قَالُواThey saidيَأَيُّهَاOالْعَزِيزُexalted oneإِنَّindeedلَهُhe hasأَبًاfatherشَيْخًاoldكَبِيرًاgrand
They said, "O exalted one, indeed he has an old, aged father,"
فَخُذْso takeأَحَدَنَاone of usمَكَانَهُin his placeإِنَّاindeed weنَرَاكَsee youمِنَofالْمُحْسِنِينَthe doers of good
so take one of us in his place; indeed, we see you as one of the doers of good."
قَالَHe saidمَعَاذَprotectionاللَّهِof Allahأَنْthatنَأْخُذَwe takeإِلَّاexceptمَنْhim whomوَجَدْنَاwe foundمَتَاعَنَاour propertyعِنْدَهُwith him
He said, "Protection of Allah! That we should take except him with whom we found our property.
إِنَّاIndeed weإِذًاthenلَظَالِمُونَare wrongdoers
Indeed, we would then be wrongdoers."
وَهَكَذَاAnd thusبَقِيَremainedبَنْيَامِينُBenjaminعِنْدَwithيُوسُفَJoseph
And thus Benjamin remained with Joseph,
وَفَرِحَand rejoicedالْإِخْوَةُthe brothersجَمِيعًاall together
and the brothers rejoiced all together.
إِنَّIndeedيُوسُفَJosephكَانَwasوَحِيدًاaloneمُنْذُsinceزَمَنٍtimeطَوِيلٍlong
Indeed, Joseph had been alone for a long time,
لَاnotيَرَىseeingأَحَدًاanyone
not seeing anyone.
سَاقَSentاللَّهُAllahإِلَيْهِto himبَنْيَامِينَBenjamin
Allah sent Benjamin to him;
أَفَلَاwould he not thenيَحْبِسُهُkeep himعِنْدَهُwith him
would he not then keep him with him,
يَرَاهُsee himوَيُكَلِّمُهُand speak with him
see him, and speak with him?
وَهَلْAnd is itمِنَfromالظُّلْمِinjusticeأَنْthatيُقِيمَresidesأَخٌa brotherعِنْدَwithأَخِيهِhis brother
And is it from injustice that a brother resides with his brother?
أَبَدًاNeverأَبَدًاever
Never, ever!
٢١21--إِلَىToيَعْقُوبَJacob
21 - To Jacob
وَتَحَيَّرَAnd were perplexedالْإِخْوَةُthe brothersكَيْفَhowيَرْجِعُونَthey returnإِلَىtoأَبِيهِمْtheir father
And the brothers were perplexed how they would return to their father.
وَفَكَّرَAnd thoughtالْإِخْوَةُthe brothersمَاذَاwhatيَقُولُونَthey will sayلِأَبِيهِمْto their father
And the brothers thought about what they would say to their father.
وَقَدْAnd indeedفَجَعُوهُthey afflicted himأَمْسِyesterdayفِيconcerningيُوسُفَJoseph
And indeed they had afflicted him yesterday concerning Joseph;
أَفَيَفْجَعُونَهُwould they afflict himالْيَوْمَtodayفِيconcerningبَنْيَامِينَBenjamin
would they afflict him today concerning Benjamin?
أَمَّاAs forكَبِيرُهُمْtheir elder
As for their elder:
فَأَبَىhe refusedأَنْtoيَرْجِعَreturnإِلَىtoيَعْقُوبَJacobوَقَالَand saidلِإِخْوَتِهِto his brothers
he refused to return to Jacob and said to his brothers:
ارْجِعُواReturnإِلَىtoأَبِيكُمْyour fatherفَقُولُواand sayيَأَبَانَاO our fatherإِنَّindeedابْنَكَyour sonسَرَقَstole
"Return to your father and say, 'O our father, indeed your son stole,
وَمَاand notشَهِدْنَاwe witnessedإِلَّاexceptبِمَاby whatعَلِمْنَاwe knew
and we did not witness except what we knew,
وَمَاand notكُنَّاwe wereلِلْغَيْبِof the unseenحَافِظِينَguardians'
and we were not guardians of the unseen.'"
وَلَمَّاAnd whenسَمِعَheardيَعْقُوبُJacobالْقِصَّةَthe storyعَلِمَhe knewأَنَّthatلِلَّهِfor Allahيَدًاa handفِيinذَلِكَthat
And when Jacob heard the story, he knew that Allah had a purpose in that,
وَأَنَّand thatاللَّهَAllahيُمْْتَحِنُهُis testing him
and that Allah was testing him.
أَمْسِYesterdayفُجِعَhe was afflictedفِيconcerningيُوسُفَJosephوَالْيَوْمَand todayيُفْجَعُhe is afflictedفِيconcerningبَنْيَامِينَBenjamin
Yesterday he was afflicted concerning Joseph, and today he is afflicted concerning Benjamin.
إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَAllahيَجْمَعُgathersبَيْنَهُمَاbetween them
Indeed, Allah will gather them together.