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كَانُواThey wereمُنْكِرِينَdeniersلِيُوسُفَof Joseph

They were deniers of Joseph,

لَاnotيَعْرِفُونَهُknowing him،,

not knowing him,

وَلَكِنْbutمَاnotأَنْكَرَهُمْdenied themيُوسُفُJoseph

but Joseph did not deny them;

بَلْratherعَرَفَهُمْhe knew them.

rather, he knew them.

عَرَفَKnewيُوسُفُJosephأَنَّthatهَؤُلَاءِthese

Joseph knew that these

هُمُareالَّذِينَthose whoأَلْقَوْهُthrew himفِيinالْبِئْرِthe well.

are those who threw him in the well.

وَأَنَّAnd thatهَؤُلَاءِtheseهُمُareالَّذِينَthose who

And that these are those who

كَانُواwereيُرِيدُونَwantingقَتْلَهُto kill him،,

were wanting to kill him,

وَلَكِنَّbutاللَّهَAllahحَفِظَهُsaved him.

but Allah saved him.

وَلَكِنَّButيُوسُفَJosephلَمْdid notيَقُلْsay

But Joseph did not say

لَهُمْto themشَيْئًاanythingوَلَمْand did notيَفْضَحْهُمْexpose them.

to them anything and did not expose them.

١٨18وandبَيْنَBetweenيُوسُفَJosephوَإِخْوَتِهِand his brothers

18 - Between Joseph and his brothers

وَكَلَّمَهُمُAnd spoke to themيُوسُفُJosephوَقَالَand saidلَهُمْto themمِنْFromأَيْنَwhereأَنْتُمْare you?

And Joseph spoke to them and said to them: From where are you?

قَالُواThey saidمِنْFromكَنْعَانَCanaan

They said: From Canaan

قَالَHe saidمِنْFromأَبُوكُمْyour father?

He said: From your father?

قَالُواThey saidيَعْقُوبُJacobبْنُson ofإِسْحَاقَIsaac

They said: Jacob son of Isaac

بْنِson ofإِبْرَاهِيمَAbraham

son of Abraham

قَالَHe saidهَلْDoلَكُمْyou haveأَخٌa brotherآخَرُanother?

He said: Do you have another brother?

قَالُواThey saidنَعَمْYesلَنَاwe haveأَخٌa brotherاسْمُهُnamedبِنْيَامِينُBenjamin

They said: Yes, we have a brother named Benjamin

قَالَHe saidلِمَاذَاWhyمَاnotجَاءَdid he comeمَعَكُمْwith you?

He said: Why did he not come with you?

قَالُواThey saidلِأَنَّBecauseوَالِدَنَاour fatherلَاnotيَتْرُكُهُleaves him

They said: Because our father does not leave him

وَلَاand notيُحِبُّhe likesأَنْtoيَبْعُدَbe farعَنْهُfrom him

and does not like him to be far from him.

قَالَHe saidلِأَيِّFor whatشَيْءٍthingلَاnotيَتْرُكُهُdoes he leave him?

He said: For what reason does he not leave him?

هَلْIsهُوَheوَلَدٌa childصَغِيرٌsmallجِدًّاvery?

Is he a very small child?

قَالُواThey saidلَاNoوَلَكِنْbutكَانَhe hadلَهُto himأَخٌa brother

They said: No, but he had a brother

اسْمُهُnamedيُوسُفُJosephذَهَبَhe wentمَعَنَاwith usمَرَّةًonce

named Joseph, he went with us once

ذَهَبْنَاwe went

we went