Part 12
And no (moving) living creature is there on earth but its
provision is due from Allâh. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposit
(in the uterus, grave). all is in a Clear Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz - the Book of
Decrees with Allâh). (6) And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in
six Days and His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, which of you
is the best in deeds. But if you were to say to them: "You shall indeed be
raised up after death," those who disbelieve would be sure to say,
"This is nothing but obvious magic.[]" (7) And if We delay the
torment for them till a determined term, they are sure to say, "What keeps
it back?" Verily, on the day it reaches them, nothing will turn it away
from them, and they will be surrounded by (or fall in) that at which they used
to mock! (8) And if We give man a taste of Mercy from Us, and then withdraw
it from him, verily! he is despairing, ungrateful. (9) But if We let him
taste good (favour) after evil (poverty and harm) has touched him, he is sure
to say: "Ills have departed from me." Surely, he is exultant, and
boastful (ungrateful to Allâh). (10) Except those who show patience and do
righteous good deeds, those: theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (
Or they say, "He (Prophet Muhammad SAW) forged it (the
Qur'an)." Say: "Bring you then ten forged Sûrahs (chapters) like unto
it, and call whomsoever you can, other than Allâh (to your help), if you speak
the truth!" (13) If then they answer you not, know then that it [the Revelation
(this Qur'ân)] is sent down with the Knowledge of Allâh and that Lâ ilâha illa
Huwa: (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! Will you then be Muslims
(those who submit to Islâm)? (14) Whosoever desires the life of the world and
its glitter; to them We shall pay in full (the wages of) their deeds therein,
and they will have no diminution therein. (15) They are those for
whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but Fire; and vain are the deeds they
did therein. And of no effect is that which they used to do (16) Can they (Muslims)
who rely on a clear proof (the Qur'ân) from their Lord, and whom a witness
[Jibrail (Gabriel A.S.] from Him recities (follows) it (can they be equal with
the disbelievers); and before it, came the Book of Mûsa (Moses), a guidance and
a mercy, they believe therein, but those of the sects (Jews, Christians and all
the other non-Muslim nations) that reject it (the Qur'ân), the Fire will be
their promised meeting-place. So be not in doubt about it (i.e. those who
denied Prophet Muhammad SAW and also denied all that which he brought from
Allâh, surely, they will enter Hell). Verily, it is the truth from your Lord,
but most of the mankind believe not[] (17) And who does more wrong than he who
invents a lie against Allâh. Such wi,l be brought before their Lord, and the
witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord!"
No doubt! the curse of Allâh is on the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers,
oppressors)[] (18) Those who hinder (others) from the Path of Allâh (Islâmic
Monotheism), and seek a crookedness therein, while they are disbelievers in the
Hereafter. (19)
By no means will they escape (from Allâh's Torment) on earth, nor
have they protectors besides Allâh! Their torment will be doubled! They could
not bear to hear (the preachers of the truth) and they used not to see (the
truth because of their severe aversoin, inspite of the fact that they had the
sense of hearing and sight). (20) They are those who have lost their ownselves,
and their invented false deities will vanish from them. (21) Certainly, they are
those who will be the greatest losers in the Hereafter. (22) Verily, those who
believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good
deeds, and humble themselves (in repentance and obedience) before their Lord, -
they will be dwellers of Paradise to dwell therein forever. (23) The likeness of the
two parties is as the blind and the deaf and the seer and the hearer. Are they
equal when compared? Will you not then take heed? (24) And indeed We sent
Nûh (Noah) to his people (and he said): "I have come to you as a plain
warner." (25) "That you worship none but Allâh, surely, I fear for you
the torment of a painful Day." (26) The chiefs who the disbelieved among his
people said: "We see you but a man like ourselves, nor do we see any
follow you but the meanest among us and they (too) followed you without
thinking. And we do not see in you any merit above us, in fact we think you are
liars." (27) He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof
from my Lord, and a Mercy (Prophethood) has come to me from Him, but that
(Mercy) has been obscured from your sight. Shall we compel you to accept it
(Islâmic Monotheism) when you have a strong hatred for it? (28)
"And O my people! I ask of you no wealth for it, my reward is
from none but Allâh. I am not going to drive away those who have believed.
