P:  And when they opened their belongings they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them.  They said:  O our father!  What (more) can we ask?  Here is our merchandise returned to us.  We shall get provision for our folk and guard our brother, and we shall have the extra measure of a camel (load).  This (that we bring now) is a light measure.

S:  And when they opened their goods, they found their money returned to them.  They said:  O our father! what (more) can we desire?  This is our property returned to us, and we will bring corn for our family and guard our brother, and will have in addition the measure of a camel (load); this is an easy measure.

012.066 Y:  (Jacob) said:  “Never will I send him with you until ye swear a solemn oath to me, in Allah’s name, that ye will be sure to bring him back to me unless ye are yourselves hemmed in (and made powerless).”  And when they had sworn their solemn oath, he said:  “Over all that we say, be Allah the witness and guardian!”

P:  He said:  I will not send him with you till ye give me an undertaking in the name of Allah that ye will bring him back to me, unless ye are surrounded.  And when they gave him their undertaking he said:  Allah is the Warden over what we say.

S:  He said:  I will by no means send him with you until you give me a firm covenant in Allah’s name that you will most certainly bring him back to me, unless you are completely surrounded.  And when they gave him their covenant, he said:  Allah is the One in Whom trust is placed as regards what we say.

012.067 Y:  Further he said:  “O my sons! enter not all by one gate:  enter ye by different gates.  Not that I can profit you aught against Allah (with my advice):  None can command except Allah:  On Him do I put my trust:  and let all that trust put their trust on Him.”

P:  And he said:  O my sons!  Go not in by one gate; go in by different gates.  I can naught avail you as against Allah.  Lo! the decision rests with Allah only.  In Him do I put my trust, and in Him let all the trusting put their trust.

S:  And he said:  O my sons! do not (all) enter by one gate and enter by different gates and I cannot avail you aught against Allah; judgment is only Allah’s; on Him do I rely, and on Him let those who are reliant rely.

012.068 Y:  And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined, it did not profit them in the least against (the plan of) Allah:  It was but a necessity of Jacob’s soul, which he discharged.  For he was, by our instruction, full of knowledge (and experience):  but most men know not.

P:  And when they entered in the manner which their father had enjoined, it would have naught availed them as against Allah; it was but a need of Jacob’s soul which he thus satisfied; and lo! he was a lord of knowledge because We had taught him; but most of mankind know not.

S:  And when they had entered as their father had bidden them, it did not avail them aught against Allah, but (it was only) a desire in the soul of Yaqoub which he satisfied; and surely he was possessed of knowledge because We had given him knowledge, but most people do not know.