قَالُواْ لَئِنۡ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
(12:14) They said: "Should a wolf eat him, despite the presence of our strong
group, we would indeed be a worthless lot!"
group, we would indeed be a worthless lot!"
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَن يَجۡعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّۚ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمۡرِهِمۡ هَٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
(12:15) So when they went away with Joseph and decided to cast him in the
bottom of the dark pit, We revealed to Joseph: "Surely a time will come when
you will remind them of their deed. They know nothing about the consequence
of what they are doing."2
bottom of the dark pit, We revealed to Joseph: "Surely a time will come when
you will remind them of their deed. They know nothing about the consequence
of what they are doing."2
وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمۡ عِشَآءٗ يَبۡكُونَ
(12:16) At nightfall they came to their father weeping
قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ
(12:17) and said: "Father! We went racing with one another and left Joseph
behind with our things, and then a wolf came and ate him up. We know that you
will not believe us howsoever truthful we might be."
behind with our things, and then a wolf came and ate him up. We know that you
will not believe us howsoever truthful we might be."
وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٖ كَذِبٖۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرٗاۖ فَصَبۡرٞ جَمِيلٞۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
(12:18) And they brought Joseph's shirt, stained with false blood. Seeing
this their father exclaimed: "Nay (this is not true); rather your evil souls
have made it easy for you to commit a heinous act. So I will bear this patiently,
and in good grace.3 It is Allah's help alone that I seek against
your fabrication."4
this their father exclaimed: "Nay (this is not true); rather your evil souls
have made it easy for you to commit a heinous act. So I will bear this patiently,
and in good grace.3 It is Allah's help alone that I seek against
your fabrication."4