Surely, they are going to meet their Lord, but I see that you are a people that
are ignorant (29) "And O my people! Who will help me against Allâh, if I
drove them away? Will you not then give a thought? (30) "And I do not
say to you that with me are the Treasures of Allâh, "Nor that I know the
Ghaib (unseen);"nor do I say I am an angel, and I do not say of those whom
your eyes look down upon that Allâh will not bestow any good on them. Allâh
knows what is in their inner-selves (as regards belief, etc.). In that case, I
should, indeed be one of the Zâlimûn (wrong-doers, oppressors)." (31) They said: "O
Nûh (Noah)! You have disputed with us and much have you prolonged the dispute
with us, now bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are of the
truthful." (32) He said: "Only Allâh will bring it (the punishment) on you,
if He wills, and then you will escape not. (33) "And my advice
will not profit you, even if I wish to give you good counsel, if Allâh's Will
is to keep you astray. He is your Lord! and to Him you shall return." (34) Or they (the pagans
of Makkah) say: "He (Muhammad SAW) has fabricated it (the Qur'ân)."
Say: "If I have fabricated it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of
(all) those crimes which you commit." (35) And it was revealed
to Nûh (Noah): "None of your people will believe except those who have
believed already. So be not sad because of what they used to do. (36) "And construct
the ship under Our Eyes and with Our Revelation, and call not upon Me on behalf
of those who did wrong; they are surely to be drowned." (37)
And as he was constructing the ship, whenever the chiefs of his
people passed by him, they made a mocked at him. He said: "If you mock at
us, so do we mock at you likewise for your mocking (38) "And you will
know who it is on whom will come a torment that will cover him with disgrace
and on whom will fall a lasting torment." (39) (So it was) till when
Our Command came and the oven gushed forth (water like fountains from the
earth). We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two (male and female), and
your family - except him against whom the Word has already gone forth - and
those who believe. And none believed with him, except a few." (40) And he [Nûh (Noah)
A.S.] said: "Embark therein, in the Name of Allâh will be its (moving)
course and its (resting) anchorage. Surely, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful." (Tafsir At-Tabarî) (41) So it (the ship) sailed with them amidst the
waves like mountains, and Nûh (Noah) called out to his son, who had separated
himself (apart), "O my son! Embark with us and be not with the
disbelievers." (42) (The son) replied: "I will betake myself to some
mountain, it will save me from the water." Nûh (Noah) said: "This day
there is no saviour[] from the Decree of Allâh except him on whom He has
mercy." And a waves came in between them, so he (the son) was among the
drowned. (43) And it was said: "O earth! Swallow up your water, and O sky!
Withhold (your rain)." And the water was made to subside and the Decree
(of Allâh) was fulfilled (i.e. the destruction of the people of Nûh (Noah). And
it (the ship) rested on
He said: "O Nûh (Noah)! Surely, he is not of your family;
verily, his work is unrighteous, so ask not of Me that of which you have no
knowledge! I admonish you, lest you be one of the ignorant." (46) Nûh (Noah) said:
"O my Lord! I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no
knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I will indeed be one
of the losers." (47) It was said: "O Nûh (Noah)! Come down (from the
ship) with peace from Us and blessings on you and on the people who are with
you (and on some of their off spring), but (there will be other) people to whom
We shall grant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end a painful torment
will reach them from Us." (48) This is of the news of the unseen which We
reveal unto you (O Muhammad SAW), neither you nor your people knew it before
this. So be patient. Surely, the (good) end is for the Al-Muttaqûn (pious - see
V.2:2) (49) And to 'Ad (people We
sent) their brother Hûd. He said, "O my people! Worship Allâh! You have no
other ilâh (god) but Him. Certainly, you do nothing but invent lies! (50) "O my people I
ask of you no reward for it (the Message). My reward is only from Him, Who
created me. Will you not then understand? (51) "And O my
people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him, He will send you
(from the sky) abundant rain, and add strength to your strength, so do not turn
away as Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh)." (52) They said: "O
Hûd! No evidence have you brought us, and we shall not leave our gods for your
(mere) saying! And we are not believers in you. (53)
"All that we say is that some of our gods (false deities)
have seized you with evil (madness)." He said: "I call Allâh to
witness and bear you witness that I am free from that which you ascribe as
partners in worship,— (54) With Him (Allâh). So plot against me, all of you, and
give me no respite. (55) "I put my trust in Allâh, my Lord and your Lord!
