وَجَآءُوٓ
أَبَاهُمۡ
عِشَآءٗ
يَبۡكُونَ
١٦

Then they returned to their father in the evening, weeping.
قَالُواْ
يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
إِنَّا
ذَهَبۡنَا
نَسۡتَبِقُ
وَتَرَكۡنَا
يُوسُفَ
عِندَ
مَتَٰعِنَا
فَأَكَلَهُ
ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ
وَمَآ
أَنتَ
بِمُؤۡمِنٖ
لَّنَا
وَلَوۡ
كُنَّا
صَٰدِقِينَ
١٧
They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.”
وَجَآءُو
عَلَىٰ
قَمِيصِهِۦ
بِدَمٖ
كَذِبٖۚ
قَالَ
بَلۡ
سَوَّلَتۡ
لَكُمۡ
أَنفُسُكُمۡ
أَمۡرٗاۖ
فَصَبۡرٞ
جَمِيلٞۖ
وَٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ
عَلَىٰ
مَا
تَصِفُونَ
١٨
And they brought his shirt, stained with false blood.1 He responded, “No! Your souls must have tempted you to do something ˹evil˺. So ˹I can only endure with˺ beautiful patience!2 It is Allah’s help that I seek to bear your claims.”
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