قَالُواْ وَأَقْبَلُواْ عَلَيْهِم مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ
ќōōлюю вə`əќбəлюю 'əлэйhим-мəəз̃əə тəфќидуун
They said, as they turned towards them, ‘What are you missing?’
قَالُواْ نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَآءَ بِهِۦ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِيمٌ
ќōōлюю нəфќиду сувəə'əль-мəлики вəлимəŋŋ-джəə`ə биhи hимлю бə'иириу-вə`əнəə биhи зə'иим
They said, ‘We miss the king’s goblet.’ ‘Whoever brings it shall have a camel-load [of grain],’ [said the steward], ‘I will guarantee that.’
قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَٰرِقِينَ
ќōōлюю тəл-лаhи лəќōд 'əлимтум-мəə джи`нəə линуфсидə фииль-əрды вəмəə куннəə сəəриќиин
They said, ‘By Allah! You certainly know that we did not come to make trouble in this country, and we are not thieves.’
قَالُواْ فَمَا جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُمْ كَٰذِبِينَ
ќōōлюю фəмəə джəзəə`уhу иŋŋ-куŋŋтум кəəз̃ибиин
They said, ‘What shall be its requital if you [prove to] be lying?’
قَالُواْ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ مَن وُجِدَ فِى رَحْلِهِۦ فَهُوَ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
ќōōлюю джəзəə`уhу мəу-вуджидə фии рōhлиhи фəhувə джəзəə`уh, кəз̃əəликə нəджзииз̃-з̃ōōлимиин
They said, ‘The requital for it shall be that he in whose saddlebag it is found shall give himself over as its requital. Thus do we requite the wrongdoers.’
فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِيُوسُفَ ۖ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِى دِينِ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ ۗ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِى عِلْمٍ عَلِيمٌ
фəбəдə`ə би`əу'ийəтиhим ќōблə ви'əə`и əхыыhи c̃уммə-стəхрōджəhəə миу-ви'əə`и əхыыh, кəз̃əəликə киднəə лийуусуф, мəə кəəнə лийə`хуз̃ə əхōōhу фии дииниль-мəлики ильлəə əй-йəшəə`əл-лаh, нəрфə'у дəрōджəəтимм-мəн-нəшəə, вəфəуќō кулли з̃ии 'ильмин 'əлиим
Then he began with their sacks, before [opening] his brother’s sack. Then he took it out from his brother’s sack. Thus did We devise for Joseph’s sake. He could not have held his brother under the king’s law unless Allah willed [otherwise]. We raise in rank whomever We please, and above every man of knowledge is One who knows best.
۞ قَالُوٓاْ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ
ќōōлюю ий-йəсриќ фəќōд сəрōќō əхуль-лəhу миŋŋ-ќōбль, фə`əсəррōhəə йуусуфу фии нəфсиhи вəлəм йубдиhəə лəhум, ќōōлə əŋŋтум шəррумм-мəкəəнə, вəл-лаhу ə'лəму бимəə тəсыфуун
They said, ‘If he has stolen [there is no wonder]; a brother of his had stolen before.’ Thereupon Joseph kept the matter to himself and he did not disclose it to them. He said, ‘You are in a worse state! And Allah knows best what you allege.’
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
ќōōлюю йəə əййуhəəль-'əзиизу иннə лəhу əбəн шэйхōн кəбиирōн фəхуз̃ əhəдəнəə мəкəəнəh, иннəə нəрōōкə минəль-муhсиниин
They said, ‘O emir! Indeed, he has a father, a very old man; so take one of us in his place. Indeed we see that you are a virtuous man.’
قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ
ќōōлə мə'əəз̃əл-лаhи əн-нə`хуз̃ə ильлəə мəу-вəджəднəə мəтəə'əнəə 'иŋŋдəhу иннəə из̃əль-лəз̃ōōлимуун
He said, ‘God forbid that we should detain anyone except him with whom we found our wares, for then we would indeed be wrongdoers.’
فَلَمَّا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُواْ مِنْهُ خَلَصُواْ نَجِيًّا ۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُم مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمْ فِى يُوسُفَ ۖ فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ ٱلْأَرْضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْذَنَ لِىٓ أَبِىٓ أَوْ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِى ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
фəлəммəə-стəй`əсуу минhу хōлəсуу нəджиййə, ќōōлə кəбиируhум əлəм тə'лəмуу əннə əбəəкум ќōд əхōз̃ə 'əлэйкум-мəуc̃иќōмм-минəл-лаhи вəмиŋŋ-ќōблю мəə фəррōттум фии йуусуф, фəлəн əбрōhəль-əрдō həттəə йə`з̃əнə лии əбии əу йəhкумəл-лаhу лий, вəhувə хōйруль-həəкимиин
When they had despaired of [moving] him, they withdrew to confer privately. The eldest of them said, ‘Don’t you know that your father has taken a [solemn] pledge from you by Allah, and earlier you have neglected your duty in regard to Joseph? So I will never leave this land until my father permits me, or Allah passes a judgement for me, and He is the best of judges.