They turned back and asked: 'What have you lost? ' (71)

'We are missing the goblet of the king, ' he replied. 'Whosoever restores it shall have a camelload, that I guarantee. ' (72)

'By Allah, ' they said, 'you know we did not come to do evil in this land. We are not thieves. ' (73)

They said: 'What shall be the recompense, if you prove to be lying? ' (74)

They replied: 'Its recompense in whosoever's saddle bag it is found, he shall be its recompense. As such we punish the harmdoers. ' (75)

He searched their bags before his brother's and then took out the goblet from his brother's bag. As such We directed Joseph. By the king's law he had no right to seize his brother unless Allah willed otherwise. We raise whom We will in rank; over every knowledgeable person is One who knows. (76)

They said: 'If he is a thief know then that a brother of his has committed theft before him. ' But Joseph kept it secret and did not reveal it to them. He said: 'You are in a worse position. And Allah knows well what you describe. ' (77)

They said: 'Mighty prince, his father is old, advanced in years, take one of us instead of him. We can see you are amongst the gooddoers. ' (78)

He replied: 'Allah forbid that we should seize any but he with whom our property was found, for then we should be harmdoers. ' (79)

When they despaired of him, they went in private to confer together. The eldest said: 'Do you not know that your father took a pledge from you in the Name of Allah, and that you failed before regarding Joseph? I shall never stir from this land until my father gives me leave or Allah makes known to me His judgement: He is the Best of judges. (80)