12.41 . O my two fellow prisoners! As for one of you , he will pour out wine for his lord to drink ; and as for the other , he will be crucified so that the birds will eat from his head . Thus is the case judged concerning which ye did inquire .
12.42 . And he said unto him of the twain who he knew would be released : Mention me in the presence of thy lord . But Satan caused him to forget to mention it to his lord , so he ( Joseph ) stayed in prison for some years .
12.43 . And the king said : Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean were eating , and seven green ears of corn and other ( seven ) dry . O notables! Expound for me my vision , if ye can interpret dreams .
12.44 . They answered : Jumbled dreams! And we are not knowing in the interpretation of dreams .
12.45 . And he of the two who was released , and ( now ) at length remembered , said : I am going to announce unto you the interpretation , therefore send me forth .
12.46 . ( And when he came to Joseph in the prison , he exclaimed ) : Joseph! O thou truthful one! Expound for us the seven fat kine which seven lean were eating and the seven green ears of corn and other ( seven ) dry , that I may return unto the people , so that they may know .
12.47 . He said : Ye shall sow seven years as usual , but that which ye reap , leave it in the ear , all save a little which ye eat .
12.48 . Then after that will come seven hard years which will devour all that ye have prepared for them , save a little of that which ye have stored .
12.49 . Then , after that , will come a year when the people will have plenteous crops and when they will press ( wine and oil ) .
12.50 . And the King said : Bring him unto me . And when the messenger came unto him , he ( Joseph ) said : Return unto thy lord and ask him what was the case of the women who cut their . hands . Lo! my lord knoweth thee guile .
12.51 . He ( the king ) ( then sent for those women and ) said : What happened when ye asked an evil act of Joseph? They answered : Allah Blameless! We know no evil of him . Said the wife of the ruler : Now the truth is out . I asked of him an evil act , and he is surely of the truthful .
12.52 . ( Then Joseph said : I asked for ) this , that he ( my lord ) may now that I betrayed him not in secret , and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers .
12.53 . I do not exculpate myself . Lo! the ( human ) soul enjoineth unto evil , save that whereon my Lord hath mercy . my Lord is Forgiving , Merciful .
12.54 . And the king said : Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person . And when he had talked with him he said : Lo! thou art today our presence established and trusts
12.55 . He said : Set me over the storehouses of the land I am a skilled custodian .
12.56 . Thus gave We power to Joseph in the land . He was the owner of it where be pleased . We reach with our mercy whom We will . We lose not the reward of the good .
12.57 . And the reward of the Hereafter is better , for those who believe and ward of ( evil ) .
12.58 . And Joseph ' s brethren came and presented themselves before him , and he knew them but they knew him not .
12.59 . And when he provided them with their provision he said : Bring unto me a brother of yours from your father . See ye not that I fill up the measure and I am the best of hosts?
12.60 . And if ye bring him not unto me , then there shall be no measure for you with me , nor shall ye draw near .
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