Translation: He said: "This day let no reproach be (cast) 1768 on
you: Allah will forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful
of those who show mercy!
Commentary:
1768 Joseph is most generous. He is glad that they have at last seen the
significance of what happened. But he will not allow them at this great moment of
reconciliation to dwell on their conduct with reproaches against themselves. There
is more urgent work to do. An aged and beloved father is eating out his heart in
far Canaan in love and longing for his Joseph, and he must be told all
immediately, and "comforted in body, mind, and estate," and so he tells the
brothers to hurry back immediately with his shirt as a sign of recognition, as a
proof of these wonderful happenings.
1768 Joseph is most generous. He is glad that they have at last seen the significance of what happened. But he will not allow them at this great moment of reconciliation to dwell on their conduct with reproaches against themselves. There is more urgent work to do. An aged and beloved father is eating out his heart in far Canaan in love and longing for his Joseph, and he must be told all immediately, and "comforted in body, mind, and estate," and so he tells the brothers to hurry back immediately with his shirt as a sign of recognition, as a proof of these wonderful happenings.