وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ تُرَٰوِدُ فَتَىٰهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۖ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا ۖ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰهَا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿30﴾
And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 4The cityالْمَدِينَةِl-madinatiIالthe+مَدِينَةِCity 5The wife ofامْرَأَتُimra'atuI 6Azizالْعَزِيزِl-'aziziIالthe+عَزِيزِAziz 7Is seeking to seduceتُرَاوِدُturawiduF 8Her slave boyفَتَاهَاfatahaCBIN+PRONATTفَتَاHer slave boy+هَاher / it / its 10HimselfنَفْسِهِnafsihiCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِHimself+هِhim / his / it 12He has impassioned herشَغَفَهَاshaghafahaCBFV+PRONATTشَغَفَHe has impassioned+هَاher / it / its 15[we] surely see herلَنَرَاهَاlanarahaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَرَا[we] surely see+هَاher / it / its 17An errorضَلَالٍdalalinI فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـًٔا وَءَاتَتْ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّينًا وَقَالَتِ ٱخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُۥٓ أَكْبَرْنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿31﴾
So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allah! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel."
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← read from right to left1So whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 2She heardسَمِعَتْsami'atF 3Of their schemingبِمَكْرِهِنَّbimakrihinnaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+مَكْرِOf their scheming+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 4She sentأَرْسَلَتْarsalatF 5For themإِلَيْهِنَّilayhinnaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىFor+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 6And she preparedوَأَعْتَدَتْwa-a'tadatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَعْتَدَتْShe prepared 7For themلَهُنَّlahunnaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 8A banquetمُتَّكَأًmuttaka'anI 9And she gaveوَآتَتْwa-atatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتَتْShe gave 12Of themمِنْهُنَّminhunnaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 13A knifeسِكِّينًاsikkinanI 14And she saidوَقَالَتِwaqalatiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَتْShe said 16Before themعَلَيْهِنَّ'alayhinnaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىBefore+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 17Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 18They sawرَأَيْنَهُra'aynahuCBFV+PRONATTرَأَيْنَThey saw+هُhim / his / it 19They greatly admired himأَكْبَرْنَهُakbarnahuCBFV+PRONATTأَكْبَرْنَThey greatly admired+هُhim / his / it 20And cutوَقَطَّعْنَwaqatta'naCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَطَّعْنَCut 21Their handsأَيْدِيَهُنَّaydiyahunnaCBIN+PRONATTأَيْدِيَTheir hands+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 22They saidوَقُلْنَwaqulnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُلْنَThey said 24AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 30ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot قَالَتْ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ ٱلَّذِى لُمْتُنَّنِى فِيهِ ۖ وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ فَٱسْتَعْصَمَ ۖ وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَآ ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ ﴿32﴾
She said, "That is the one about whom you blamed me. And I certainly sought to seduce him, but he firmly refused; and if he will not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be of those debased."
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← read from right to left2ThatفَذَلِكُنَّfadhalikunnaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+ذَلِكُنَّThat 3Is the oneالَّذِيalladhiI 4You blamed meلُمْتُنَّنِيlumtunnaniCBFV+PRONATTلُمْتُنَّYou blamed+نِيme 5About himفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيAbout+هِhim / his / it 6And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 7I sought to seduce himرَاوَدْتُهُrawadttuhuCBFV+PRONATTرَاوَدْتُI sought to seduce+هُhim / his / it 9[himself]نَفْسِهِnafsihiCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِ[himself]+هِhim / his / it 10But he saved himselfفَاسْتَعْصَمَfa-ista'samaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَعْصَمَBut he saved himself 15I order himآمُرُهُamuruhuCBFV+PRONATTآمُرُI order+هُhim / his / it 16Surely he will be imprisonedلَيُسْجَنَنَّlayusjanannaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+يُسْجَنَSurely he will be imprisoned+نَّemphasis 17And certainly will beوَلَيَكُونًاwalayakunanCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+يَكُوCertainly will be+نًاus / our 19Those who areالصَّاغِرِينَl-saghirinaIالthe+صَاغِرِينَThose who are قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّى كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ﴿33﴾
He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant."
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← read from right to left3The prisonالسِّجْنُl-sijnuIالthe+سِجْنُPrison 6Than whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 7They invite meيَدْعُونَنِيyad'unaniCBFV+PRONATTيَدْعُونَThey invite+نِيme 8To itإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 9And unlessوَإِلَّاwa-illaCBHCONJ+RESوَand+إِنْif=لَاnot 10You turn awayتَصْرِفْtasrifF 12Their plotكَيْدَهُنَّkaydahunnaCBIN+PRONATTكَيْدَTheir plot+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 13I might inclineأَصْبُasbuF 14Towards themإِلَيْهِنَّilayhinnaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTowards+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 15And [i] beوَأَكُنْwa-akunCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَكُنْ[i] be 17The ignorantالْجَاهِلِينَl-jahilinaIالthe+جَاهِلِينَIgnorant فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿34﴾
So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
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← read from right to left1So respondedفَاسْتَجَابَfa-istajabaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَجَابَResponded 3His LordرَبُّهُrabbuhuCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّHis Lord+هُhim / his / it 4And turned awayفَصَرَفَfasarafaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+صَرَفَAnd turned away 6Their plotكَيْدَهُنَّkaydahunnaCBIN+PRONATTكَيْدَTheir plot+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 7Indeed [he]إِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed [he]+هُhim / his / it 9Is all hearerالسَّمِيعُl-sami'uIالthe+سَمِيعُIs all hearer 10All knowerالْعَلِيمُl-'alimuIالthe+عَلِيمُAll knower ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُۥ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿35﴾
Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.
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← read from right to left3To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 7They had seenرَأَوُاra'awuF 8The signsالْآيَاتِl-ayatiIالthe+آيَاتِSigns 9Surely they should imprison himلَيَسْجُنُنَّهُlayasjununnahuCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+يَسْجُنُSurely they should imprison him+نَّemphasis+هُhim / his / it 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.
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