سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 80
فَلَمَّا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا۟ نَجِيًّا ۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُم مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمْ فِى يُوسُفَ ۖ فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ ٱلْأَرْضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْذَنَ لِىٓ أَبِىٓ أَوْ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِى ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So, when they despaired of him, they held a conference in private. The eldest among them said: "Know you not that your father did take an oath from you in Allâh’s Name, and before this you did fail in your duty with Yûsuf (Joseph)? Therefore I will not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allâh decides my case (by releasing Benjamin) and He is the Best of the judges.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟
is'tayasū
they despaired
مِنْهُ
min'hu
of him
خَلَصُوا۟
khalaṣū
they secluded themselves
نَجِيًّۭا ۖ
najiyyan
(in) private consultation
قَالَ
qāla
Said
كَبِيرُهُمْ
kabīruhum
the eldest among them
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَعْلَمُوٓا۟
taʿlamū
you know
أَنَّ
anna
that
أَبَاكُمْ
abākum
your father
قَدْ
qad
has taken
أَخَذَ
akhadha
has taken
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
upon you
مَّوْثِقًۭا
mawthiqan
a promise
مِّنَ
mina
by
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَمِن
wamin
and before
قَبْلُ
qablu
and before
مَا
mā
that
فَرَّطتُمْ
farraṭtum
you failed
فِى
fī
concerning
يُوسُفَ ۖ
yūsufa
Yusuf
فَلَنْ
falan
So never
أَبْرَحَ
abraḥa
will I leave
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the land
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَأْذَنَ
yadhana
permits
لِىٓ
lī
me
أَبِىٓ
abī
my father
أَوْ
aw
or
يَحْكُمَ
yaḥkuma
Allah decides
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah decides
لِى ۖ
lī
for me
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
خَيْرُ
khayru
(is) the Best
ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
l-ḥākimīna
(of) the judges
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
80. 1. Because leaving without Binyamin was a difficult stage for them, they were not able to face their father. Therefore, they began to consult among themselves about what should be done now.
80. 2. The eldest brother, in this situation, did not find within himself the strength and courage to face the father, so he clearly said that he would not leave from here until the father himself investigates and becomes convinced of his innocence and grants him permission to return.
80. 2. The eldest brother, in this situation, did not find within himself the strength and courage to face the father, so he clearly said that he would not leave from here until the father himself investigates and becomes convinced of his innocence and grants him permission to return.