There is not a moving (living) creature but He has grasp of its forelock.
Verily, my Lord is on the Straight Path (the truth). (56) "So if you turn
away, still I have conveyed the Message with which I was sent to you. My Lord
will make another people succeed you, and you will not harm Him in the least.
Surely, my Lord is Guardian over all things." (57) And when Our
Commandment came, We saved Hûd and those who believed with him by a Mercy from
Us, and We saved them from a severe torment. (58) Such were 'Ad
(people). They rejected the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) of their Lord and disobeyed His Messengers, and followed the
command of every proud obstinate (oppressor of the truth, from their leaders) (59) And they were pursued
by a curse in this world and (so they will be) on the Day of Resurrection. No
doubt! Verily, 'Ad disbelieved in their Lord. So away with 'Ad, the people of
Hûd (60) And to Thamûd
(people, We sent) their brother Sâlih. He said: "O my people! Worship
Allâh, you have no other ilâh (god) but Him. He brought you forth from the
earth and settled you therein, then ask forgiveness of Him and turn to Him in
repentance. Certainly, my Lord is Near (to all by His Knowledge),
Responsive." (61) They said: "O Sâlih! You have been among us as a
figure of good hope (and we wished for you to be our chief), till this [new
thing which you have brought; that we leave our gods and worship your God
(Allâh) Alone]! Do you (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers have
worshipped? But we are really in grave doubt as to that which you invite us
(monotheism)." (62)
He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from
my Lord, and there has come to me a Mercy (Prophethood) from Him, who then can
help me against Allâh, if I were to disobey Him? Then you increase me not but
in loss. (63) "And O my people! This she-camel of Allâh is a sign to you,
leave her to feed (graze) in Allâh's land, and touch her not with evil, lest a
near torment should seize you." (64) But they killed her. So he said:
"Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. This is a promise (i.e. a
threat) that will not be belied." (65) So when Our Commandment came, We saved
Sâlih and those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us, and from the disgrace
of that Day. Verily, your Lord, He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty (66) And As-Saîhah
(torment - awful cry) overtook the wrong-doers, so they lay (dead), prostrate
in their homes, (67) As if they had never lived there. No doubt! Verily, Thamûd
disbelieved in their Lord. So away with Thamûd! (68) And verily, there
came Our Messengers to Ibrahîm (Abraham) with glad tidings.They said: Salâm
(greetings or peace!) He answered, Salâm (greetings or peace!) and he hastened
to entertain them with a roasted calf. (69) But when he saw their hands went not
towards it (the meal), he mistrusted them, and conceived a fear of them. They
said: "Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lût (
She said (in astonishment): "Woe unto me! Shall I bear a
child while I am an old woman, and here is my husband, an old man? Verily! This
is a strange thing!" (72) They said: "Do you wonder at the Decree
of Allâh? The Mercy of Allâh and His Blessings be on you, O the family [of
Ibrahîm (Abraham)]. Surely, He (Allâh) is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious."
(73) Then when the fear
had gone away from (the mind of) Ibrahîm (Abraham), and the glad tidings had
reached him, he began to plead with Us (Our Messengers) for the people of Lut (
So when Our Commandment came, We turned (the towns of Sodom in
Palestine) upside down, and rained on them stones of baked clay, in a
well-arranged manner one after another; (82) Marked from your Lord, and they are
not ever far from the Zâlimûn (polytheists, evil-doers,). (83) And to the Madyan
(Midian) people (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. He said: "O my people!
