12.71 . They cried , coming toward them : What is it ye have lost?
12. 12.72 . They said : We have lost the king ' s cup , and he who bringeth it shall have a camel load , and I ( said Joseph ) am answerable for it .
12. 12.73 . They said : By Allah , well ye know we came not to do evil in the land , and are no thieves .
12. 12.74 . They said : And what shall be the penalty for it if ye prove liars?
12. 12.75 . They said : The penalty for it! He in whose bag ( the cup ) is found , he is the penalty for it . Thus we requite wrongdoers .
12. 12.76 . Then he ( Joseph ) began the search with their bags before his brother ' s bag , then he produced it from his brother ' s bag . Thus did We contrive for Joseph . He could not have taken his brother according to the king ' s law unless Allah willed . We raise by grades ( of mercy ) whom We will , and over every lord of knowledge there is one more knowing .
12. 12.77 . They said : If he stealeth , a brother of his stole before . But Joseph kept it secret in his soul and revealed it not unto them . He said ( within himself ) : Ye are in worse case and Allah knoweth best ( the truth of ) that which ye allege .
12. 12.78 . They said : O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath an aged father , so take one of us instead of him . Lo ! we behold thee of those who do kindness .
12. 12.79 . He said : Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property ; then truly we should be wrongdoers .
12. 12.80 . So , when they despaired of ( moving ) him , they conferred together apart . The eldest of them said : Know ye not how your father took an undertaking from you in Allah ' s name and how ye failed in the case of Joseph aforetime? Therefore I shall not go forth from the land until my father giveth leave or Allah judgeth for me . He is the Best of Judges .
