يُوسُفَ

Surah Yusuf, ayah 80

Joseph · Meccan · 111 ayahs

12:80

فَلَمَّا اسْتَیْـَٔسُوا مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا نَجِیًّاؕ قَالَ كَبٖیرُهُمْ اَلَمْ تَعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمْ قَدْ اَخَذَ عَلَیْكُمْ مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَمِنْ قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطْتُمْ فٖی یُوسُفَۚ فَلَنْ اَبْرَحَ الْاَرْضَ حَتّٰى یَاْذَنَ لٖٓی اَبٖٓی اَوْ یَحْكُمَ اللّٰهُ لٖیۚ وَهُوَ خَیْرُ الْحَاكِمٖینَ

Falamma istayasoo minhu khalasoo najiyyan qala kabeeruhum alam taAAlamoo anna abakum qad akhatha AAalaykum mawthiqan mina Allahi wamin qablu ma farrattum fee yoosufa falan abraha alarda hatta yathana lee abee aw yahkuma Allahu lee wahuwa khayru alhakimeena

Translations

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

Saheeh International

So, When they despaired of (moving) him, they conferred together apart. The eldest of them said: Know ye not how your father took an undertaking from you in Allah's name and how ye failed in the case of Joseph aforetime? Therefore I shall not go forth from the land until my father giveth leave or Allah judgeth for me. He is the Best of Judges

Marmaduke Pickthall