Ruku’ 198 ركوع ١٩٨

The king said, ‘I dreamed about seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones; seven green ears of corn and [seven] others withered. Counsellors, if you can interpret dreams, tell me the meaning of my dream.’

They said, ‘These are confusing dreams and we are not skilled at dream-interpretation,’

but the prisoner who had been freed at last remembered [Joseph] and said, ‘I shall tell you what this means. Give me leave to go.’

‘Truthful Joseph! Tell us the meaning of seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, seven green ears of corn and [seven] others withered, then I can return to the people to inform them.’

Joseph said, ‘You will sow for seven consecutive years as usual. Store all that you reap, left in the ear, apart from the little you eat.

After that will come seven years of hardship which will consume all but a little of what you stored up for them;

after that will come a year when the people will have abundant rain and will press grapes.’