Yusuf • EN-TAFSIR-IBN-ABBAS
﴿ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًۭا شَيْخًۭا كَبِيرًۭا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴾
“They said: "O thou great one! Behold, he has a father, a very old man: detain, therefore, one of us in his stead. Verily, we see that thou art a doer of good!"”
(They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath an aged father) who will be very happy to have him back, (so take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee) if you do so (of those who do kindness) for us.