The Holy Quran 12:53 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

۞ وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِىٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

(Although innocent, Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام said out of humility,) "I do not absolve myself (of all fault). Surely the soul insistently commands (a person to do) evil, except (the souls of those people) on whom Allaah showers mercy (people such as the Ambiyaa عليه الصلاة والسلام). Undoubtedly my Rabb is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Yusuf ﵇ declares his innocence: since Yusuf ﵇ had laid very great stress on his innocence, some superficial person might have begun to suspect pride, conceit and self-admiration in it. So he made plain the true nature of his purity: I am not boasting, nor can I rely on my own soul to remain pure and clean; it is only the mercy and help of Allah that…

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