Surah Yusuf Ayat 70 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 70
So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, “O caravan, indeed you are thieves.”
At length when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable) for them, he put the drinking cup into his brother’s saddle-bag. Then shouted out a crier: “O ye (in) the caravan! behold! ye are thieves, without doubt!”
Then, while Joseph was having their provisions loaded, he put his drinking-cup in his brother’s saddlebag. And then a herald cried: “Travellers, you are thieves.”
So when he had furnished them forth with their provisions, he put the (golden) bowl into his brother’s bag, then a crier cried: “O you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!”
And when he provided them with their provision, he put the drinking-cup in his brother’s saddlebag, and then a crier cried: O camel-riders! Lo! ye are surely thieves!
Then as soon as he equipped them with their equipment, he placed (Literally: made) the drinkingcup in the saddlebag of his brother. Thereafter a crier announced, (Literally: an announcer announced) “O you (of) the caravan, surely you are indeed thieves!.”
and, once he had given them their provisions, he placed the drinking-cup in his brother’s pack. A man called out, ‘People of the caravan! You are thieves!’
پھر جب انہیں ان کا سامان اسباب ٹھیک ٹھاک کرکے دیا تو اپنے بھائی کے اسباب میں پانی پینے کا پیالہ رکھ دیا۔ پھر ایک آواز دینے والے نے پکار کر کہا کہ اے قافلے والو! تم لوگ تو چور ہو
Quran 12 Verse 70 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Yusuf ayat 70, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(12:70) Then, while Joseph was having their provisions loaded, he put his drinking-cup in his brother’s saddlebag.[56] And then a herald cried: Travellers, you are thieves.[57]
56. In all probability, Prophet Joseph put the cup in his brother’s pack with his knowledge and consent, as may be inferred from the preceding verse. Obviously, Prophet Joseph desired to free his brother from the oppression of the cruel step brothers and he himself was reluctant to go back with them. But this could not be done directly and openly without disclosing his own identity, which was not then expedient under the circumstances. Therefore both the brothers might have thought out this plan, though this would have put the younger brother in an embarrassing situation for the time being because of his involvement in a case of theft. But they had adopted this plan because afterwards both the brothers could clear it easily by disclosing the real matter.
57. There is nothing in this verse nor in the succeeding verses to show that Prophet Joseph took his servants in his confidence in regard to this matter, and instructed them to bring a false accusation against the travelers. The simple explanation of the incident may be this. The cup might have been quietly and secretly put in the pack. Afterwards when the servants did not find it, they might have come to the inevitable conclusion that it must have been stolen by the travelers who were staying there.
Ibn-Kathir
70. So when he furnished them forth with their provisions, he put the bowl in his brother’s bag. Then a crier cried: “O you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!” 71. They, turning towards them, said: “What is it that you have lost” 72. They said: “We have lost the bowl of the king and for him who produces it is (the reward of) a camel load; and I will be bound by it.”
After Yusuf supplied them with their provisions, he ordered some of his servants to place his silver bowl (in Binyamin’s bag), according to the majority of scholars. Some scholars said that the king’s bowl was made from gold. Ibn Zayd added that the king used it to drink from, and later, measured food grains with it since food became scarce in that time, according to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd. Shu`bah said that Abu Bishr narrated that Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said that the king’s bowl was made from silver and he used it to drink with. Yusuf had the bowl placed in Binyamin’s bag while they were unaware, and then had someone herald,
(O you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!) They looked at the man who was heralding this statement and asked him,
(“What is it that you have lost” They said: “We have lost the bowl of the king…”), which he used to measure food grains,
(and for him who produces it is a camel load), as a reward,
(and I will be bound by it.), as assurance of delivery of the reward.
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