فَلَمَّا
ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟
مِنْهُ
خَلَصُوا۟
نَجِيًّۭا ۖ
قَالَ
كَبِيرُهُمْ
أَلَمْ
تَعْلَمُوٓا۟
أَنَّ
أَبَاكُمْ
قَدْ
أَخَذَ
عَلَيْكُم
مَّوْثِقًۭا
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمِن
قَبْلُ
مَا
فَرَّطتُمْ
فِى
يُوسُفَ ۖ
فَلَنْ
أَبْرَحَ
ٱلْأَرْضَ
حَتَّىٰ
يَأْذَنَ
لِىٓ
أَبِىٓ
أَوْ
يَحْكُمَ
ٱللَّهُ
لِى ۖ
وَهُوَ
خَيْرُ
ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
٨٠
When they lost hope of [persuading] him, they withdrew to confer with each other: the eldest of them said, ‘Do you not remember that your father took a solemn pledge from you in the name of God and before that you failed in your duty with regard to Joseph? I will not leave this land until my father gives me leave or God decides for me- He is the best decider-
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem