12:1
الٓر ۚ
تِلْكَ
ءَايَـٰتُ
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
ٱلْمُبِينِ
ﲘ
Alif Lam Ra These are the verses of the Scripture that makes things clear––
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:2
إِنَّآ
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ
قُرْءَٰنًا
عَرَبِيًّۭا
لَّعَلَّكُمْ
تَعْقِلُونَ
ﲟ
We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so that you [people] may understand.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:3
نَحْنُ
نَقُصُّ
عَلَيْكَ
أَحْسَنَ
ٱلْقَصَصِ
بِمَآ
أَوْحَيْنَآ
إِلَيْكَ
هَـٰذَا
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
وَإِن
كُنتَ
مِن
قَبْلِهِۦ
لَمِنَ
ٱلْغَـٰفِلِينَ
ﲰ
We tell you [Prophet] the best of stories in revealing this Quran to you. Before this you were one of those who knew nothing about them.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:4
إِذْ
قَالَ
يُوسُفُ
لِأَبِيهِ
يَـٰٓأَبَتِ
إِنِّى
رَأَيْتُ
أَحَدَ
عَشَرَ
كَوْكَبًۭا
وَٱلشَّمْسَ
وَٱلْقَمَرَ
رَأَيْتُهُمْ
لِى
سَـٰجِدِينَ
ﳀ
Joseph said to his father, ‘Father, I dreamed of eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them all bow down before me,’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:5
قَالَ
يَـٰبُنَىَّ
لَا
تَقْصُصْ
رُءْيَاكَ
عَلَىٰٓ
إِخْوَتِكَ
فَيَكِيدُوا۟
لَكَ
كَيْدًا ۖ
إِنَّ
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ
لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ
عَدُوٌّۭ
مُّبِينٌۭ
ﱑ
and he replied, ‘My son, tell your brothers nothing of this dream, or they may plot to harm you––Satan is man’s sworn enemy.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:6
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
يَجْتَبِيكَ
رَبُّكَ
وَيُعَلِّمُكَ
مِن
تَأْوِيلِ
ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ
وَيُتِمُّ
نِعْمَتَهُۥ
عَلَيْكَ
وَعَلَىٰٓ
ءَالِ
يَعْقُوبَ
كَمَآ
أَتَمَّهَا
عَلَىٰٓ
أَبَوَيْكَ
مِن
قَبْلُ
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
وَإِسْحَـٰقَ ۚ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٌۭ
ﱬ
This is about how your Lord will choose you, teach you to interpret dreams, and perfect His blessing on you and the House of Jacob, just as He perfected it earlier on your forefathers Abraham and Isaac: your Lord is all knowing and wise.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:7
۞ لَّقَدْ
كَانَ
فِى
يُوسُفَ
وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ
ءَايَـٰتٌۭ
لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ
ﱵ
There are lessons in the story of Joseph and his brothers for all who seek them.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:8
إِذْ
قَالُوا۟
لَيُوسُفُ
وَأَخُوهُ
أَحَبُّ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَبِينَا
مِنَّا
وَنَحْنُ
عُصْبَةٌ
إِنَّ
أَبَانَا
لَفِى
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
مُّبِينٍ
ﲅ
The brothers said [to each other], ‘Although we are many, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are–– our father is clearly in the wrong.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:9
ٱقْتُلُوا۟
يُوسُفَ
أَوِ
ٱطْرَحُوهُ
أَرْضًۭا
يَخْلُ
لَكُمْ
وَجْهُ
أَبِيكُمْ
وَتَكُونُوا۟
مِنۢ
بَعْدِهِۦ
قَوْمًۭا
صَـٰلِحِينَ
ﲔ
[One of them said], ‘Kill Joseph or banish him to another land, and your father’s attention will be free to turn to you. After that you can be righteous.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:10
قَالَ
قَآئِلٌۭ
مِّنْهُمْ
لَا
تَقْتُلُوا۟
يُوسُفَ
وَأَلْقُوهُ
فِى
غَيَـٰبَتِ
ٱلْجُبِّ
يَلْتَقِطْهُ
بَعْضُ
ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ
إِن
كُنتُمْ
فَـٰعِلِينَ
ﲥ
