Yusuf: 79

Ayah

Word by Word

قَالَ

He said

مَعَاذَ

Allah forbid

ٱللَّهِ

Allah forbid

أَن

that

نَّأۡخُذَ

we take

إِلَّا

except

مَن

(one) who

وَجَدۡنَا

we found

مَتَٰعَنَا

our possession

عِندَهُۥٓ

with him

إِنَّآ

Indeed, we

إِذٗا

then

لَّظَٰلِمُونَ

surely (would be) wrongdoers

Translation

He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully.

Tafsir

"Yusuf's Brothers offer taking One of Them instead of Binyamin as a Slave, Yusuf rejects the Offer When it was decided that Binyamin 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 يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا They said, ""O Aziz! Verily, he has an old father..."" who loves him very much and is comforted 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 اللّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلاَّ مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَاعَنَا 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, إِنَّـا إِذًا لَّظَالِمُونَ Indeed, we should be wrongdoers. if we take an innocent man instead of the guilty man."