Joseph proposed, “Put me in charge of the store-houses of the land, for I am truly reliable and adept.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
— Saheeh International
This is how We established Joseph in the land to settle wherever he pleased. We shower Our mercy on whoever We will, and We never discount the reward of the good-doers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.
— Saheeh International
And the reward of the Hereafter is far better for those who are faithful and are mindful ˹of Allah˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allah.
— Saheeh International
And Joseph’s brothers came and entered his presence. He recognized them but they were unaware of who he really was.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.1
— Saheeh International
When he had provided them with their supplies, he demanded, “Bring me your brother on your father’s side.1 Do you not see that I give full measure and I am the best of hosts?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father.1 Do you not see that I give full measure and that I am the best of accommodators?
— Saheeh International
But if you do not bring him to me ˹next time˺, I will have no grain for you, nor will you ever come close to me again.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."
— Saheeh International
They promised, “We will try to convince his father to let him come. We will certainly do ˹our best˺.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
— Saheeh International
Joseph ordered his servants to put his brothers’ money back into their saddlebags so that they would find it when they returned to their family and perhaps they would come back.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise1 into their saddlebags so they might recognize it when they have gone back to their people that perhaps they will [again] return."
— Saheeh International
When Joseph’s brothers returned to their father, they pleaded, “O our father! We have been denied ˹further˺ supplies. So send our brother with us so that we may receive our measure, and we will definitely watch over him.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
— Saheeh International
He responded, “Should I trust you with him as I once trusted you with his brother ˹Joseph˺? But ˹only˺ Allah is the best Protector, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
— Saheeh International
When they opened their bags, they discovered that their money had been returned to them. They argued, “O our father! What more can we ask for? Here is our money, fully returned to us. Now we can buy more food for our family. We will watch over our brother, and obtain an extra camel-load of grain. That load can be easily secured.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies [i.e., food] for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."1
— Saheeh International