قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ لَا تَقۡصُصۡ رُءۡيَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ إِخۡوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُواْ لَكَ كَيۡدًاۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ 5

5        The father said: “O my son! Don’t reveal your dream to your brothers, lest they make a plot against you. Indeed, Satan is an open enemy of man.

وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجۡتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكَ وَعَلَىٰٓ ءَالِ يَعۡقُوبَ كَمَآ أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَبَوَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞ 6

6        “And thus your Creator will honour you (with Prophethood) and will teach you the interpretations of  events, and will bestow upon you and on the children of Yaqub ( peace be upon him )  His favours as He did on your forefathers, Ibrahim ( peace be upon him )  and Ishaq ( peace be upon him )  before this. Indeed, your Creator is All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

۞لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ 7

7        Indeed, in (the story of) Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  and his brothers there are proofs (of Allah’s Power and Muhammad’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) Prophethood) for those people who ask you (about this story).

إِذۡ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ 8

8        Indeed, in (the story of) Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  and his brothers there are proofs (of Allah’s Power and Muhammad’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) Prophethood) for those people who ask you (about this story).

ٱقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطۡرَحُوهُ أَرۡضٗا يَخۡلُ لَكُمۡ وَجۡهُ أَبِيكُمۡ وَتَكُونُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ قَوۡمٗا صَٰلِحِينَ 9

9        “Kill Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  or throw him in an (unknown) land so that your father’s full attention is focused on you. And become righteous people after that.”

قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ لَا تَقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ وَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّ يَلۡتَقِطۡهُ بَعۡضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ 10

10        One of them said: “Do not kill Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  (since it is a big crime). If you must do, throw him in (the bottom of) a dead well, some caravan of the travellers will pick him up.”

قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۬نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ 11

11        They said: “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  although we are definitely his well-wishers?

أَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعَنَا غَدٗا يَرۡتَعۡ وَيَلۡعَبۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ 12

12        “Send him with us tomorrow to eat, drink and play around. And, indeed, we are responsible for his safety.”

قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحۡزُنُنِيٓ أَن تَذۡهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأۡكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَأَنتُمۡ عَنۡهُ غَٰفِلُونَ 13

13        Yaqub ( peace be upon him )  said: “Indeed, it will grieve me, if you take him with you. And I shall also be worried lest a wolf eat him up due to your negligence.”

قَالُواْ لَئِنۡ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ 14

14        They said: “If a wolf eats him while we are a strong group (to protect him), then surely, we are totally useless persons.”

فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَن يَجۡعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّۚ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمۡرِهِمۡ هَٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ 15

15        So, when they took him away, they all agreed to throw him in (the bottom of) a dead well. (They acted upon their plan). Allah informed Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  (for his satisfaction): “Indeed, one day you shall inform them of their (evil) deed when they will not even recognize you.”

وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمۡ عِشَآءٗ يَبۡكُونَ 16

16        And they came to their father in the early part of the night weeping.

قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ 17

17        They said: “O our father! We were racing to overtake one another and we left Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  near our belongings, then a wolf ate him up. And you are not going to believe us even if we are truthful.”

وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٖ كَذِبٖۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرٗاۖ فَصَبۡرٞ جَمِيلٞۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ 18

18        And they brought his shirt with false blood on it. (Yaqub ( peace be upon him )  saw the shirt, it was not torn at all – Tabari). Yaqub ( peace be upon him )  said: “[The wolf did not eat Yusuf ( peace be upon him ) ] in fact, you have made up this story on your own. I better adhere to patience. I seek the help of Allah regarding your made up story.”

وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٞ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهُۥۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٞۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ 19

19        And a caravan of travellers came there. So they sent their water-drawer. Then he lowered his bucket (into the well). [Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  got hold of the bucket. When the bucket came out he saw Yusuf ( peace be upon him ) ]. He said: “O! Good luck! Here is a (fine) boy.” And the people of the caravan hid him [Yusuf ( peace be upon him ) ] to be used as merchandise (i.e. for selling him as a slave). And Allah was All-Knower of what they were doing.

وَشَرَوۡهُ بِثَمَنِۢ بَخۡسٖ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعۡدُودَةٖ وَكَانُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ 20

20        And they (brothers or the people of the Caravan) sold Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  for a petty price – for a few Dirhams. And they displayed indif-ference (i.e. attached no value) to Yusuf ( peace be upon him ) . 

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ 21

21        And the Egyptian who bought Yusuf ( peace be upon him ) , said to his wife: “Keep him with comfort and respect. Maybe we will benefit from him or we can adopt him as our son.” Thus We did establish Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  in the land in order to teach him the interpretation of the events. And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs but most of the people don’t know.

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ 22

22        And when Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  became mature, We gave him wisdom and knowledge (i.e. Prophethood or wisdom before the Prophethood). And thus We reward the good-doers.

وَرَٰوَدَتۡهُ ٱلَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيۡتِهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلۡأَبۡوَٰبَ وَقَالَتۡ هَيۡتَ لَكَۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَحۡسَنَ مَثۡوَايَۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ 23

23        And the lady, in whose house he was, tried to seduce him (to do a sinful act), and she closed the doors and said to him: “You come on.” Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  replied: “I seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, my master (your husband) has provided me a very comfortable life (I will not betray him). The evil-doers are never successful.”

وَلَقَدۡ هَمَّتۡ بِهِۦۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوۡلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرۡهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصۡرِفَ عَنۡهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلۡفَحۡشَآءَۚ إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ 24

24        And, indeed, she desired him. And Yusuf ( peace be upon him )  would have inclined to her desire if he had not seen the reasoning (or evidence) of his Creator. (He did see the evidence of his Creator) thus We turned away the evil and indecency from him. Indeed, he was one of Our chosen slaves.