قالَ هَل عَلِمتُم ما فَعَلتُم بِيوسُفَ وَأَخيهِ إِذ أَنتُم جاهِلونَ
He asked, “Do you remember what you did with Joseph and his brother in your ignorance?”
قالوا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ يوسُفُ ۖ قالَ أَنا يوسُفُ وَهـٰذا أَخي ۖ قَد مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَينا ۖ إِنَّهُ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصبِر فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُضيعُ أَجرَ المُحسِنينَ
They exclaimed, “Could you possibly be Joseph?” He confirmed, “I am Joseph, and this is my brother. God has indeed been gracious to us. Whoever is righteous and patient—God never wastes the reward of the good-doers.”
قالوا تَاللَّهِ لَقَد آثَرَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَينا وَإِن كُنّا لَخاطِئينَ
They admitted, “By God, truly God has preferred you over us, and we were indeed at fault.”
قالَ لا تَثريبَ عَلَيكُمُ اليَومَ ۖ يَغفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكُم ۖ وَهُوَ أَرحَمُ الرّاحِمينَ
He responded, “There will be no blame on you today. May God forgive you, for He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.”
اذهَبوا بِقَميصي هـٰذا فَأَلقوهُ عَلىٰ وَجهِ أَبي يَأتِ بَصيرًا وَأتوني بِأَهلِكُم أَجمَعينَ
“Take my shirt, and lay it over my father’s face, and he will regain his sight. And bring your entire family to me.”
وَلَمّا فَصَلَتِ العيرُ قالَ أَبوهُم إِنّي لَأَجِدُ ريحَ يوسُفَ ۖ لَولا أَن تُفَنِّدونِ
As the caravan departed, their father said, “I can sense the scent of Joseph, even though you think I’m senile.”
قالوا تَاللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفي ضَلالِكَ القَديمِ
They replied, “By God, you are still in your old delusions.”
فَلَمّا أَن جاءَ البَشيرُ أَلقاهُ عَلىٰ وَجهِهِ فَارتَدَّ بَصيرًا ۖ قالَ أَلَم أَقُل لَكُم إِنّي أَعلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ما لا تَعلَمونَ
When the bearer of good news arrived, he placed it on his face, and he regained his sight. He said, “Didn’t I tell you that I know from God what you don’t know?”
قالوا يا أَبانَا استَغفِر لَنا ذُنوبَنا إِنّا كُنّا خاطِئينَ
They pleaded, “O our father, seek forgiveness for our transgressions; we were indeed in the wrong.”
قالَ سَوفَ أَستَغفِرُ لَكُم رَبّي ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الغَفورُ الرَّحيمُ
He replied, “I will seek your forgiveness from my Lord. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
فَلَمّا دَخَلوا عَلىٰ يوسُفَ آوىٰ إِلَيهِ أَبَوَيهِ وَقالَ ادخُلوا مِصرَ إِن شاءَ اللَّهُ آمِنينَ
When they entered Joseph’s presence, he embraced his parents and said, “Enter Egypt, God willing, in peace and safety.”