Worship Allâh, you have no other ilâh (god) but Him, and give not short measure
or weight, I see you in prosperity; and verily I fear for you the torment of a
Day encompassing. (84) "And O my people! Give full measure and weight in
justice and reduce not the things that are due to the people, and do not commit
mischief in the land, causing corruption. (85) "That which is
left by Allâh for you (after giving the rights of the people) is better for
you, if you are believers. And I am not a guardian over you." (86) They said: "O
Shu‘aib! Does your Salât (prayer) command that we give up what our fathers used
to worship, or that we give up doing what we like with our property? Verily,
you are the forbearer, right-minded!" (They said this sarcastically). (87) He said: "O my
people! Tell me, if I have a clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me a
good sustenance from Himself (shall I corrupt it by mixing it with the
unlawfully earned money). I wish not, in contradiction to you, to do that which
I forbid you. I only desire reform to the best of my power. And my guidance
cannot come except from Allâh, in Him I trust and unto Him I repent. (88)
"And O my people! Let not my Shiqâq[] cause you to suffer the
fate similar to that of the people of Nûh (Noah) or of Hûd or of Sâlih, and the
people of Lut (Lot) are not far off from you! (89) "And ask
forgiveness of your Lord and turn unto Him in repentance. Verily, my Lord is
Most Merciful, Most Loving." (90) They said: "O Shu'aib! We do not
understand much of what you say, and we see you a weak (it is said that he was
a blind man) among us. Were it not for your family, we should certainly have
stoned you and you are not powerful against us." (91) He said: "O my
people! Is then my family of more weight with you than Allâh? And you have cast
Him away behind your backs. Verily, my Lord is surrounding all that you do (92) "And O my
people! Act according to your ability and way, and I am acting (on my way). You
will come to know who it is on whom descends the torment that will cover him
with ignominy, and who is a liar! And watch you! Verily, I too am watching with
you." (93) And when Our Commandment came, We saved Shu'aib and those who
believed with him by a Mercy from Us. And As-Saihah (torment - awful cry)
seized the wrong-doers, and they lay (dead) prostrate in their homes. (94) As if they had never
lived there! So away with Madyan (Midian)! as away with Thamud! (All these
nations were destroyed). (95) And indeed We sent Mûsa (Moses) with Our Ayât
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and a manifest
authority; (96) To Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, but they followed the
command of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and the command of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) was no right
guide. (97)
He will go ahead of his people on the Day of Resurrection, and
will lead them into the Fire, and evil indeed is the place to which they are
led. (98) They were pursued by a curse in this (deceiving life of this
world) and (so they will be pursued by a curse) on the Day of Resurrection.
Evil indeed is the gift gifted [i.e., the curse (in this world) pursued by
another curse (in the Hereafter)]. (99) That is some of the news of the (population
of) towns which We relate unto you (O Muhammad SAW); of them, some are (still)
standing, and some have been (already) reaped. (100) We wronged them not,
but they wronged themselves. So their âlihah (gods), other than Allâh, whom
they invoked, profited them naught when there came the Command of your Lord,
nor did they add aught (to them) but destruction. (101) Such is the Seizure
of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing
wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, (and) severe[]. (102) Indeed in that
(there) is a sure lesson for those who fear the torment of the Hereafter. That
is a Day whereon mankind will be gathered together, and that is a Day when all
(the dwellers of the heavens and the earth) will be present. (103) And We delay it only
for a term (already) fixed. (104) On the Day when it comes, no person shall
speak except by His (Allâh's) Leave. Some among them will be wretched and
(others) blessed. (105) As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire,
sighing in a high and low tone. (106) They will dwell therein for all the time that
the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily, your Lord
is the Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills). (107) And those who are
blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all the time that the
heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills, a gift without an end.
