قَالَ

رَبِّ

ٱلسِّجۡنُ

أَحَبُّ

إِلَيَّ

مِمَّا

يَدۡعُونَنِيٓ

إِلَيۡهِۖ

وَإِلَّا

تَصۡرِفۡ

عَنِّي

كَيۡدَهُنَّ

أَصۡبُ

إِلَيۡهِنَّ

وَأَكُن

مِّنَ

ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ

٣٣

Joseph prayed, “My Lord! I would rather be in jail than do what they invite me to. And if You do not turn their cunning away from me, I might yield to them and fall into ignorance.”

So his Lord responded to him, turning their cunning away from him. Surely He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

And so it occurred to those in charge, despite seeing all the proofs ˹of his innocence˺, that he should be imprisoned for a while.¹ 

And two other servants went to jail with Joseph. One of them said, “I dreamt I was pressing wine.” The other said, “I dreamt I was carrying ˹some˺ bread on my head, from which birds were eating.” ˹Then both said,˺ “Tell us their interpretation, for we surely see you as one of the good-doers.”

Joseph replied, “I can even tell you what kind of meal you will be served before you receive it. This ˹knowledge˺ is from what my Lord has taught me. I have shunned the faith of a people who disbelieve in Allah and deny the Hereafter.