah that you will bring him ˹back˺ to me, unless you should be surrounded by enemies." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allah, over what we say, is Witness."

And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against ˹the decree of˺ Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely ˹indeed˺ rely."

And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah at all except ˹it was˺ a need within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.

قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَٰفِظࣰاۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا۟ مَتَٰعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا۟ بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْۖ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِيۖ هَٰذِهِۦ بِضَٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَاۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيرࣲۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيْلࣱ يَسِيرࣱ

قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُۥ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقࣰا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِي بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمْۖ فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلࣱ

وَقَالَ يَٰبَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابࣲ وَٰحِدࣲ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبࣲ مُّتَفَرِّقَةࣲۖ وَمَآ أُغْنِي عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍۖ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِي عَنْهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةࣰ فِي نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَاۚ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلْمࣲ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do ˹to me˺."

So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the ˹gold measuring˺ bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."

They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"

They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is ˹the reward of˺ a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."

They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."

The accusers said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"

˹The brothers˺ said, "Its recompense is that he in whose bag it is found - he ˹himself˺ will be its recompense. Thus do we recompense the wrongdoers."

So he began ˹the search˺ with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one ˹more˺ knowing.

They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."

They said, "O 'Azeez, indeed he has a father ˹who is˺ an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."

He said, "˹I seek˺ the refuge of Allah ˹to prevent˺ that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ ٱلسِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحْلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَٰرِقُونَ

قَالُوا۟ وَأَقْبَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِم مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ

قَالُوا۟ نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَآءَ بِهِۦ حِمْلُ بَعِيرࣲ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِيمࣱ

قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَٰرِقِينَ

قَالُوا۟ فَمَا جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُمْ كَٰذِبِينَ

قَالُوا۟ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ مَن وُجِدَ فِي رَحْلِهِۦ فَهُوَ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِيُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتࣲ مَّن نَّشَآءُۗ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلْمٍ عَلِيمࣱ

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخࣱ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي نَفْسِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْۚ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرࣱّ مَّكَانࣰاۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ

قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبࣰا شَيْخࣰا كَبِيرࣰا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذࣰا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ

So when they had despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private consultation. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken upon you an oath by Allah and ˹that˺ before you failed in ˹your duty to˺ Joseph? So I will never leave ˹this˺ land until my father permits me or Allah decides for me, and He is the best of judges.

Return to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew. And we were not witnesses of the unseen,

And ask the city in which we were and the caravan in which we came - and indeed, we are truthful,"

˹Jacob˺ said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. Perhaps Allah will bring them to me all together. Indeed it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise."

And he turned away from them and said, "Oh, my sorrow over Joseph," and his eyes became white from grief, for he was ˹of that˺ a suppressor.

They said, "By Allah, you will not cease remembering Joseph until you become fatally ill or become of those who perish."

He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.

O my sons, go and find out about Joseph and his brother and despair not of relief from Allah. Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people."

فَلَمَّا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا۟ نَجِيࣰّاۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُم مَّوْثِقࣰا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمْ فِي يُوسُفَۖ فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ ٱلْأَرْضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْذَنَ لِيٓ أَبِيٓ أَوْ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِيۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَٰفِظِينَ

وَسْـَٔلِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ ٱلَّتِي كُنَّا فِيهَا وَٱلْعِيرَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَقْبَلْنَا فِيهَاۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرࣰاۖ فَصَبْرࣱ جَمِيلٌۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأْتِيَنِي بِهِمْ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمࣱ

قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ تَفْتَؤُا۟ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ حَرَضًا أَوْ تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْهَٰلِكِينَ

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشْكُوا۟ بَثِّي وَحُزْنِيٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

يَٰبَنِيَّ ٱذْهَبُوا۟ فَتَحَسَّسُوا۟ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟ مِن رَّوْحِ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يَا۟يْـَٔسُ مِن رَّوْحِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

So when they entered upon Joseph, they said, "O 'Azeez, adversity has touched us and our family, and we have come with goods poor in quality, but give us full measure and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allah rewards the charitable."

He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"

They said, "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has certainly favored us. Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good."

They said, "By Allah, certainly has Allah preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."

He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. Allah will forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful."

Take this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will become seeing. And bring me your family, all together."

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَٰعَةࣲ مُّزْجَىٰةࣲ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا ٱلْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْزِي ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ

قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا فَعَلْتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنتُمْ جَٰهِلُونَ

قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يُوسُفُۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ يُوسُفُ وَهَٰذَآ أَخِيۖ قَدْ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَآۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ

قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَۖ يَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

ٱذْهَبُوا۟ بِقَمِيصِي هَٰذَا فَأَلْقُوهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِ أَبِي يَأْتِ بَصِيرࣰا وَأْتُونِي بِأَهْلِكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

And when the caravan departed ˹from Egypt˺, their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph ˹and would say that he was alive˺ if you did not think me weakened in mind."

They said, "By Allah, indeed you are in your ˹same˺ old error."

وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَۖ لَوْلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ

قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِي ضَلَٰلِكَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