Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:80

12:80

فَلَمَّا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا۟ نَجِيًّا ۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ 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 ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ

falammā is'tayasū min'hu khalaṣū najiyyan qāla kabīruhum alam taʿlamū anna abākum qad akhadha ʿalaykum mawthiqan mina l-lahi wamin qablu mā farraṭtum fī yūsufa falan abraḥa l-arḍa ḥattā yadhana lī abī aw yaḥkuma l-lahu lī wahuwa khayru l-ḥākimīna

So when they had despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private consultation. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken upon you an oath by Allāh and [that] before you failed in [your duty to] Joseph? So I will never leave [this] land until my father permits me or Allāh decides for me, and He is the best of judges.

— Saheeh International

When they lost hope of [persuading] him, they withdrew to confer with each other: the eldest of them said, ‘Do you not remember that your father took a solemn pledge from you in the name of God and before that you failed in your duty with regard to Joseph? I will not leave this land until my father gives me leave or God decides for me- He is the best decider-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

So, when they despaired of him, they held a conference in private. The eldest among them said: "Know you not that your father did take an oath from you in Allâh’s Name, and before this you did fail in your duty with Yûsuf (Joseph)? Therefore I will not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allâh decides my case (by releasing Benjamin) and He is the Best of the judges.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 13Page 245meccan

Word by Word

فَلَمَّاfalammāSo when
ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟is'tayasūthey despaired
مِنْهُmin'huof him
خَلَصُوا۟khalaṣūthey secluded themselves
نَجِيًّۭاۖnajiyyan(in) private consultation
قَالَqālaSaid
كَبِيرُهُمْkabīruhumthe eldest among them
أَلَمْalamDo not
تَعْلَمُوٓا۟taʿlamūyou know
أَنَّannathat
أَبَاكُمْabākumyour father
قَدْqadhas taken
أَخَذَakhadhahas taken
عَلَيْكُمʿalaykumupon you
مَّوْثِقًۭاmawthiqana promise
مِّنَminaby
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَمِنwaminand before
قَبْلُqabluand before
مَاmāthat
فَرَّطتُمْfarraṭtumyou failed
فِىfīconcerning
يُوسُفَۖyūsufaYusuf
فَلَنْfalanSo never
أَبْرَحَabraḥawill I leave
ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe land
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
يَأْذَنَyadhanapermits
لِىٓlīme
أَبِىٓabīmy father
أَوْawor
يَحْكُمَyaḥkumaAllah decides
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah decides
لِىۖlīfor me
وَهُوَwahuwaand He
خَيْرُkhayru(is) the Best
ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَl-ḥākimīna(of) the judges