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Then they returned to their father in the evening, weeping.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they came to their father at night, weeping.

— Saheeh International

ﭳﭴ

They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."

— Saheeh International

ﭿ ﮁﮂ ﮈﮉ ﮋﮌ

And they brought his shirt, stained with false blood.1 He responded, “No! Your souls must have tempted you to do something ˹evil˺. So ˹I can only endure with˺ beautiful patience!2 It is Allah’s help that I seek to bear your claims.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they brought upon his shirt false blood.1 [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."

— Saheeh International

ﮘﮙ ﮝﮞ ﮠﮡ

And there came some travellers, and they sent their water-boy who let down his bucket into the well. He cried out, “Oh, what a great find! Here is a boy!” And they took him secretly ˹to be sold˺ as merchandise, but Allah is All-Knowing of what they did.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise;1 and Allah was Knowing of what they did.

— Saheeh International

They ˹later˺ sold him for a cheap price, just a few silver coins—only wanting to get rid of him.1 

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.

— Saheeh International

ﯟﯠ ﯩﯪ

The man from Egypt1 who bought him said to his wife, “Take good care of him, perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” This is how We established Joseph in the land, so that We might teach him the interpretation of dreams. Allah’s Will always prevails, but most people do not know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the one from Egypt1 who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events [i.e., dreams]. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.

— Saheeh International

ﯺﯻ ﯿ

And when he reached maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good-doers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.

— Saheeh International

ﭜﭝ ﭠﭡ ﭥﭦ

And the lady, in whose house he lived, tried to seduce him. She locked the doors ˹firmly˺ and said, “Come to me!” He replied, “Allah is my refuge! It is ˹not right to betray˺ my master, who has taken good care of me. Indeed, the wrongdoers never succeed.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he1 is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."

— Saheeh International

ﭮﭯ ﭶﭷ ﭼﭽ ﭿ

She advanced towards him, and he would have done likewise, had he not seen a sign from his Lord.1 This is how We kept evil and indecency away from him, for he was truly one of Our chosen servants.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof [i.e., sign] of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants.

— Saheeh International

ﮌﮍ

They raced for the door and she tore his shirt from the back, only to find her husband at the door. She cried, “What is the penalty for someone who tried to violate your wife, except imprisonment or a painful punishment?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"

— Saheeh International

ﮠﮡ

Joseph responded, “It was she who tried to seduce me.” And a witness from her own family testified: “If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth and he is a liar.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

[Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified, "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars.

— Saheeh International

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