وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكْرِمِى مَثْوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿21﴾
And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 3Bought himاشْتَرَاهُishtarahuCBFV+PRONATTاشْتَرَاBought+هُhim / his / it 6To his wifeلِامْرَأَتِهِli-imra'atihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+امْرَأَتِHis wife+هِhim / his / it 7Make comfortableأَكْرِمِيakrimiF 8His stayمَثْوَاهُmathwahuCBIN+PRONATTمَثْوَاHis stay+هُhim / his / it 11He will benefit usيَنْفَعَنَاyanfa'anaCBFV+PRONATTيَنْفَعَHe will benefit+نَاus / our 13We will take himنَتَّخِذَهُnattakhidhahuCBFV+PRONATTنَتَّخِذَWe will take+هُhim / his / it 14As a sonوَلَدًاwaladanI 15And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus 16We establishedمَكَّنَّاmakkannaF 17JosephلِيُوسُفَliyusufaCBIP+PNلِfor / to+يُوسُفَJoseph 19The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand 20That we might teach himوَلِنُعَلِّمَهُwalinu'allimahuCBFCONJ+P+V+PRONATTوَand+لِfor / to+نُعَلِّمَThat we might teach+هُhim / his / it 21The interpretation ofمِنْminH 22The interpretation ofتَأْوِيلِta'wiliI 23The eventsالْأَحَادِيثِl-ahadithiIالthe+أَحَادِيثِEvents 24And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 25Is predominantغَالِبٌghalibunI 27His affairsأَمْرِهِamrihiCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِHis affairs+هِhim / his / it 28ButوَلَكِنَّwalakinnaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut 30Of the peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِOf the people 32Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿22﴾
And when Joseph reached maturity, We gave him judgment and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَلَمَّاwalammaCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen 2He reachedبَلَغَbalaghaF 3His maturityأَشُدَّهُashuddahuCBIN+PRONATTأَشُدَّHis maturity+هُhim / his / it 4We gave himآتَيْنَاهُataynahuCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْنَاWe gave+هُhim / his / it 6And knowledgeوَعِلْمًاwa'ilmanCBICONJ+Nوَand+عِلْمًاKnowledge 7And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus 9The good doersالْمُحْسِنِينَl-muhsininaIالthe+مُحْسِنِينَGood doers وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ﴿23﴾
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
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← read from right to left1And sought to seduce himوَرَاوَدَتْهُwarawadathuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+رَاوَدَتْSought to seduce+هُhim / his / it 5Her houseبَيْتِهَاbaytihaCBIN+PRONATTبَيْتِHer house+هَاher / it / its 7His selfنَفْسِهِnafsihiCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِHis self+هِhim / his / it 8And she closedوَغَلَّقَتِwaghallaqatiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+غَلَّقَتْShe closed 9The doorsالْأَبْوَابَl-abwabaIالthe+أَبْوَابَDoors 10And she saidوَقَالَتْwaqalatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَتْShe said 14I seek refuge in Allahمَعَاذَma'adhaI 15I seek refuge in Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 16Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 17Is my LordرَبِّيrabbiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّIs my Lord+يme / my 18Who has made goodأَحْسَنَahsanaF 19My stayمَثْوَايَmathwayaCBIN+PRONATTمَثْوَاMy stay+يَme / my 22Will succeedيُفْلِحُyuflihuF 23The wrongdoersالظَّالِمُونَl-zalimunaIالthe+ظَالِمُونَWrongdoers وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِۦ ۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرْهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿24﴾
And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants.
