12:38
وَٱتَّبَعۡتُ
wa-ittaba'tu
And I follow
مِلَّةَ
millata
(the) religion
ءَابَآءِيٓ
abai
(of) my forefathers
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rahima
Ibrahim
وَإِسۡحَٰقَ
wa-is'haqa
and Isaac
وَيَعۡقُوبَۚ
waya'quba
and Yaqub
مَا
ma
Not
كَانَ
kana
was
لَنَآ
lana
for us
أَن
an
that
نُّشۡرِكَ
nush'rika
we associate
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
with Allah
مِن
min
any
شَيۡءٖۚ
shayin
thing
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
مِن
min
(is) from
فَضۡلِ
fadli
(the) Grace
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيۡنَا
alayna
upon us
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
and upon
ٱلنَّاسِ
al-nasi
the mankind
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكۡثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
al-nasi
(of) the men
لَا
la
(are) not
يَشۡكُرُونَ
yashkuruna
grateful
٣٨

and I follow the faith of my forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Because of God’s grace to us and to all mankind, we would never worship anything beside God, but most people are ungrateful

Translation 1260

12:39
يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ
yasahibayi
O my two companions
ٱلسِّجۡنِ
al-sij'ni
(of) the prison
ءَأَرۡبَابٞ
a-arbabun
Are lords
مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ
mutafarriquna
separate
خَيۡرٌ
khayrun
better
أَمِ
ami
or
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ
al-wahidu
the One
ٱلۡقَهَّارُ
al-qaharu
the Irresistible
٣٩

Fellow prisoners, would many diverse gods be better than God the One, the All Powerful? [No indeed]

Translation 1260

12:40
مَا
ma
Not
تَعۡبُدُونَ
ta'buduna
you worship
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dunihi
besides Him
إِلَّآ
illa
but
أَسۡمَآءٗ
asmaan
names
سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ
sammaytumuha
which you have named them
أَنتُمۡ
antum
you
وَءَابَآؤُكُم
waabaukum
and your forefathers
مَّآ
ma
not
أَنزَلَ
anzala
(has) sent down
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
بِهَا
biha
for it
مِن
min
any
سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ
sul'tanin
authority
إِنِ
ini
Not
ٱلۡحُكۡمُ
al-huk'mu
(is) the command
إِلَّا
illa
but
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
أَمَرَ
amara
He has commanded
أَلَّا
alla
that not
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
ta'budu
you worship
إِلَّآ
illa
but
إِيَّاهُۚ
iyyahu
Him Alone
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
ٱلدِّينُ
al-dinu
(is) the religion
ٱلۡقَيِّمُ
al-qayimu
the right
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكۡثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
al-nasi
[the] men
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
٤٠

All those you worship instead of Him are mere names you and your forefathers have invented, names for which God has sent down no sanction. Authority belongs to God alone, and He orders you to worship none but Him: this is the true faith, though most people do not realize it

Translation 1260

12:41
يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ
yasahibayi
O my two companions
ٱلسِّجۡنِ
al-sij'ni
(of) the prison
أَمَّآ
amma
As for
أَحَدُكُمَا
ahadukuma
one of you
فَيَسۡقِي
fayasqi
he will give drink
رَبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
(to) his master
خَمۡرٗاۖ
khamran
wine
وَأَمَّا
wa-amma
and as for
ٱلۡأٓخَرُ
al-akharu
the other
فَيُصۡلَبُ
fayus'labu
he will be crucified
فَتَأۡكُلُ
fatakulu
and will eat
ٱلطَّيۡرُ
al-tayru
the birds
مِن
min
from
رَّأۡسِهِۦۚ
rasihi
his head
قُضِيَ
qudiya
Has been decreed
ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
al-amru
the matter
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
about which
فِيهِ
fihi
about which
تَسۡتَفۡتِيَانِ
tastaftiyani
you both inquire
٤١

Fellow prisoners, one of you will serve his master with wine; the other will be crucified and the birds will peck at his head. That is the end of the matter on which you asked my opinion.’

Translation 1260

12:42
وَقَالَ
waqala
And he said
لِلَّذِي
lilladhi
to the one whom
ظَنَّ
zanna
he thought
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that he
نَاجٖ
najin
(would be) saved
مِّنۡهُمَا
min'huma
of both of them
ٱذۡكُرۡنِي
udh'kur'ni
Mention me
عِندَ
inda
to
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
your master
فَأَنسَىٰهُ
fa-ansahu
But made him forget
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
ذِكۡرَ
dhik'ra
(the) mention
رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
(to) his master
فَلَبِثَ
falabitha
so he remained
فِي
fi
in
ٱلسِّجۡنِ
al-sij'ni
the prison
بِضۡعَ
bid'a
several
سِنِينَ
sinina
years
٤٢

Joseph said to the one he knew would be saved, ‘Mention me to your master,’ but Satan made him forget to do this, and so Joseph remained in prison for a number of years

Translation 1260

12:43
وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
ٱلۡمَلِكُ
al-maliku
the king
إِنِّيٓ
inni
Indeed I
أَرَىٰ
ara
[I] have seen
سَبۡعَ
sab'a
seven
بَقَرَٰتٖ
baqaratin
cows
سِمَانٖ
simanin
fat
يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ
yakuluhunna
eating them
سَبۡعٌ
sab'un
seven
عِجَافٞ
ijafun
lean ones
وَسَبۡعَ
wasab'a
and seven
سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ
sunbulatin
ears (of corn)
خُضۡرٖ
khud'rin
green
وَأُخَرَ
wa-ukhara
and others
يَابِسَٰتٖۖ
yabisatin
dry
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلۡمَلَأُ
al-mala-u
chiefs
أَفۡتُونِي
aftuni
Explain to me
فِي
fi
about
رُءۡيَٰيَ
ru'yaya
my vision
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you can
لِلرُّءۡيَا
lilrru'ya
of visions
تَعۡبُرُونَ
ta'buruna
interpret
٤٣

The king said, ‘I dreamed about seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones; seven green ears of corn and [seven] others withered. Counsellors, if you can interpret dreams, tell me the meaning of my dream.’

Translation 1260