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وَأَخْرَجَهَاAnd he pulled it outفَإِذَاand beholdفِيinالدَّلْوِthe bucketغُلَامٌa boy.

And he pulled it out and behold, in the bucket was a boy.

دُهِشَAmazedالرَّجُلُthe manوَنَادَىٰand he called out:﴿يَاOبُشْرَىٰgood tidings!هَٰذَاThisغُلَامٌ﴾is a boy.

The man was amazed and called out: "O good tidings! This is a boy."

وَفَرِحَAnd rejoicedالنَّاسُthe peopleجِدًّاgreatlyوَأَخْفَوْهُand they hid him.

And the people rejoiced greatly and they hid him.

وَوَصَلُواAnd they arrivedإِلَىٰtoمِصْرَEgyptوَقَامُواand they stoodفِيinالسُّوقِthe marketوَنَادَوْا:and called out:مَنْWhoيَشْتَرِيwill buyهَٰذَاthisالْغُلَامَ؟boy?

And they arrived in Egypt, and they stood in the market and called out: "Who will buy this boy?"

مَنْWhoيَشْتَرِيwill buyهَٰذَاthisالْغُلَامَ؟boy?

"Who will buy this boy?"

اشْتَرَىٰBoughtالْعَزِيزُAl-AzizيُوسُفَYusufبِدَرَاهِمَfor dirhamsمَعْدُودَةٍfew.

Al-Aziz bought Yusuf for a few dirhams.

وَبَاعَهُAnd sold himالتُّجَّارُthe merchantsوَمَاand notعَرَفُواthey knewيُوسُفَYusuf.

And the merchants sold him, and they did not know Yusuf.

وَذَهَبَAnd wentبِهِwith himالْعَزِيزُAl-Azizإِلَىٰtoقَصْرِهِhis palaceوَقَالَand he saidلِامْرَأَتِهِ:to his wife:أَكْرِمِيBe generousيُوسُفَto Yusufإِنَّهُindeed heوَلَدٌis a boyرَّشِيدٌwise.

And Al-Aziz took him to his palace and said to his wife: "Be generous to Yusuf; indeed he is a wise boy."

الْوَفَاءُLoyaltyوَالْأَمَانَةُand Trustworthiness

Loyalty and Trustworthiness

وَرَاوَدَتْAnd she temptedامْرَأَتُthe wifeالْعَزِيزِof Al-AzizيُوسُفَYusufعَلَىtoالْخِيَانَةِbetrayalوَلَٰكِنَّbutيُوسُفَYusufأَبَىٰrefusedوَقَالَ:and said:﴿كَلَّا!Never!أَنَاIلَاdo notأَخُونُbetrayسَيِّدِي,my master

And the wife of Al-Aziz tempted Yusuf to betrayal, but Yusuf refused, and said: "Never! I do not betray my master

إِنَّهُindeed heأَحْسَنَwas goodإِلَيَّto meوَأَكْرَمَنِي,and honored meإِنِّيindeed Iأَخَافُfearاللَّهَ.Allah.

indeed he was good to me and honored me. Indeed I fear Allah."

وَغَضِبَتْAnd became angryامْرَأَتُthe wifeالْعَزِيزِof Al-Azizوَشَكَتْand she complainedإِلَىٰtoزَوْجِهَاher husband.

And the wife of Al-Aziz became angry and complained to her husband.

وَعَرَفَAnd knewالْعَزِيزُAl-Azizأَنَّthatالْمَرْأَةَthe womanكَاذِبَةٌwas lyingوَعَرَفَand knewأَنَّthatيُوسُفَYusufأَمِينٌwas trustworthy.

And Al-Aziz knew that the woman was lying, and knew that Yusuf was trustworthy.

فَقَالَSo he saidلِزَوْجَتِهِto his wife﴿إِنَّكِIndeed youكُنْتِwereمِنَofالْخَاطِئِينَ﴾the sinners.

So he said to his wife: "Indeed you were of the sinners."