قَالُوا۟ They said qālū By Allah tal-lahi certainly laqad you know ʿalim'tum not mā we came ji'nā that we cause corruption linuf'sida in fī the land l-arḍi and not wamā we are kunnā thieves sāriqīna
They said, "By Allāh, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū Then what famā (will be the) recompense (of) it jazāuhu if in you are kuntum liars kādhibīna
They [the accusers] said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū Its recompense jazāuhu (is that one) who man it is found wujida in fī his bag raḥlihi then he fahuwa (will be) his recompense jazāuhu Thus kadhālika (do) we recompense najzī the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
[The brothers] said, "Its recompense is that he in whose bag it is found - he [himself] will be its recompense. Thus do we recompense the wrongdoers."
فَبَدَأَ So he began fabada-a with their bags bi-awʿiyatihim before qabla (the) bag wiʿāi (of) his brother akhīhi then thumma he brought it out is'takhrajahā from min (the) bag wiʿāi (of) his brother akhīhi Thus kadhālika (did) We plan kid'nā for Yusuf liyūsufa He could not mā He could not kāna take liyakhudha his brother akhāhu by fī the law dīni (of) the king l-maliki except illā that an Allah willed yashāa Allah willed l-lahu We raise narfaʿu (in) degrees darajātin whom man We will nashāu but over wafawqa every kulli possessor dhī (of) knowledge ʿil'min (is) the All-Knower ʿalīmun
So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion [i.e., law] of the king except that Allāh willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.