The Holy Quran 12:23 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

Translation

(Taken aback by his stunning beauty) The woman in whose house he was (Zulaykha) attempted to seduce him (to lure him) against his will. She locked the doors (of the room) and said, "Come to me." He said, "I seek refuge with Allaah! Indeed my caretaker (your husband or Allaah) has treated me honourably (how can I ever betray him by doing what you ask of me). Oppressors (adulterers) will definitely not succeed."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The severe trial of Yusuf ﵇: on the one hand, unseen favours [of Allah] were nurturing Yusuf ﵇ in a wondrous way; on the other, the wife of the Aziz (Zulaykha) set before him a most slippery occasion of trial.

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