اِرْجِعُوْۤا اِلٰۤی اَبِیْكُمْ فَقُوْلُوْا یٰۤاَبَانَاۤ اِنَّ ابْنَكَ سَرَقَ ۚ وَ مَا شَهِدْنَاۤ اِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَ مَا كُنَّا لِلْغَیْبِ حٰفِظِیْنَ۝۸۱

So, go to your father and tell him: ´O father, your son has committed a theft. We bear witness to only what we know; we could not prevent the unknown.

وَ سْـَٔلِ الْقَرْیَةَ الَّتِیْ كُنَّا فِیْهَا وَ الْعِیْرَ الَّتِیْۤ اَقْبَلْنَا فِیْهَا ؕ وَ اِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوْنَ۝۸۲

Enquire from the people of that city, or ask the men of the caravan with whom we have come. We are verily speaking the truth.´"

قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ اَنْفُسُكُمْ اَمْرًا ؕ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِیْلٌ ؕ عَسَی اللّٰهُ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَنِیْ بِهِمْ جَمِیْعًا ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَلِیْمُ الْحَكِیْمُ۝۸۳

"No," said (the father). "You have made up the story; but patience is best; God may bring them back to me. He is all-knowing and all-wise."

وَ تَوَلّٰی عَنْهُمْ وَ قَالَ یٰۤاَسَفٰی عَلٰی یُوْسُفَ وَ ابْیَضَّتْ عَیْنٰهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِیْمٌ۝۸۴

He turned away from them and cried: "Alas for Joseph!" And his eyes turned white with grief which he bore in silence.

قَالُوْا تَاللّٰهِ تَفْتَؤُا تَذْكُرُ یُوْسُفَ حَتّٰی تَكُوْنَ حَرَضًا اَوْ تَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْهٰلِكِیْنَ۝۸۵

"By God," said they, "you will never stop thinking of Joseph till you are consumed or perish."

قَالَ اِنَّمَاۤ اَشْكُوْا بَثِّیْ وَ حُزْنِیْۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ وَ اَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۸۶

He replied: "I cry my plaint and grief to God, and know from God what you do not know.

یٰبَنِیَّ اذْهَبُوْا فَتَحَسَّسُوْا مِنْ یُّوْسُفَ وَ اَخِیْهِ وَ لَا تَایْـَٔسُوْا مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یَایْـَٔسُ مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ۝۸۷

O sons, go in search of Joseph and his brother, and do not despair of the mercy of God. Only they despair of God´s mercy who do not believe."

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوْا عَلَیْهِ قَالُوْا یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْعَزِیْزُ مَسَّنَا وَ اَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَ جِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُّزْجٰىةٍ فَاَوْفِ لَنَا الْكَیْلَ وَ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَیْنَا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَجْزِی الْمُتَصَدِّقِیْنَ۝۸۸

When they returned to him, they said (to Joseph): "O Minister, calamity has befallen us and our people. We have brought but a meagre sum, but give us full measure as alms bestowed. God surely rewards those who give alms."

قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا فَعَلْتُمْ بِیُوْسُفَ وَ اَخِیْهِ اِذْ اَنْتُمْ جٰهِلُوْنَ۝۸۹

, He said: "Do you know what you did to Joseph and his brother in your ignorance?"

قَالُوْۤا ءَاِنَّكَ لَاَنْتَ یُوْسُفُ ؕ قَالَ اَنَا یُوْسُفُ وَ هٰذَاۤ اَخِیْ ؗ قَدْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْنَا ؕ اِنَّهٗ مَنْ یَّتَّقِ وَ یَصْبِرْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُضِیْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ۝۹۰

They said: "Surely you are not Joseph!" "I am Joseph," he said, "and this is my brother. God has been gracious to us; for God does not verily deprive those who fear Him and are patient of the recompense of those who are good."