وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ ٱلرَّسُولُ قَالَ ٱرْجِعْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ ٱلنِّسْوَةِ ٱلَّٰتِى قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٌ ﴿50﴾
And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan."
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2The kingالْمَلِكُl-malikuIالthe+مَلِكُKing 3Bring him to meائْتُونِيituniCBFV+PRONATTائْتُوBring him to+نِيme 4Bring him to meبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 5But whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when 6Came to himجَاءَهُja'ahuCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَCame to+هُhim / his / it 7The Messengerالرَّسُولُl-rasuluIالthe+رَسُولُMessenger 11Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 12And ask himفَاسْأَلْهُfas'alhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اسْأَلْAnd ask+هُhim / his / it 15Of the womenالنِّسْوَةِl-niswatiIالthe+نِسْوَةِOf the women 18Their handsأَيْدِيَهُنَّaydiyahunnaCBIN+PRONATTأَيْدِيَTheir hands+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 21Of their plotبِكَيْدِهِنَّbikaydihinnaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+كَيْدِOf their plot+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 22Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI
قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ قُلْنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوٓءٍ ۚ قَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْـَٰٔنَ حَصْحَصَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿51﴾
Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-'Azeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.
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← read from right to left3Was your affairخَطْبُكُنَّkhatbukunnaCBIN+PRONATTخَطْبُWas your affair+كُنَّyou / your (f. pl.) 5You sought to seduceرَاوَدْتُنَّrawadttunnaF 8HimselfنَفْسِهِnafsihiCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِHimself+هِhim / his / it 10Allah forbidحَاشَhashaI 11Allah forbidلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah forbid 13We knowعَلِمْنَا'alimnaF 14About himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAbout+هِhim / his / it 18The wifeامْرَأَتُimra'atuI 19Of azizالْعَزِيزِl-'aziziIالthe+عَزِيزِOf aziz 21Is manifestحَصْحَصَhashasaF 22The truthالْحَقُّl-haquIالthe+حَقُّTruth 24Sought to seduce himرَاوَدْتُهُrawadttuhuCBFV+PRONATTرَاوَدْتُSought to seduce+هُhim / his / it 26HimselfنَفْسِهِnafsihiCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِHimself+هِhim / his / it 27And indeed heوَإِنَّهُwa-innahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 28Is surely ofلَمِنَlaminaCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَIs surely of 29The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَl-sadiqinaIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful
ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ أَنِّى لَمْ أَخُنْهُ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى كَيْدَ ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ ﴿52﴾
That is so al-'Azeez will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allah does not guide the plan of betrayers.
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← read from right to left2He may knowلِيَعْلَمَliya'lamaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَعْلَمَHe may know 5[i] betray himأَخُنْهُakhunhuCBFV+PRONATTأَخُنْ[i] betray+هُhim / his / it 6In secretبِالْغَيْبِbil-ghaybiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+غَيْبِSecret 12Of the betrayersالْخَائِنِينَl-kha'ininaIالthe+خَائِنِينَOf the betrayers
وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِىٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿53﴾
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
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← read from right to left2I absolveأُبَرِّئُubarri'uF 5The soulالنَّفْسَl-nafsaIالthe+نَفْسَSoul 6Is a certain enjoinerلَأَمَّارَةٌla-ammaratunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+أَمَّارَةٌIs a certain enjoiner 7Of evilبِالسُّوءِbil-su'iCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+سُوءِOf evil 8UnlessإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 10Bestows mercyرَحِمَrahimaF 14Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌghafurunI 15Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦٓ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى ۖ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿54﴾
And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted."
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2The kingالْمَلِكُl-malikuIالthe+مَلِكُKing 3Bring him to meائْتُونِيituniCBFV+PRONATTائْتُوBring him to+نِيme 4Bring him to meبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 5I will select himأَسْتَخْلِصْهُastakhlishuCBFV+PRONATTأَسْتَخْلِصْI will select+هُhim / his / it 6For myselfلِنَفْسِيlinafsiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+نَفْسِMyself+يme / my 7Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 8He spoke to himكَلَّمَهُkallamahuCBFV+PRONATTكَلَّمَHe spoke to+هُhim / his / it 11Are todayالْيَوْمَl-yawmaIالthe+يَوْمَAre today 13Firmly establishedمَكِينٌmakinunI 14And trustedأَمِينٌaminunI
قَالَ ٱجْعَلْنِى عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿55﴾
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
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← read from right to left2Appoint meاجْعَلْنِيij'alniCBFV+PRONATTاجْعَلْAppoint+نِيme 4The treasuriesخَزَائِنِkhaza'iniI 5Of the landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِOf the land 7Will be a guardianحَفِيظٌhafizunI
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَآءُ ۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُ ۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿56﴾
And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.
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← read from right to left1And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus 2We establishedمَكَّنَّاmakkannaF 3[to] josephلِيُوسُفَliyusufaCBIP+PNلِfor / to+يُوسُفَ[to] joseph 5The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand 6To settleيَتَبَوَّأُyatabawwa'uF 7ThereinمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْTherein+هَاher / it / its 9He willedيَشَاءُyasha'uF 10We bestowنُصِيبُnusibuF 11Our mercyبِرَحْمَتِنَاbirahmatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَحْمَتِOur mercy+نَاus / our 15We let go wasteنُضِيعُnudi'uF 17Of the good doersالْمُحْسِنِينَl-muhsininaIالthe+مُحْسِنِينَOf the good doers
وَلَأَجْرُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ ﴿57﴾
And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were fearing Allah.
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← read from right to left1And surely the rewardوَلَأَجْرُwala-ajruCBICONJ+LAM+Nوَand+لَfor / to+أَجْرُSurely the reward 2Of the Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِOf the Hereafter 4For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who 6And areوَكَانُواwakanuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواAre 7God consciousيَتَّقُونَyattaqunaF
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.