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78. They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath an aged father, so take one of us instead of him. Lo ! we behold thee of
those who do kindness.
79. He said : Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be
wrongdoers.
80. So, when they despaired of (moving) him, they conferred together apart. The eldest of them said: Know ye not how
your father took an undertaking from you in Allah's name and how ye failed in the case of Joseph aforetime? Therefore
I shall not go forth from the land until my father giveth leave or Allah judgeth for me. He is the Best of Judges.
81. Return unto your father and say: O our father! Lo! thy son hath stolen. We testify only to that which we know; we
are not guardians of the unseen.
82. Ask the township where we were, and the caravan with which we travelled hither. Lo! we speak the truth.
83. (And when they came unto their father and had spoken thus to him) he said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you
into something. (My course is) comely patience! It may be that Allah will bring them all unto me. Lo! He, only He, is
the Knower, the Wise.
84. And he turned away from them and said: Alas, my grief for Joseph! And his eyes were whitened with the sorrow
that he was suppressing.
85. They said: By Allah, thou wilt never cease remembering Joseph till thy health is ruined or thou art of those who
perish!
86. He said: I expose my distress and anguish only unto Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not.
87. Go, O my sons, and ascertain concerning Joseph and his brother, and despair not of the Spirit of Allah. Lo! none
despaireth of the Spirit of Allah save disbelieving folk
88. And when they came (again) before him (Joseph) they said: O ruler! Misfortune hath touched us and our folk, and
we bring but poor merchandise, so fill for us the measure and be charitable unto us. Lo! Allah will requite the
charitable.
89. He said: Know ye what ye did unto Joseph and his brother in your ignorance?
90. They said: Is it indeed thou who art Joseph? He said: I am Joseph and this is my brother. Allah hath shown us favour.
Lo! he who wardeth off (evil) and endureth (findeth favour); for verily Allah loseth not the wages of the kindly.
91. They said: By Allah, verily Allah hath preferred thee above us, and we were indeed sinful.
92. He said: Have no fear this day! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
93. Go with this shirt of mine and lay it on my father's face, he will become ( again ) a seer; and come to me with all
your folk.
94. When the caravan departed their father had said : Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me
dotard.
95. (Those around him) said: By Allah, Lo! thou art in thine old aberration.
96. Then, when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid it on his face and he became a seer once more. He said: Said
I not unto you that I know from Allah that which ye know not?
97. They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful.
98. He said: I shall ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
99. And when they came in before Joseph, he took his parents unto him, and said: Come into Egypt sale, if Allah will!
100. And he placed his parents on the dais and they fell down before him prostrate, and he said: O my father! This is
the interpretation of my dream of old. My Lord hath made it true, and He hath shown me kindness, since He took me
out of the prison and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo!
my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise.
101. O my Lord! Thou hast given me (something) of sovereignty and hast taught me (something) of the interpretation
of events, Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protecting Friend in the world and the Hereafter. Make
me to die submissive (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous.
102. This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in thee (Muhammad). Thou waft not present with them when
they bed their plan and they were scheming.
103. And though thou try much, most men will not believe.
104. Thou askest them no fee for it. It is naught else than a reminder unto the peoples.
105. How many a portent is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by with face averted!
106. And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partners (unto Him).