Joseph
12. Yūsuf
يوسف
Yūsuf (Joseph)
يُوسُف
12:80
فَلَمَّا
اسْتَيْأَسُوا
مِنْهُ
خَلَصُوا
نَجِيًّا
قَالَ
كَبِيرُهُمْ
أَلَمْ
تَعْلَمُوا
أَنَّ
أَبَاكُمْ
قَدْ
أَخَذَ
عَلَيْكُم
مَّوْثِقًا
مِّنَ
اللَّهِ
وَمِن
قَبْلُ
مَا
فَرَّطتُمْ
فِي
يُوسُفَ
فَلَنْ
أَبْرَحَ
الْأَرْضَ
حَتَّى
يَأْذَنَ
لِي
أَبِي
أَوْ
يَحْكُمَ
اللَّهُ
لِي
وَهُوَ
خَيْرُ
الْحَاكِمِينَ
fa-lammā stayʾasū minhu khalaṣū najiyyan qāla kabīruhum ʾa-lam taʿlamū ʾanna ʾabākum qad ʾakhadha ʿalaykum mawthiqan mina llāhi wa-min qablu mā farraṭtum fī yūsufa fa-lan ʾabraḥa l-ʾarḍa ḥattā yaʾdhana lī ʾabī ʾaw yaḥkuma llāhu lī wa-huwa khāyru l-ḥākimīna
When they lost all hope (of convincing the Prince), they moved into a corner whispering to each other. The eldest among them said, "Do you not remember that you had solemnly promised our father to return Benjamin to him and that before this you had broken your promise concerning Joseph? I shall never leave this land until my father gives me permission or God decides for me; He is the best Judge.