so when they did not anticipate anything from him they went away and started consulting each other their eldest brother said do you not know that your father has taken from you an oath upon allah and before this how you had failed in respect of yusuf? therefore i will not move from here until my father permits or allah commands me and his is the best command.
فلما استيأسوا منه خلصوا نجيا قال كبيرهم ألم تعلموا أن أباكم قد أخذ عليكم موثقا من الله ومن قبل ما فرطتم في يوسف فلن أبرح الأرض حتى يأذن لي أبي أو يحكم الله لي وهو خير الحاكمين