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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 2She did desireهَمَّتْhammatF 4And he would have desiredوَهَمَّwahammaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+هَمَّHe would have desired 9The proofبُرْهَانَburhanaI 10Of his LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf his Lord+هِhim / his / it 11ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus 12That we might avertلِنَصْرِفَlinasrifaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+نَصْرِفَThat we might avert 14The evilالسُّوءَl-su'aIالthe+سُوءَEvil 15And the immoralityوَالْفَحْشَاءَwal-fahsha'aCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+فَحْشَاءَImmorality 16Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 18Our slavesعِبَادِنَا'ibadinaCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِOur slaves+نَاus / our 19The sincereالْمُخْلَصِينَl-mukhlasinaIالthe+مُخْلَصِينَSincere وَٱسْتَبَقَا ٱلْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيصَهُۥ مِن دُبُرٍ وَأَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلْبَابِ ۚ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنْ أَرَادَ بِأَهْلِكَ سُوٓءًا إِلَّآ أَن يُسْجَنَ أَوْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿25﴾
And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"
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← read from right to left1And they both racedوَاسْتَبَقَاwa-istabaqaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَبَقَاThey both raced 2To the doorالْبَابَl-babaIالthe+بَابَTo the door 3And she toreوَقَدَّتْwaqaddatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَدَّتْShe tore 4His shirtقَمِيصَهُqamisahuCBIN+PRONATTقَمِيصَHis shirt+هُhim / his / it 7And they both foundوَأَلْفَيَاwa-alfayaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَلْفَيَاThey both found 8Her husbandسَيِّدَهَاsayyidahaCBIN+PRONATTسَيِّدَHer husband+هَاher / it / its 10The doorالْبَابِl-babiIالthe+بَابِDoor 13Is the recompenseجَزَاءُjaza'uI 16For your wifeبِأَهْلِكَbi-ahlikaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَهْلِFor your wife+كَyou / your 18ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 20He be imprisonedيُسْجَنَyusjanaF 22A punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI قَالَ هِىَ رَٰوَدَتْنِى عَن نَّفْسِى ۚ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَآ إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ ﴿26﴾
[Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars.
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← read from right to left3Sought to seduce meرَاوَدَتْنِيrawadatniCBFV+PRONATTرَاوَدَتْSought to seduce+نِيme 6And testifiedوَشَهِدَwashahidaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+شَهِدَTestified 7A witnessشَاهِدٌshahidunI 9Her familyأَهْلِهَاahlihaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِHer family+هَاher / it / its 12His shirtقَمِيصُهُqamisuhuCBIN+PRONATTقَمِيصُHis shirt+هُhim / his / it 15The frontقُبُلٍqubulinI 16Then she has spoken the truthفَصَدَقَتْfasadaqatCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+صَدَقَتْShe has spoken the truth 19The liarsالْكَاذِبِينَl-kadhibinaIالthe+كَاذِبِينَLiars وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿27﴾
But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
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← read from right to left3His shirtقَمِيصُهُqamisuhuCBIN+PRONATTقَمِيصُHis shirt+هُhim / his / it 7Then she has liedفَكَذَبَتْfakadhabatCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَذَبَتْShe has lied 10The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَl-sadiqinaIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ ﴿28﴾
So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great.
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← read from right to left1So whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 3His shirtقَمِيصَهُqamisahuCBIN+PRONATTقَمِيصَHis shirt+هُhim / his / it 8Indeed itإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُhim / his / it 10Your plotكَيْدِكُنَّkaydikunnaCBIN+PRONATTكَيْدِYour plot+كُنَّyou / your (f. pl.) 12Your plotكَيْدَكُنَّkaydakunnaCBIN+PRONATTكَيْدَYour plot+كُنَّyou / your (f. pl.) 13Is greatعَظِيمٌ'azimunI يُوسُفُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا ۚ وَٱسْتَغْفِرِى لِذَنۢبِكِ ۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَ ﴿29﴾
Joseph, ignore this. And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful."
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← read from right to left5And ask forgivenessوَاسْتَغْفِرِيwa-istaghfiriCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَغْفِرِيAsk forgiveness 6For your sinلِذَنْبِكِlidhanbikiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+ذَنْبِYour sin+كِyou / your 10The sinfulالْخَاطِئِينَl-khati'inaIالthe+خَاطِئِينَSinful English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
