Transliteration:( Wa dakhala ma'a hussijna fata-yaan; qaala ahaduhumaaa inneee araaneee a'siru khamranw wa qaalal aakharu inneee araaneee ahmilu fawqa ra'see khubzan ta'kulut tairu minhu; nabbi'naa bi ta'weelih; innaa naraaka minal muhsineen )
"And two young men entered the prison with him. One of them said, 'I dreamt that I am pressing wine [77],' and the other said, 'I dreamt that I am carrying bread on my head, of which the birds are eating. Inform us of its interpretation [78]. We see that you are among the doers of good [79].'"
Two young men were sent to prison with Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace). One was the inspector of the kitchen, and the other was the king's steward. Both had been accused of poisoning the king, and they were imprisoned, where they met Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace).
The two men shared their dreams with Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace):
The steward dreamt of pressing wine in a vineyard, where ripe grapes hung.
The inspector of the kitchen dreamt of carrying bread on his head, with birds eating from it.
The two men expressed admiration for Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace), acknowledging that they saw him as a pious and righteous man. They believed that his interpretations would be accurate, as he was known for his worship during the night and his assistance to others during the day. This shows how the piety and good character of a person are often linked with the accuracy and wisdom in their interpretations and actions.
36. And there entered with him two young men in the prison. One of them said: “Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) pressing wine.” The other said: “Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating thereof.” (They said): “Inform us of the interpretation of this. Verily, we think you are one of the doers of good.”
Qatadah said, “One of them was the king’s distiller and the other was his baker.” Each of these two men had a dream and asked Yusuf to interpret it for them.
(12:36) And with Joseph two[31] other slaves entered the prison.[32] One of them said: “I saw myself pressing wine in a dream”; and the other said: I saw myself carrying bread on my head of which the birds were eating. Both said: “Tell us what is its interpretation; for we consider you to be one of those who do good.”[33]
31. At the time when Prophet Joseph was sent to prison, he probably was about twenty years old. This has been inferred from two statements in the Quran and the Talmud. The Quran (Surah Yusuf, Ayat 42) says that….he remained in the prison for a decade or so and the Talmud says that …Joseph was thirty years old when he was elevated to his honorable and trustworthy position.
32. One of the two prisoners, according to the Bible, was the chief of the butlers of the king of Egypt, and the other the chief of the bakers. And according to the Talmud, they were condemned to the prison because during a feast stone grits were found in the bread and a fly in the wine.
33. The fact that two prisoners attested his righteousness shows that Prophet Joseph was held in high esteem in the prison. Otherwise there was no reason why the two should have requested him alone to interpret the dreams and paid their homage like this: We have seen that you are a righteous man. It clearly means that the events narrated in the preceding verses had reached all and sundry and the people, inside the prison and outside it, knew that he had not been guilty of any crime or sin. On the other hand, he had proved himself to be a noble soul who had come out successful in the hardest test of his piety. So much so that there was not the like of him in piety, not even among their own religious leaders in the whole country. That is why not only the prisoners but also the officers and officials of the prison looked upon him as an honorable man and had full confidence in him. The Bible confirms this: And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand. (Gen. 39: 22-23).
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