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The butler, on the other hand,
hoped that
Nabi
Yusuf’s [a] interpre-
tation would prove true.
Nabi
Yusuf [a] knew that all this
would come to pass and so he
asked the butler to mention his case
to the king when he returned to the
palace and to persuade the king to
release him from this unjust, cruel
punishment. The butler promised
he would do so.
Sure enough, on the third day both
Nabi
Yusuf’s [a] companions were
taken from the prison: the baker to
be crucified and the butler to return
to the palace to serve the king as
before.
People promise many things when
they are in need and in difficulty, but
no sooner are their troubles over,
but they forget to fulfill their promis-
