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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; and Allah was knowing of what they did
And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little
And the one from Egypt 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
And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know
And when Joseph reached maturity, We gave him judgment and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you
He said: "Allah forbid! truly (thy husband) is my lord! he made my sojourn agreeable! truly to no good come those who do wrong!"
Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed
And she certainly determined to seduce him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord
And thus it was that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants
And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door.
She said What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment
Joseph said, " It was she who sought to seduce me
And a witness from her family testified. " If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars
But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful
So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great
Joseph, ignore this. And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful
And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love
Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error
So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife
and said to Joseph , "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands
and said Perfect is Allah ! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel
She said, "That is the one about whom you blamed me. And I certainly sought to seduce him, but he firmly refused
and if he will not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be of those debased
He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me
And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant
So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing
Then it occurred to the men, after they had seen the signs, (that it was best) to imprison him for a time
And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine
The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating
Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good
He said, "You will not receive food that is provided to you except that I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes to you
That is from what my Lord has taught me. Indeed, I have left the religion of a people who do not believe in Allah
and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers
And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
And it was not for us to associate anything with Allah
That is from the favor of Allah upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful
O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah , the One, the Prevailing
You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers
for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah He has commanded that you worship not except Him
. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know
O my two companions of the prison! As to one of you, he will pour out the wine for his lord to drink
as for the other, he will hang from the cross, and the birds will eat from off his head
The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire
And of the two, to that one whom he consider about to be saved, he said: "Mention me to thy lord
But Satan made him forget to mention him to his lord: and (Joseph) lingered in prison a few (more) years