١٢ - يُوسُف

12 - Yusuf

وَقَالَ نِسْوَۃٌ فِي الْمَدِيْنَۃِ امْرَاَتُ الْعَزِيْزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتٰىہَا عَنْ نَّفْسِہٖ۝۰ۚ قَدْ شَغَفَہَا حُبًّا۝۰ۭ اِنَّا لَنَرٰىہَا فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ۝۳۰
Waqala niswatun fee almadeenati imraatu alAAazeezi turawidu fataha AAan nafsihi qad shaghafaha hubban inna lanaraha fee dalalin mubeenin

English

Ahmed Ali

In the city the women gossiped: "The minister's wife longs after her page. He has captured her heart. We think she is in clear error."

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فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِہِنَّ اَرْسَلَتْ اِلَيْہِنَّ وَاَعْتَدَتْ لَہُنَّ مُتَّكَاً وَّاٰتَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَۃٍ مِّنْہُنَّ سِكِّيْنًا وَّقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ عَلَيْہِنَّ۝۰ۚ فَلَمَّا رَاَيْنَہٗۗ اَكْبَرْنَہٗ وَقَطَّعْنَ اَيْدِيَہُنَّ۝۰ۡوَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلہِ مَا ھٰذَا بَشَرًا۝۰ۭ اِنْ ھٰذَاۗ اِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيْمٌ۝۳۱
Falamma samiAAat bimakrihinna arsalat ilayhinna waaAAtadat lahunna muttakaan waatat kulla wahidatin minhunna sikkeenan waqalati okhruj AAalayhinna falamma raaynahu akbarnahu waqattaAAna aydiyahunna waqulna hasha lillahi ma hatha basharan in hatha illa malakun kareemun

English

Ahmed Ali

When she heard their slanderings, she sent for them and prepared a banquet, and gave each of them a knife (for paring fruit), and called (to Joseph): "Come out before them." When they saw him, the women were so wonderstruck they cut their hands, and exclaimed: "O Lord preserve us! He is no mortal but an honourable angel."

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قَالَتْ فَذٰلِكُنَّ الَّذِيْ لُمْتُنَّنِيْ فِيْہِ۝۰ۭ وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُّہٗ عَنْ نَّفْسِہٖ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ۝۰ۭ وَلَىِٕنْ لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَاۗ اٰمُرُہٗ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُوْنًا مِّنَ الصّٰغِرِيْنَ۝۳۲
Qalat fathalikunna allathee lumtunnanee feehi walaqad rawadtuhu AAan nafsihi faistAAsama walain lam yafAAal ma amuruhu layusjananna walayakoonan mina alssaghireena

English

Ahmed Ali

She said: "This is the one you blamed me for. I did desire his person, but he preserved himself from sin. Yet in case he does not do my bidding he will be put into prison and disgraced."

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قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ اَحَبُّ اِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُوْنَنِيْۗ اِلَيْہِ۝۰ۚ وَاِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّيْ كَيْدَہُنَّ اَصْبُ اِلَيْہِنَّ وَاَكُنْ مِّنَ الْجٰہِلِيْنَ۝۳۳
Qala rabbi alssijnu ahabbu ilayya mimma yadAAoonanee ilayhi wailla tasrif AAannee kaydahunna asbu ilayhinna waakun mina aljahileena

English

Ahmed Ali

(Joseph) prayed: "O Lord, dearer is prison than what they invite me to. Unless You turn their guiles away from me I shall succumb to their charms and thus become a pagan."

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فَاسْتَجَابَ لَہٗ رَبُّہٗ فَصَرَفَ عَنْہُ كَيْدَہُنَّ۝۰ۭ اِنَّہٗ ہُوَالسَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ۝۳۴
Faistajaba lahu rabbuhu fasarafa AAanhu kaydahunna innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

English

Ahmed Ali

His Lord heard his prayer, and averted the women's wiles from him. He verily hears and knows everything.

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ثُمَّ بَدَا لَہُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا رَاَوُا الْاٰيٰتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّہٗ حَتّٰي حِيْنٍ۝۳۵ۧ
Thumma bada lahum min baAAdi ma raawoo alayati layasjununnahu hatta heenin

English

Ahmed Ali

And yet in spite of having seen these clear proofs they found it proper to incarcerate him for a time.

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وَدَخَلَ مَعَہُ السِّجْنَ فَتَيٰنِ۝۰ۭ قَالَ اَحَدُہُمَاۗ اِنِّىْۗ اَرٰىنِيْۗ اَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا۝۰ۚ وَقَالَ الْاٰخَرُ اِنِّىْۗ اَرٰىنِيْۗ اَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَاْسِيْ خُبْزًا تَاْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْہُ۝۰ۭ نَبِّئْنَا بِتَاْوِيْـلِہٖ۝۰ۚ اِنَّا نَرٰىكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِـنِيْنَ۝۳۶
Wadakhala maAAahu alssijna fatayani qala ahaduhuma innee aranee aAAsiru khamran waqala alakharu innee aranee ahmilu fawqa rasee khubzan takulu alttayru minhu nabbina bitaweelihi inna naraka mina almuhsineena

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Ahmed Ali

Two other youths were imprisoned along with him. Said one of them: "I dreamt that I was pressing grapes;" and the other: "I dreamt that I was carrying bread on my head, and the birds were pecking at it. You tell us the meaning of this. You seem to be a righteous man."

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قَالَ لَا يَاْتِيْكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقٰنِہٖۗ اِلَّا نَبَّاْتُكُمَا بِتَاْوِيْـلِہٖ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَكُمَا۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِيْ رَبِّيْ۝۰ۭ اِنِّىْ تَرَكْتُ مِلَّۃَ قَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللہِ وَہُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَۃِ ہُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۳۷
Qala la yateekuma taAAamun turzaqanihi illa nabbatukuma bitaweelihi qabla an yatiyakuma thalikuma mimma AAallamanee rabbee innee taraktu millata qawmin la yuminoona biAllahi wahum bialakhirati hum kafiroona

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Ahmed Ali

(Joseph) answered: "I will give you its interpretation before the food you are served arrives. This knowledge is one of the things my Lord has taught me. I have given up the religion of those who do not believe in God and deny the life to come.

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وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّۃَ اٰبَاۗءِيْۗ اِبْرٰہِيْمَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَ۝۰ۭ مَا كَانَ لَنَاۗ اَنْ نُّشْرِكَ بِاللہِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللہِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَي النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُوْنَ۝۳۸
WaittabaAAtu millata abaee ibraheema waishaqa wayaAAqooba ma kana lana an nushrika biAllahi min shayin thalika min fadli Allahi AAalayna waAAala alnnasi walakinna akthara alnnasi la yashkuroona

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Ahmed Ali

I follow the faith of my fathers, of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. We cannot associate anyone with God. This is among God's favours to us and to all mankind; but most men are not grateful.

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يٰصَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ ءَ اَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُوْنَ خَيْرٌ اَمِ اللہُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَہَّارُ۝۳۹ۭ
Ya sahibayi alssijni aarbabun mutafarriqoona khayrun ami Allahu alwahidu alqahharu

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Ahmed Ali

(Tell me) O fellow-prisoners, are a number of gods better, or one God omnipotent?

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