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12:53

ﱁ ﱂAnd notI absolveﱄﱅmyselfIndeedthe soul(is) a certain enjoinerof evilunless[that]bestows Mercyﱍﱎmy LordIndeedmy Lord(is) Oft-ForgivingMost Merciful(53)

And I do not seek to free myself from blame, for indeed the soul is ever inclined to evil, except those shown mercy by my Lord. Surely my Lord is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

12:54

And saidthe kingBring him to meBring him to meI will select himﱙﱚfor myselfThen whenhe spoke to himhe saidIndeed, you(are) todaywith usfirmly established(and) trusted(54)

The King said, “Bring him to me. I will employ him exclusively in my service.” And when Joseph spoke to him, the King said, “Today you are highly esteemed and fully trusted by us.”

12:55

He saidAppoint meover(the) treasuriesﱨﱩ(of) the landIndeed, I(will be) a guardianknowing(55)

Joseph proposed, “Put me in charge of the store-houses of the land, for I am truly reliable and adept.”

12:56

And thusWe established[to] Yusufinthe landto settlethereinwhere everﱶﱷhe willedWe bestowOur Mercy(on) whomﱻﱼWe willAnd notWe let go wasteﱿ(the) reward(of) the good-doers(56)

This is how We established Joseph in the land to settle wherever he pleased. We shower Our mercy on whoever We will, and We never discount the reward of the good-doers.

12:57

And surely (the) reward(of) the Hereafter(is) betterfor those whobelieveand areGod conscious(57)

And the reward of the Hereafter is far better for those who are faithful and are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

12:58

And came(the) brothers(of) Yusufand they enteredupon himand he recognized thembut theyknew him notknew him not(58)

And Joseph’s brothers came and entered his presence. He recognized them but they were unaware of who he really was.

12:59

And whenhe had furnished themwith their supplieshe saidBring to mea brotherof yoursfromﲜﲝyour fatherDo notyou seethat I[I] give full[the] measureand that I am(the) best(of) the hosts(59)

When he had provided them with their supplies, he demanded, “Bring me your brother on your father’s side.1 Do you not see that I give full measure and I am the best of hosts?

12:60

But ifnotyou bring him to meyou bring him to methen (there will be) nomeasurefor youfrom meand notyou will come near me(60)

But if you do not bring him to me ˹next time˺, I will have no grain for you, nor will you ever come close to me again.”

12:61

They saidWe will try to get permissionfor him(from) his fatherand indeed wesurely will do(61)

They promised, “We will try to convince his father to let him come. We will certainly do ˹our best˺.”

12:62

And he saidto his servantsPuttheir merchandiseintheir saddlebagsﲿso that theymay recognize itwhenthey go backtotheir peopleso that they mayreturn(62)

Joseph ordered his servants to put his brothers’ money back into their saddlebags so that they would find it when they returned to their family and perhaps they would come back.

12:63

So whenthey returnedtotheir fatherthey saidO our fatherHas been deniedto usthe measureso sendwith usour brother(that) we will get measureAnd indeed, wefor him(will) surely (be) guardians(63)

When Joseph’s brothers returned to their father, they pleaded, “O our father! We have been denied ˹further˺ supplies. So send our brother with us so that we may receive our measure, and we will definitely watch over him.”