54 And the king said: Bring him to me, I will choose him for myself. So when he talked with him, he said: Surely thou art in our presence today dignified, trusted. |
55 He said: Place me (in authority) over the treasures of the land; surely I am a good keeper, knowing well. |
56 And thus did We give to Joseph power in the land — he had mastery in it wherever he liked. We bestow Our mercy on whom We please, and We waste not the reward of the doers of good. |
57 And certainly the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believe and guard against evil. |
58 And Joseph’s brethren came and went in to him, and he knew them, while they recognized him not. |
59 And when he furnished them with their provision, he said: Bring to me a brother of yours from your father. See you not that I give full measure and that I am the best of hosts? |
60 But if you bring him not to me, you shall have no measure (of corn) from me, nor shall you come near me. |
61 They said: We shall strive to make his father yield about him, and we are sure to do (it). |
62 And he said to his servants: Put their money into their bags that they may recognize it when they go back to their family, so that they may come back. |
63 So when they returned to their father, they said: O our father, the measure is withheld from us, so send with us our brother that we may get the measure, and we will surely guard him. |
64 He said: Can I trust you with him, except as I trusted you with his brother before. So Allāh is the Best Keeper, and He is the most Merciful of those who show mercy. |
65 And when they opened their goods, they found their money returned to them. They said: O our father, what (more) can we desire? This is our property returned to us, and we shall bring corn for our family and guard our brother, and have in addition the measure of a camel-load. This is an easy measure. |