فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا إِلَى أَبِیهِمْ قَالُوا یَا أَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا الْکَیْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا أَخَانَا نَکْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ (( 63 ))

63- WHEN THEY RETURNED TO THEIR FATHER, THEY SAID:ِ ``O, OUR FATHER! THE MEASURE IS WITHHELD FROM US, (UNLESS WE TAKE OUR BROTHER) SO SEND OUR BROTHER WITH US, THAT WE MAY HAVE THE MEASURE AND WE ARE GUARDIANS FOR HIM.''

قَالَ هَلْ آمَنُکُمْ عَلَیْهِ إِلاَّ کَمَا أَمِنتُکُمْ عَلَى أَخِیهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَاللهُ خَیْرٌ حَافِظاً وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِینَ(( 64 ))

64- HE SAID:ِ ``SHOULD I TRUST YOU WITH RESPECT TO HIM, AS I TRUSTED YOU WITH RESPECT TO HIS BROTHER BEFORE? (WHILE YOU KNOW WELL WHAT YOU HAVE DONE) ALLAH IS THE BEST OF GUARDIANS AND HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL OF THE MERCIFULS.''

وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَیْهِمْ قَالُوا یَا أَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِی هَذِهِ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَیْنَا وَنَمِیرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ کَیْلَ بَعِیر ذَلِکَ کَیْلٌ یَسِیرٌ (( 65 ))

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65- AND WHEN THEY OPENED THEIR GOODS, THEY FOUND THEIR CAPITAL FOR TRADE RETURNED TO THEM! THEY SAID:ِ ``O, OUR FATHER! WHAT ELSE DO WE WANT? THIS IS OUR MONEY RETURNED TO US. WE NOW CAN GET (MORE) FOOD FOR OUR FAMILY, AND TAKE CARE OF OUR BROTHER (AND IN THE SAME TIME) WE SHALL GET AN EXTRA CAMEL-LOAD (OF CORN). THAT IS EASY TO GET.''

قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ مَعَکُمْ حَتَّى تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقاً مِنْ اللهِ لَتَأْتُونَنِی بِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ یُحَاطَ بِکُمْ فَلَمَّا آتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ اللهُ عَلَى مَا نَقُولُ وَکِیلٌ (( 66 ))

66- HE SAID:ِ ``I WILL NEVER SEND HIM WITH YOU, UNTIL YOU MAKE A FIRM COVENANT WITH ALLAH TO BRING HIM BACK TO ME, UNLESS IT BE SO THAT YOU ARE ENCOMPASSED. (HELPLESS)'' THEN WHEN THEY MADE THEIR SOLEMN COVENANT, HE SAID:ِ ``ALLAH SHALL BE THE GUARDIAN OVER WHAT WE SAY.''