Quran Universe
12:69

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَخَاهُۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبۡتَئِسۡ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

Walamma dakhaloo AAala yoosufa awa ilayhi akhahu qala innee ana akhooka fala tabtais bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do [to me]."

Word by word
  1. وَلَمَّاAnd when
  2. دَخَلُواْthey entered
  3. عَلَىٰupon
  4. يُوسُفَYusuf
  5. ءَاوَىٰٓhe took
  6. إِلَيۡهِto himself
  7. أَخَاهُۖhis brother
  8. قَالَHe said
  9. إِنِّيٓIndeed,I
  10. أَنَا۠[I] am
  11. أَخُوكَyour brother
  12. فَلَاso (do) not
  13. تَبۡتَئِسۡgrieve
  14. بِمَاfor what
  15. كَانُواْthey used (to)
  16. يَعۡمَلُونَdo
Yusuf · 12:69Makkah

I am your brother, do not grieve over what they did.

Yusuf reveals himself to Binyamin in private

In private
Yusufthe 'Aziz
draws close
Binyaminhis full brother
tells him
I am your brotherdo not grieve
What he chose to share
the full grievancelook what they did
comfortdo not be sad

Yusuf honored all the brothers as guests, then met Binyamin alone and told him his story. Ibn Kathir says he told him: grieve not for what they did to me. He asked Binyamin to keep it secret, and planned to keep him in Egypt with honor.

Your younger sibling is going through what you went through with the family years ago. You could tell them every bitter detail. Or you could sit them down and say: I am here, do not be sad.

When I finally speak, I will tell them how badly I was treated.

My first words to someone hurting can be comfort, not my old grievance.

Try this

Message a sibling or close friend today just to say: I am here for you.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

And when they went in before Yusuf, he took his brother (Binyamin) to himself and said: "Verily, I am your brother, so grieve not for what they used to do. (69)

Yusuf comforts Binyamin

Allah states that when Yusuf's brothers went in before him along with his full brother Binyamin, he invited them to a place of honor as privileged guests. He granted them gifts and generous hospitality and kindness. He met his brother in confidence and told him the story of what happened to him and that he was in fact his brother. He said to him,

لَا تَبْتَئِسْ

(grieve not) nor feel sad for what they did to me.' He ordered Binyamin to hide the news from them and to refrain from telling them that the 'Aziz is his brother Yusuf. He plotted with him to keep him in Egypt enjoying honor and great hospitality.