فَبَدَاَ بِاَوْعِیَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَٓاءِ اَخٖیهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ وِعَٓاءِ اَخٖیهِؕ كَذٰلِكَ كِدْنَا لِیُوسُفَؕ مَا كَانَ لِیَاْخُذَ اَخَاهُ فٖی دٖینِ الْمَلِكِ اِلَّٓا اَنْ یَشَٓاءَ اللّٰهُؕ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَاتٍ مَنْ نَشَٓاءُؕ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذٖی عِلْمٍ عَلٖیمٌ
Fabadaa biawAAiyatihim qabla wiAAai akheehi thumma istakhrajaha min wiAAai akheehi kathalika kidna liyoosufa ma kana liyakhutha akhahu fee deeni almaliki illa an yashaa Allahu narfaAAu darajatin man nashao wafawqa kulli thee AAilmin AAaleemun
Translations
So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing
Saheeh International
Then he (Joseph) began the search with their bags before his brother's bag, then he produced it from his brother's bag. Thus did We contrive for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother according to the king's law unless Allah willed. We raise by grades (of mercy) whom We will, and over every lord of knowledge there is one more knowing
Marmaduke Pickthall