(108)
So be not in doubt (O Muhammad SAW) as to what these people
(pagans and polytheists) worship. They worship nothing but what their fathers
worshipped before (them). And verily, We shall repay them in full their portion
without diminution. (109) Indeed, We gave the Book to Mûsa (Moses), but differences
arose therein, and had it not been for a Word that had gone forth before from
your Lord, the case would have been judged between them, and indeed they are in
grave doubt concerning it (this Qur'ân). (110) And verily, to each
of them your Lord will repay their works in full. Surely, He is All-Aware of
what they do. (111) So stand (ask Allâh to make) you (Muhammad SAW) firm and
straight (on the religion of Islâmic Monotheism) as you are commanded and those
(your companions) who turn in repentance (unto Allâh) with you, and transgress
not (Allâh's legal limits). Verily, He is All-Seer of what you do. (112) And incline not
toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no
protectors other than Allâh, nor you would then be helped[] (113) And perform As-Salât
(Iqâmat-as-Salât), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night
[i.e. the five compulsory Salât (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the
evil deeds (i.e. small sins). That is a reminder (an advice) for the mindful
(those who accept advice).[] (114) And be patient; verily, Allâh wastes not the
reward of the good-doers. (115) If
only there had been among the generations before you, persons having wisdom,
prohibiting (others) from Al-Fasâd (disbelief, polytheism, and all kinds of
crimes and sins) in the earth, (but there were none) except a few of those whom
We saved from among them. Those who did wrong pursued the enjoyment of good
things of (this worldly) life, and were Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers in
Allâh, polytheists, sinners). (116) And your Lord would never destroy the towns
wrongfully, while their people were right-doers. (117)
And if your Lord had so willed,
He could surely have made mankind one Ummah [nation or community (following one
religion only i.e. Islâm)], but they will not cease to disagree,— (118) Except him on whom
your Lord has bestowed His Mercy (the follower of truth - Islâmic Monotheism)
and for that did He create them. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled
(i.e. His Saying): "Surely, I shall fill Hell with jinn and men all
together." (119) And all that We relate to you (O Muhammad SAW) of the news of
the Messengers is in order that We may make strong and firm your heart thereby.
And in this (chapter of the Qur'an) has come to you the truth, as well as an
admonition and a reminder for the believers. (120) And say to those who
do not believe: "Act according to your ability and way, We are acting (in
our way). (121) And you wait ! We (too) are waiting." (122) And to Allâh belongs
the Ghaib (unseen) of the heavens and the earth, and to Him return all affairs
(for decision). So worship Him (O Muhammad SAW) and put your trust in Him. And your
Lord is not unaware of what you (people) do." (123)
Yusuf
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Alif-Lâm-Râ. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an,
and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the
Clear Book (the Qur'ân that makes clear the legal and illegal things, laws, a
guidance and a blessing). (1) Verily, We have sent it down as an Arabic
Qur'ân in order that you may understand. (2) We relate unto you (Muhammad SAW) the best
of stories through Our Revelations unto you, of this Qur'ân. And before this
(i.e. before the coming of Divine Revelation to you), you were among those who
knew nothing about it (the Qur'ân) (3) (Remember) when Yûsuf (Joseph) said to his
father: "O my father! Verily, I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun
and the moon,— I saw them prostrating themselves to me." (4)
He (the father) said: "O my son! Relate not your vision to
your brothers, lest they arrange a plot against you. Verily! Shaitân (Satan) is
to man an open enemy! (5) "Thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the
interpretation of dreams (and other things) and perfect His Favour on you and
on the offspring of Ya'qûb (Jacob), as He perfected it on your fathers, Ibrahîm
(Abraham) and Ishâq (Isaac) aforetime! Verily, your Lord is All-Knowing,
All-Wise." (6) Verily, in Yûsuf (Joseph) and his brethren, there were Ayât
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for those who
ask. (7) When they said: "Truly, Yûsuf (Joseph) and his brother
(Benjamin) are dearer to our father than we, but we are a strong group. Really,
