Surah 12. Yusuf

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Verses [Section]: 1-6[1], 7-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-35 [4], 36-42 [5], 43-49 [6], 50-57 [7], 58-68 [8], 69-79 [9], 80-93 [10], 94-104 [11], 105-111 [12]

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Quran Text of Verse 50-57وَ قَالَAnd saidالْمَلِكُthe kingائْتُوْنِیْBring him to meبِهٖ ۚBring him to meفَلَمَّاBut whenجَآءَهُcame to himالرَّسُوْلُthe messengerقَالَhe saidارْجِعْReturnاِلٰیtoرَبِّكَyour lordفَسْـَٔلْهُand ask himمَاwhatبَالُ(is the) caseالنِّسْوَةِ(of) the womenالّٰتِیْwhoقَطَّعْنَcutاَیْدِیَهُنَّ ؕtheir handsاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordبِكَیْدِهِنَّof their plotعَلِیْمٌ (is) All-Knower قَالَHe saidمَاWhatخَطْبُكُنَّ(was) your affairاِذْwhenرَاوَدْتُّنَّyou sought to seduceیُوْسُفَYusufعَنْfromنَّفْسِهٖ ؕhimselfقُلْنَThey saidحَاشَAllah forbidلِلّٰهِAllah forbidمَاNotعَلِمْنَاwe knowعَلَیْهِabout himمِنْanyسُوْٓءٍ ؕevilقَالَتِSaidامْرَاَتُ(the) wifeالْعَزِیْزِ(of) AzizالْـٰٔنَNowحَصْحَصَ(is) manifestالْحَقُّ ؗthe truthاَنَاIرَاوَدْتُّهٗsought to seduce himعَنْfromنَّفْسِهٖhimselfوَ اِنَّهٗand indeed, heلَمِنَ(is) surely ofالصّٰدِقِیْنَ the truthful ذٰلِكَThatلِیَعْلَمَhe may knowاَنِّیْthat Iلَمْnotاَخُنْهُ[I] betray himبِالْغَیْبِin secretوَ اَنَّand thatاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیَهْدِیْguideكَیْدَ(the) planالْخَآىِٕنِیْنَ (of) the betrayers 12. Yusuf Page 242وَ مَاۤAnd notاُبَرِّئُI absolveنَفْسِیْ ۚmyselfاِنَّIndeedالنَّفْسَthe soulلَاَمَّارَةٌۢ(is) a certain enjoinerبِالسُّوْٓءِof evilاِلَّاunlessمَا[that]رَحِمَbestows Mercyرَبِّیْ ؕmy LordاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordغَفُوْرٌ(is) Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ Most Merciful وَ قَالَAnd saidالْمَلِكُthe kingائْتُوْنِیْBring him to meبِهٖۤBring him to meاَسْتَخْلِصْهُI will select himلِنَفْسِیْ ۚfor myselfفَلَمَّاThen whenكَلَّمَهٗhe spoke to himقَالَhe saidاِنَّكَIndeed, youالْیَوْمَ(are) todayلَدَیْنَاwith usمَكِیْنٌfirmly establishedاَمِیْنٌ (and) trusted قَالَHe saidاجْعَلْنِیْAppoint meعَلٰیoverخَزَآىِٕنِ(the) treasuriesالْاَرْضِ ۚ(of) the landاِنِّیْIndeed Iحَفِیْظٌ(will be) a guardianعَلِیْمٌ knowing وَ كَذٰلِكَAnd thusمَكَّنَّاWe establishedلِیُوْسُفَ[to] Yusufفِیinالْاَرْضِ ۚthe landیَتَبَوَّاُto settleمِنْهَاthereinحَیْثُwhere everیَشَآءُ ؕhe willedنُصِیْبُWe bestowبِرَحْمَتِنَاOur Mercyمَنْ(on) whomنَّشَآءُWe willوَ لَاAnd notنُضِیْعُWe let go wasteاَجْرَ(the) rewardالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ (of) the good-doers وَ لَاَجْرُAnd surely (the) rewardالْاٰخِرَةِ(of) the Hereafterخَیْرٌ(is) betterلِّلَّذِیْنَfor those whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveوَ كَانُوْاand areیَتَّقُوْنَ۠God conscious

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Translation of Verse 50-57

50. The King ˹then˺ said, "Bring him to me." When the messenger came to him, Joseph said, "Go back to your master and ask him about the case of the women who cut their hands. Surely my Lord has ˹full˺ knowledge of their cunning."

51. The King asked ˹the women˺, "What did you get when you tried to seduce Joseph?" They replied, "Allah forbid! We know nothing indecent about him." Then the Chief Minister's wife admitted, "Now the truth has come to light. It was I who tried to seduce him, and he is surely truthful.

52. From this, Joseph should know that I did not speak dishonestly about him in his absence, for Allah certainly does not guide the scheming of the dishonest.

53. And I do not seek to free myself from blame, for indeed the soul is ever inclined to evil, except those shown mercy by my Lord. Surely my Lord is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

54. The King said, "Bring him to me. I will employ him exclusively in my service." And when Joseph spoke to him, the King said, "Today you are highly esteemed and fully trusted by us."

55. Joseph proposed, "Put me in charge of the store-houses of the land, for I am truly reliable and adept."

56. This is how We established Joseph in the land to settle wherever he pleased. We shower Our mercy on whoever We will, and We never discount the reward of the good- doers.

57. And the reward of the Hereafter is far better for those who are faithful and are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

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