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'ByAllah,' they said, 'this is but your old illusion.'
And when the bearer of good news arrived, he threw Yusuf's shirt
over the old man's face, and his sight came back to him. He said: 'Did I
not tell you that I know fromAllahwhat you do not know? '
His sons said: 'Father, implore forgiveness for our sins. We have
indeed been sinners.'
He said: 'I shall implore my Lord to forgive you. He is Forgiving,
Merciful.'
And when they presented themselves before Yusuf, he embraced his
parents and said: 'Welcome to Egypt, safe, ifAllahwills! '
He helped his parents to a throne (couch), and they all fell on their
knees and prostrated themselves before him.
'This,' said Yusuf to his father, 'is the meaning of my old vision: my
Lord has fulfilled it. He has been gracious to me. He has released me
from prison and brought you out of the desert after the devil had stirred
up strife between me and my brothers. My Lord is gracious to whom
He will. He alone is the Knower, theWise.
'Lord, You have given me power and taught me to interpret dreams.
You are the Creator of the heavens and the earth, my Guardian in this
world and in the next. Let me die in submission and join the righteous.'
That (which We have now revealed to you) is of the announcements
of the unseen. You were not present when they conceived their plans
and schemed against him. Yet, though you desire it, most men will not
believe.
You shall demand of them no recompense for this. It is a reminder to
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THE QURAN