قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ
إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًا شَيْخًا
كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا
مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ
مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ
أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن
وَجَدْنَا مَتَـٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ
إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ
They said: “O `Aziz!
Verily, he has an
old father (who will
grieve for him);
so take one of us
in his place. Indeed
we think that you
are one of the doers
of good.” He said:
“Allah forbid, that we
should take anyone
but him with whom
we found our property.
Indeed (if we did so),
we should be wrongdoers.”
Yusuf’s Brothers offer taking One of Them instead of Binyamin as a Slave, Yusuf rejects the Offer
When it was decided that Benyamin was to be taken and kept with Yusuf according to the law they adhered by, Yusuf’s brothers started requesting clemency and raising compassion in his heart for them,
قَالُواْ يأَيُّهَا
الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ
أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا
They said, “O `Aziz! Verily, he has an old father…”
who loves him very much and is comfor- ted by his presence from the son that he lost,
فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُ
so take one of us in his place
instead of Binyamin to remain with you,
إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Indeed we think that you are one of the doers of good
the good doers, just, and accepting fairness,
قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ
أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلاَّ مَن وَجَدْنَا
مَتَـعَنَا عِندَهُ
He said: “Allah forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property…”, `according to the judgement that you gave for his punishment,
إِنَّـآ إِذًا لَّظَـلِمُونَ
Indeed, we should be wrongdoers
if we take an innocent man instead of the guilty man. ‘