قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبٗا شَيۡخٗا كَبِيرٗا فَخُذۡ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
(12:78) They said: "O powerful chief (al-aziz)!2 His father is
an age-stricken man, (and in order that he may not suffer) seize one of us in
his stead. We indeed consider you an excellent person."
an age-stricken man, (and in order that he may not suffer) seize one of us in
his stead. We indeed consider you an excellent person."
قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأۡخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدۡنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ
(12:79) Joseph said: "Allah forbid that we should seize any except him with
whom we found our good.3 Were we to do so, we would surely be one
of the wrong-doers."
whom we found our good.3 Were we to do so, we would surely be one
of the wrong-doers."
فَلَمَّا ٱسۡتَيۡـَٔسُواْ مِنۡهُ خَلَصُواْ نَجِيّٗاۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمۡ قَدۡ أَخَذَ عَلَيۡكُم مَّوۡثِقٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبۡلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمۡ فِي يُوسُفَۖ فَلَنۡ أَبۡرَحَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡذَنَ لِيٓ أَبِيٓ أَوۡ يَحۡكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِيۖ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ
(12:80) Then, when they had despaired of Joseph they went to a corner and
counselled together. The eldest of them said: "Do you not know that your father
has taken a solemn promise from you in the name of Allah, and you failed in
your duty towards Joseph? So I will not depart from this land until my father
permits me, or Allah pronounces His judgement in my favour. He is the best of
those who judge."
counselled together. The eldest of them said: "Do you not know that your father
has taken a solemn promise from you in the name of Allah, and you failed in
your duty towards Joseph? So I will not depart from this land until my father
permits me, or Allah pronounces His judgement in my favour. He is the best of
those who judge."