Yusuf 12:19
Joseph · Juz 12 · Page 237
وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٞ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهُۥۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٞۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٩
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 Allāh was Knowing of what they did.
1 translator’s note
- To be sold as a slave. ↩
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ولَمّا تَمَّ أمَرُهم هَذا وشَبُّوا عَلى أبِيهِمْ [عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ] نارَ الحُزْنِ، التَفَتَتِ النَّفْسُ إلى الخَبَرِ عَنْ يُوسُفَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاةُ والسَّلامُ فِيما أشارَ إلَيْهِ قَوْلُهُ: ﴿لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمْ﴾ [يوسف: ١٥] الآيَةُ، فَقالَ تَعالى مُخْبِرًا عَنْ ذَلِكَ في أسْبابِهِ: ﴿وجاءَتْ سَيّارَةٌ﴾ أيْ قَوْمٌ بَلِيغُو السَّيْرِ إلى الأرْضِ الَّتِي ألْقَوْا يُوسُفَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاةُ والسَّلامُ في جُبِّها ﴿فَأرْسَلُوا وارِدَهُمْ﴾ أيْ رَسُولَهُمُ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُونَهُ لِأجْلِ الإشْرافِ عَلى الماءِ إلى الجُبِّ لِيَسْتَقِيَ لَهم ﴿فَأدْلى﴾ فِيهِ ”دَلْوَهُ“ أيْ أرْسَلَها في البِئْرِ لِيَمْلَأُها - وأمّا ”دَلّى“ فَأخْرَجَها مَلاى - فاسْتَمْسَكَ بِها يُوسُفُ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاةُ والسَّلامُ فَأخْرَجَهُ، فَكَأنَّهُ (p-٣٦)قِيلَ: ماذا قالَ حِينَ أدْلى لِلْماءِ فَتَعَلَّقَ يُوسُفُ بِالحَبْلِ فَأطْلَعَهُ فَإذا هو بِإنْسانٍ أجْمَلَ ما يَكُونُ؟ فَقِيلَ: ”قالَ“ أيِ الوارِدِ يُعْلِمُ أصْحابَهُ بِالبُشْرى ﴿يا بُشْرى﴾ أيْ هَذا أوانُكِ فاحْضُرِي، فَكَأنَّهُ قِيلَ: لِمَ تَدْعُوا البُشْرى؟ فَقالَ: ﴿هَذا غُلامٌ﴾ فَأتى بِهِ إلى جَماعَتِهِ فَسُرُّوا بِهِ كَما سَرَّ ﴿وأسَرُّوهُ﴾ أيِ الوارِدُ وأصْحابُهُ ﴿بِضاعَةً﴾ أيْ حالَ كَوْنِهِ مَتاعًا بِزَعْمِهِمْ يَتْجَرُونَ فِيهِ ”واللَّهُ“ أيِ المُحِيطُ عِلْمًا وقُدْرَةً ”عَلِيمٌ“ أيْ بالِغُ العِلْمِ ﴿بِما يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ وإنْ أسَرُّوهُ؛ قالَ أبُو حَيّانِ ونِعْمَ ما قالَ: وتَعَلُّقُهُ بِالحَبْلِ يَدُلُّ عَلى صِغَرِهِ إذْ لَوْ كانَ ابْنَ ثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ أوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ لَمْ يَحْمِلْهُ الحَبْلُ غالِبًا، ولَفْظَةُ ”غُلامٍ“ تُرْجِعُ ذَلِكَ إذْ تُطْلَقُ عَلَيْهِ ما بَيْنَ الحَوْلَيْنِ إلى البُلُوغِ حَقِيقَةً، وقَدْ تُطْلَقُ عَلى الرَّجُلِ الكامِلِ [انْتَهى -].
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12:15
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَن يَجۡعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّۚ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمۡرِهِمۡ هَٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ١٥
So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well...1 But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]."
1 translator’s note
- The conclusion of this sentence is estimated to be "...they tormented him." ↩
12:16
وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمۡ عِشَآءٗ يَبۡكُونَ ١٦
And they came to their father at night, weeping.
12:17
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ ١٧
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."
12:18
وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٖ كَذِبٖۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرٗاۖ فَصَبۡرٞ جَمِيلٞۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١٨
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 Allāh is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
1 translator’s note
- They had stained Joseph's shirt with the blood of a lamb but had forgotten to tear it, thereby arousing their father's suspicion. ↩
12:19
وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٞ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهُۥۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٞۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٩
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 Allāh was Knowing of what they did.
1 translator’s note
- To be sold as a slave. ↩
12:20
وَشَرَوۡهُ بِثَمَنِۭ بَخۡسٖ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعۡدُودَةٖ وَكَانُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ ٢٠
And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
12:21
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٢١
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 Allāh is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
1 translator’s note
- The minister in charge of supplies, whose title was al-ʿAzeez. ↩
12:22
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٢٢
And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.