our father is in a plain error. (8) "Kill Yûsuf (Joseph) or cast him out to
some (other) land, so that the favour of your father may be given to you alone,
and after that you will be righteous folk (by intending repentance before
committing the sin)." (9) One from among them said: "Kill not
Yûsuf (Joseph), but if you must do something, throw him down to the bottom of a
well, he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers." (10) They said: "O
our father! Why do you not trust us with Yûsuf (Joseph) though we are indeed
his well-wishers?" (11) "Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy
himself and play, and verily, we will take care of him." (12) He [Ya'qûb (Jacob)]
said: "Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away. I fear lest a
wolf should devour him, while you are careless of him." (13) They said: "If a
wolf devours him, while we are a strong group (to guard him), then surely, we
are the losers." (14)
So, when they took him away, they all agreed to throw him down to
the bottom of the well (they did so), and We revealed to him: "Indeed, you
shall (one day) inform them of this their affair, when they know (you)
not." (15) And they came to their father in the early part of the night
weeping. (16) They said:"O our father! We went racing with one another,
and left Yûsuf (Joseph) by our belongings and a wolf devoured him; but you will
never believe us even when we speak the truth." (17) And they brought his
shirt stained with false blood. He said: "Nay, but your ownselves have
made up a tale. So (for me) patience is most fitting. And it is Allâh (Alone)
Whose help can be sought against that (lie) which you describe." (18) And there came a
caravan of travellers; they sent their water-drawer, and he let down his bucket
(into the well). He said: "What good news! Here is a boy." So they
hid him as merchandise (a slave). And Allâh was the All-Knower of what they did
(19) And they sold him for
a low price, - for a few Dirhams (i.e. for a few silver coins). And they were
of those who regarded him insignificant (20) And he (the man) from
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him (to do an
evil act), and she closed the doors and said: "Come on, O you." He
said: "I seek refuge in Allâh (or Allâh forbid)! Truly, he (your husband)
is my master! He made my living in a great comfort! (So I will never betray
him). Verily, the Zâlimûn (wrong and evil-doers) will never be
successful." (23) And indeed she did desire him and he would have inclined
to her desire, had he not seen the evidence of his Lord. Thus it was, that We
might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was
one of Our chosen, (guided) slaves. (24) So they raced with one another to the door,
and she tore his shirt from the back. They both found her lord (i.e. her
husband) at the door. She said: "What is the recompense (punishment) for
him who intended an evil design against your wife, except that he be put in
prison or a painful torment?" (25) He [Yûsuf (Joseph)] said: "It was she
that sought to seduce me," - and a witness of her household bore witness
(saying): "If it be that his shirt is torn from the front, then her tale
is true and he is a liar! (26) "But if it be that his shirt is torn
from the back, then she has told a lie and he is speaking the truth!" (27) So when he (her
husband) saw his [(Yûsuf's (Joseph)] shirt torn at the back; (her husband)
said: "Surely, it is a plot of you women! Certainly mighty is your plot! (28) "O Yûsuf
(Joseph)! Turn away from this! (O woman!) Ask forgiveness for your sin. Verily,
you were of the sinful." (29) And women in the city said: "The wife of
Al-'Azîz is seeking to seduce her (slave) young man, indeed she loves him
violently; verily we see her in plain error." (30)
So when she heard of their accusation, she sent for them and
prepared a banquet for them; she gave each one of them a knife (to cut the
foodstuff with), and she said [(to Yûsuf (Joseph)]: "Come out before
them." Then, when they saw him, they exalted him (at his beauty) and (in
their astonishment) cut their hands. They said: "How perfect is Allâh (or
Allâh forbid)! No man is this! This is none other than a noble angel!" (31) She said: "This
is he (the young man) about whom you did blame me, and I did seek to seduce
him, but he refused. And now if he refuses to obey my order, he shall certainly
be cast into prison, and will be one of those who are disgraced." (32) He said:"O my
Lord! Prison is dearer to me than that to which they invite me. Unless You turn
away their plot from me, I will feel inclined towards them and be one (of those
who commit sin and deserve blame or those who do deeds) of the ignorant."
