Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 12 Yusuf, Ayat 80-93
فَلَمَّا اسۡتَايۡـئَسُوۡا مِنۡهُ خَلَصُوۡا نَجِيًّا ؕ قَالَ كَبِيۡرُهُمۡ اَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡۤا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمۡ قَدۡ اَخَذَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ مَّوۡثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَمِنۡ قَبۡلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُّمۡ فِىۡ يُوۡسُفَ ۚ فَلَنۡ اَبۡرَحَ الۡاَرۡضَ حَتّٰى يَاۡذَنَ لِىۡۤ اَبِىۡۤ اَوۡ يَحۡكُمَ اللّٰهُ لِىۡ ۚ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ الۡحٰكِمِيۡنَ
﴿12:80﴾
اِرۡجِعُوۡۤا اِلٰٓى اَبِيۡكُمۡ فَقُوۡلُوۡا يٰۤاَبَانَاۤ اِنَّ ابۡنَكَ سَرَقَۚ وَمَا شَهِدۡنَاۤ اِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمۡنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلۡغَيۡبِ حٰفِظِيۡنَ
﴿12:81﴾
وَسۡـئَلِ الۡقَرۡيَةَ الَّتِىۡ كُنَّا فِيۡهَا وَالۡعِيۡرَ الَّتِىۡ اَقۡبَلۡنَا فِيۡهَاؕ وَاِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوۡنَ
﴿12:82﴾
قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَـكُمۡ اَنۡفُسُكُمۡ اَمۡرًاؕ فَصَبۡرٌ جَمِيۡلٌؕ عَسَى اللّٰهُ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِيَنِىۡ بِهِمۡ جَمِيۡعًاؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الۡعَلِيۡمُ الۡحَكِيۡمُ
﴿12:83﴾
وَتَوَلّٰى عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ يٰۤاَسَفٰى عَلٰى يُوۡسُفَ وَابۡيَـضَّتۡ عَيۡنٰهُ مِنَ الۡحُـزۡنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيۡمٌ
﴿12:84﴾
قَالُوۡا تَاللّٰهِ تَفۡتَؤُا تَذۡكُرُ يُوۡسُفَ حَتّٰى تَكُوۡنَ حَرَضًا اَوۡ تَكُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡهَالِكِيۡنَ
﴿12:85﴾
قَالَ اِنَّمَاۤ اَشۡكُوۡا بَثِّـىۡ وَحُزۡنِىۡۤ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَاَعۡلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
﴿12:86﴾
يٰبَنِىَّ اذۡهَبُوۡا فَتَحَسَّسُوۡا مِنۡ يُّوۡسُفَ وَاَخِيۡهِ وَلَا تَايۡـئَسُوۡا مِنۡ رَّوۡحِ اللّٰهِؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا يَايۡـئَسُ مِنۡ رَّوۡحِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الۡقَوۡمُ الۡكٰفِرُوۡنَ
﴿12:87﴾
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوۡا عَلَيۡهِ قَالُوۡا يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡعَزِيۡزُ مَسَّنَا وَاَهۡلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئۡنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزۡجٰٮةٍ فَاَوۡفِ لَنَا الۡكَيۡلَ وَتَصَدَّقۡ عَلَيۡنَاؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَجۡزِى الۡمُتَصَدِّقِيۡنَ
﴿12:88﴾
قَالَ هَلۡ عَلِمۡتُمۡ مَّا فَعَلۡتُمۡ بِيُوۡسُفَ وَاَخِيۡهِ اِذۡ اَنۡتُمۡ جٰهِلُوۡنَ
﴿12:89﴾
قَالُوۡۤا ءَاِنَّكَ لَاَنۡتَ يُوۡسُفُؕ قَالَ اَنَا يُوۡسُفُ وَهٰذَاۤ اَخِىۡ قَدۡ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَيۡنَاؕ اِنَّهٗ مَنۡ يَّتَّقِ وَيَصۡبِرۡ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُضِيۡعُ اَجۡرَ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ
﴿12:90﴾
قَالُوۡا تَاللّٰهِ لَقَدۡ اٰثَرَكَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيۡنَا وَاِنۡ كُنَّا لَخٰـطِـئِيۡنَ
﴿12:91﴾
قَالَ لَا تَثۡرِيۡبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ الۡيَوۡمَؕ يَغۡفِرُ اللّٰهُ لَـكُمۡ وَهُوَ اَرۡحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيۡنَ
﴿12:92﴾
اِذۡهَبُوۡا بِقَمِيۡصِىۡ هٰذَا فَاَلۡقُوۡهُ عَلٰى وَجۡهِ اَبِىۡ يَاۡتِ بَصِيۡرًاۚ وَاۡتُوۡنِىۡ بِاَهۡلِكُمۡ اَجۡمَعِيۡنَ
﴿12:93﴾
(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." (12:81) So go back to your father and tell him: "Father! Your son has certainly
been guilty of stealing. We did not see him stealing but testify according to
what we know, and obviously we had no power to keep watch over that what is
altogether hidden from us. (12:82) You may inquire of the dwellers of the city where we were, and of
the people of the caravan with whom we travelled. We are altogether truthful
in what we say." (12:83) The father heard the narration and said: "(All that is untrue). But
your souls have made it easy for you to engage in a heinous act.64
So, I will be graciously patient even at this. Allah may well bring them all
back to me. He is All-Knowing, All-Wise." (12:84) Then he turned his back to them, and said: "O my grief for Joseph!"
His eyes whitened with grief and he was choked up with sorrow trying to suppress
his grief. (12:85) The sons said: "By Allah! You will continue to remember Joseph until
you will either consume yourself with grief, or will die." (12:86) He said: "I will address my sorrow and grief only to Allah, and I
know from Allah what you do not know. (12:87) My sons! Go and try to find out about Joseph and his brother and
do not despair of Allah's mercy. Verily only the unbelievers despair of Allah's
mercy." (12:88) On going to Egypt they presented themselves to Joseph and said to
him: "O chief! We and our family are struck with distress and have brought only
a paltry sum. So give us corn in full measure, and give it to us in charity.65
Allah rewards those who are charitable." (12:89) When Joseph heard this (he could not hold himself and said): "Do
you remember what you did to Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"
(12:90) They exclaimed: "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said: "Yes, I am Joseph
and this is my brother. Allah has surely been gracious to us. Indeed whoever
fears Allah and remains patient, Allah does not allow the reward of such people
to go to waste." (12:91) They said: "We swear by Allah! Indeed Allah has chosen you in preference
to us and we were truly guilty." (12:92) He replied: "No blame lies with you today. May Allah forgive you.
He is the Most Merciful of all those that are merciful. (12:93) Take this shirt of mine and throw it over my father's face. He will
regain his sight. And bring to me all your family."
Notes
64. That is, you readily believed that my son, whom I know to be of a noble
character, had committed the theft of a cup. You have behaved in his case just
as you behaved in the case of his elder brother. You made away with him and
then pretended, without any pangs of conscience, that a wolf had devoured him
and now, with the same ease, you tell me that the other brother has committed
a theft.
65. That is, it will be charitable of you if you give us that much grain
as we require to fulfill our needs, because the goods we have brought for its
barter are of less value than of the grain we require.