Sura 12 Yusuf (Joseph), ayah 80
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فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْأَسُوا مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا نَجِيًّا ۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَمِنْ قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُمْ فِي يُوسُفَ ۖ فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ الْأَرْضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْذَنَ لِي أَبِي أَوْ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ لِي ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ
Translation by words
- فَلَمَّا
- So when
- ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟
- they despaired
- مِنْهُ
- of him,
- خَلَصُوا۟
- they secluded themselves
- نَجِيًّا
- (in) private consultation.
- قَالَ
- Said
- كَبِيرُهُمْ
- the eldest among them,
- أَلَمْ
- "Do not
- تَعْلَمُوٓا۟
- you know
- أَنَّ
- that
- أَبَاكُمْ
- your father,
- قَدْ
- has taken
- أَخَذَ
- has taken
- عَلَيْكُم
- upon you
- مَّوْثِقًا
- a promise
- مِّنَ
- by
- ٱللَّهِ
- Allah,
- وَمِن
- and before
- قَبْلُ
- and before
- مَا
- that
- فَرَّطتُمْ
- you failed
- فِى
- concerning
- يُوسُفَ
- Yusuf?
- فَلَنْ
- So never
- أَبْرَحَ
- will I leave
- ٱلْأَرْضَ
- the land
- حَتَّىٰ
- until
- يَأْذَنَ
- permits
- لِىٓ
- me
- أَبِىٓ
- my father
- أَوْ
- or
- يَحْكُمَ
- Allah decides
- ٱللَّهُ
- Allah decides
- لِى
- for me,
- وَهُوَ
- and He
- خَيْرُ
- (is) the Best
- ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
- (of) the judges.
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 Allah and (that) before you failed in (your duty to) Joseph? So I will never leave (this) land until my father permits me or Allah decides for me, and He is the best of judges.
12:80
Translation: Saheeh International