(33) So his Lord answered
his invocation and turned away from him their plot. Verily, He is the
All-Hearer, the All-Knower. (34) Then it occurred to them, after they had seen
the proofs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time. (35) And there entered
with him two young men in the prison. One of them said: "Verily, I saw
myself (in a dream) pressing wine." The other said: "Verily, I saw
myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating
thereof." (They said): "Inform us of the interpretation of this.
Verily, we think you are one of the Muhsinûn (doers of good)." (36) He said: "No
food will come to you (in wakefulness or in dream) as your provision, but I
will inform (in wakefulness) its interpretation before it (the food) comes.
This is of that which my Lord has taught me. Verily, I have abandoned the
religion of a people that believe not in Allâh and are disbelievers in the
Hereafter (i.e. the
"And I have followed the religion of my fathers[], - Ibrahîm (Abraham),
Ishâq (Isaac) and Ya'qûb (Jacob) [A.S.], and never could we attribute any
partners whatsoever to Allâh. This is from the Grace of Allâh to us and to
mankind, but most men thank not (i.e. they neither believe in Allâh, nor
worship Him). (38) "O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords
(gods) better or Allâh, the One, the Irresistible? (39) "You do not
worship besides Him but only names which you have named (forged), you and your
fathers,— for which Allâh has sent down no authority. The command (or the
judgement) is for none but Allâh. He has commanded that you worship none but
Him (i.e. His Monotheism), that is the (true) straight religion, but most men
know not. (40) "O two companions of the prison! As for one of you, he (as
a servant) will pour out wine for his lord (king or master) to drink; and as
for the other, he will be crucified and birds will eat from his head. Thus is
the case judged concerning which you both did inquire." (41) And he said to the
one whom he knew to be saved: "Mention me to your lord (i.e. your king, so
as to get me out of the prison)." But Shaitân (Satan) made him forget to
mention it to his Lord [or Satan made [(Yûsuf (Joseph)] to forget the
remembrance of his Lord (Allâh) as to ask for His Help, instead of others]. So
[Yûsuf (Joseph)] stayed in prison a few (more) years (42) And the king (of
They said: "Mixed up false dreams and we are not skilled in
the interpretation of dreams." (44) Then the man who was released (one of the two
who were in prison), now at length remembered and said: "I will tell you
its interpretation, so send me forth." (45) (He said): "O
Yûsuf (Joseph), the man of truth! Explain to us (the dream) of seven fat cows
whom seven lean ones were devouring, and of seven green ears of corn, and
(seven) others dry, that I may return to the people, and that they may
know." (46) [(Yûsuf (Joseph)] said: "For seven consecutive years, you
shall sow as usual and that (the harvest) which you reap you shall leave it in
ears, (all) - except a little of it which you may eat. (47) "Then will come
after that, seven hard (years), which will devour what you have laid by in
advance for them, (all) except a little of that which you have guarded (stored)
(48) "Then thereafter
will come a year in which people will have abundant rain and in which they will
press (wine and oil)." (49) And the king said: "Bring him to
me." But when the messenger came to him, [Yûsuf (Joseph)] said:
"Return to your lord and ask him, 'What happened to the women who cut
their hands? Surely, my Lord (Allâh) is Well-Aware of their plot.'" (50) (The King) said (to
the women): "What was your affair when you did seek to seduce Yûsuf
(Joseph)?" The women said: "Allâh forbid! No evil know we against
him!" The wife of Al-'Azîz said: "Now the truth is manifest (to all),
it was I who sought to seduce him, and he is surely of the truthful." (51) [Then Yûsuf (Joseph)
said: "I asked for this enquiry] in order that he (Al-'Azîz) may know that
I betrayed him not in his (absence). And, verily! Allâh guides not the plot of
the betrayers.[] (52)