( واتبعت ملة آبائي إبراهيم وإسحاق ويعقوب ) أظهر أنه من ولد الأنبياء ( ما كان لنا ) ما ينبغي لنا ( أن نشرك بالله من شيء ) معناه : أن الله قد عصمنا من الشرك ( ذلك ) التوحيد والعلم ( من فضل الله علينا وعلى الناس ) ما بين لهم من الهدى ( ولكن أكثر الناس لا يشكرون ) ثم دعاهما إلى الإسلام فقال :
Joseph said that he followed the path of his fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: the path of worshipping Allah alone. He said it was not right for them to associate anything with Allah, Who is alone in His Oneness. Enabling them to worship Allah alone and have the faith which he and his fathers had was from the grace of Allah upon them. It was also from the grace of Allah upon all people, since He sent the prophets to them with that message; yet most people are not thankful to Allah for His blessings, and instead ungratefully disbelieve in Him.