Yusuf 12:79 · Joseph · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"He replied, ‘God forbid that we should take anyone other than the person on whom we found our property: that would be unjust of us.’"

Pickthall (classic)+

"He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

Yusuf's Brothers offer taking One of Them instead of Binyamin as a Slave, Yusuf rejects the Offer

When it was decided that Benyamin was to be taken and kept with Yusuf according to the law they adhered by, Yusuf's brothers started requesting clemency and raising compassion in his heart for them,

قَالُواْ يأَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا

(They said, "O `Aziz! Verily, he has an old father...") who loves him very much and is comfor- ted by his presence from the son that he lost,

فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُ

(so take one of us in his place.), instead of Binyamin to remain with you,

إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

(Indeed we think that you are one of the doers of good.), the good doers, just, and accepting fairness,

قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلاَّ مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَـعَنَا عِندَهُ

(He said: "Allah forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property..."), `according to the judgement that you gave for his punishment,

إِنَّـآ إِذًا لَّظَـلِمُونَ

(Indeed, we should be wrongdoers.), if we take an innocent man instead of the guilty man. '

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Йусуф ответил: «Упаси нас Аллах задержать того, среди вещей которого не оказалось чаши! Если мы поступим таким образом, то будем несправедливы. Мы не станем наказывать невиновного за то, что чаша оказалась в сумке другого человека. Воистину, несправедливо наказывать того, кто не заслуживает наказания». Йусуф сказал, что он наказывает того, среди вещей которого нашли чашу, и не сказал, что он наказывает вора. Такими словами он пытался избежать лжи.