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12:64

He saidShouldI entrust youwith himexceptasI entrusted youwithhis brotherbeforebeforeBut Allah(is) the bestﱎﱏGuardianand He(is the) Most Merciful(of) the merciful(64)

He responded, “Should I trust you with him as I once trusted you with his brother ˹Joseph˺? But ˹only˺ Allah is the best Protector, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

12:65

And whenthey openedtheir baggagethey foundtheir merchandisereturnedﱚﱛto themThey saidO our fatherWhatﱟﱠ(could) we desireThis(is) our merchandisereturnedﱤﱥto usAnd we will get provision(for) our familyand we will protectour brotherand get an increasemeasureﱬﱭ(of) a camel's (load)That(is) a measurementeasy(65)

When they opened their bags, they discovered that their money had been returned to them. They argued, “O our father! What more can we ask for? Here is our money, fully returned to us. Now we can buy more food for our family. We will watch over our brother, and obtain an extra camel-load of grain. That load can be easily secured.”

12:66

He saidNeverwill I send himwith youuntilyou give to mea promisebyAllahthat surely you will bring him to methat surely you will bring him to meunlessthatﱿyou are surroundedﲀﲁyou are surroundedAnd whenthey had given himtheir promisehe saidAllahoverwhatwe say(is) a Guardian(66)

Jacob insisted, “I will not send him with you until you give me a solemn oath by Allah that you will certainly bring him back to me, unless you are totally overpowered.” Then after they had given him their oaths, he concluded, “Allah is a Witness to what we have said.”

12:67

And he saidO my sons(Do) notenterfromone gateone gatebut enterfromgatesﲖﲗdifferentAnd notI can availyouagainstAllahanyﲞﲟthingNot(is) the decisionexceptﲣﲤwith Allahupon HimﲦﲧI put my trustand upon Himlet put (their) trustthe ones who put trust(67)

He then instructed ˹them˺, “O my sons! Do not enter ˹the city˺ all through one gate, but through separate gates.1 I cannot help you against ˹what is destined by˺ Allah in the least. It is only Allah Who decides. In Him I put my trust. And in Him let the faithful put their trust.”

12:68

And whenthey enteredfromwhereordered themtheir fathernotitavail(ed)themagainstAllahanythingbut(it was) a needofYaqub's soulYaqub's soulﲿﳀwhich he carried outAnd indeed, he(was) a possessor(of) knowledgebecauseWe had taught himbutmost(of) the people(do) notknow(68)

Then when they entered as their father had instructed them, this did not help them against ˹the Will of˺ Allah whatsoever. It was just a desire in Jacob’s heart which he satisfied. He was truly blessed with ˹great˺ knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most people have no knowledge.

12:69

And whenthey entereduponYusufhe tookto himselfﳒﳓhis brotherHe saidIndeed, I[I] amyour brotherso (do) notgrievefor whatthey used (to)do(69)

When they entered Joseph’s presence, he called his brother ˹Benjamin˺ aside, and confided ˹to him˺, “I am indeed your brother ˹Joseph˺! So do not feel distressed about what they have been doing.”