The Holy Quran 12:51 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ قُلْنَ حَـٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوٓءٍ ۚ قَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ حَصْحَصَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

Translation

The king (called for the women and) asked, "What is your tale when you attempted to seduce Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام against his will?" They replied, "Allaah is Pure! We do not know of any evil in him (he is innocent)." The wife of the minister (Zulaykha) said, "The truth is now out. I attempted to seduce him against his will and he is of the truthful (he did not try to seduce me)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The king framed his inquiry as though he already knew everything, so that, seeing this, they would not dare to lie. Moreover, the steadfastness and patience of Yusuf ﵇ presumably had an effect on him: he would not consent to leave the jail without his innocence being made clear, and with the words اِنَّ رَبِّيْ بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيْمٌ (“Indeed my Lord is…

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