[Another of them] said, ‘Do not kill Joseph, but, if you must, throw him into the hidden depths of a well where some caravan may pick him up.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:11
قَالُوا۟
يَـٰٓأَبَانَا
مَا
لَكَ
لَا
تَأْمَ۫نَّا
عَلَىٰ
يُوسُفَ
وَإِنَّا
لَهُۥ
لَنَـٰصِحُونَ
ﲱ
They said to their father, ‘Why do you not trust us with Joseph? We wish him well.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:12
أَرْسِلْهُ
مَعَنَا
غَدًۭا
يَرْتَعْ
وَيَلْعَبْ
وَإِنَّا
لَهُۥ
لَحَـٰفِظُونَ
ﲺ
Send him with us tomorrow and he will enjoy himself and play- we will take good care of him.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:13
قَالَ
إِنِّى
لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ
أَن
تَذْهَبُوا۟
بِهِۦ
وَأَخَافُ
أَن
يَأْكُلَهُ
ٱلذِّئْبُ
وَأَنتُمْ
عَنْهُ
غَـٰفِلُونَ
ﳈ
He replied, ‘The thought of you taking him away with you worries me: I am afraid a wolf may eat him when you are not paying attention.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:14
قَالُوا۟
لَئِنْ
أَكَلَهُ
ٱلذِّئْبُ
وَنَحْنُ
عُصْبَةٌ
إِنَّآ
إِذًۭا
لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ
ﳒ
They said, ‘If a wolf were to eat him when there are so many of us, we would truly be losers!’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:15
فَلَمَّا
ذَهَبُوا۟
بِهِۦ
وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟
أَن
يَجْعَلُوهُ
فِى
غَيَـٰبَتِ
ٱلْجُبِّ ۚ
وَأَوْحَيْنَآ
إِلَيْهِ
لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم
بِأَمْرِهِمْ
هَـٰذَا
وَهُمْ
لَا
يَشْعُرُونَ
ﱓ
Then they took him away with them, resolved upon throwing him into the hidden depths of a well- We inspired him, saying, ‘You will tell them of all this [at a time] when they do not realize [who you are]!’-
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:16
وَجَآءُوٓ
أَبَاهُمْ
عِشَآءًۭ
يَبْكُونَ
ﱘ
and at nightfall they returned to their father weeping.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:17
قَالُوا۟
يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ
إِنَّا
ذَهَبْنَا
نَسْتَبِقُ
وَتَرَكْنَا
يُوسُفَ
عِندَ
مَتَـٰعِنَا
فَأَكَلَهُ
ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖ
وَمَآ
أَنتَ
بِمُؤْمِنٍۢ
لَّنَا
وَلَوْ
كُنَّا
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ﱬ
They said, ‘We went off racing one another, leaving Joseph behind with our things, and a wolf ate him. You will not believe us, though we are telling the truth!’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:18
وَجَآءُو
عَلَىٰ
قَمِيصِهِۦ
بِدَمٍۢ
كَذِبٍۢ ۚ
قَالَ
بَلْ
سَوَّلَتْ
لَكُمْ
أَنفُسُكُمْ
أَمْرًۭا ۖ
فَصَبْرٌۭ
جَمِيلٌۭ ۖ
وَٱللَّهُ
ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ
عَلَىٰ
مَا
تَصِفُونَ
ﲂ
and they showed him his shirt, deceptively stained with blood. He cried, ‘No! Your souls have prompted you to do wrong! But it is best to be patient: from God alone I seek help to bear what you are saying.’
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:19
وَجَآءَتْ
سَيَّارَةٌۭ
فَأَرْسَلُوا۟
وَارِدَهُمْ
فَأَدْلَىٰ
دَلْوَهُۥ ۖ
قَالَ
يَـٰبُشْرَىٰ
هَـٰذَا
غُلَـٰمٌۭ ۚ
وَأَسَرُّوهُ
بِضَـٰعَةًۭ ۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌۢ
بِمَا
يَعْمَلُونَ
ﲖ
Some travellers came by. They sent someone to draw water and he let down his bucket. ‘Good news!’ he exclaimed. ‘Here is a boy!’ They hid him like a piece of merchandise- God was well aware of what they did-
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
12:20
وَشَرَوْهُ
بِثَمَنٍۭ
بَخْسٍۢ
دَرَٰهِمَ
مَعْدُودَةٍۢ
وَكَانُوا۟
فِيهِ
مِنَ
ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ
ﲠ
and then sold him for a small price, for a few pieces of silver: so little did they value him.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem