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Quran 12:23

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 23 of 111 · Juz 12

وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

Translations of Quran 12:23
EnglishTalal Itani

She in whose house he was living tried to seduce him. She shut the doors, and said, “I am yours.” He said, “Allah forbid! He is my Lord. He has given me a good home. Sinners never succeed.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted the doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who hath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Derken hânesinde bulunduğu hanım bunun nefsinden kam almak istedi ve kapıları kilidledi, haydi seninim dedi, o, Allaha sığınırım, dedi: doğrusu o benim Efendim, bana güzel baktı, hakıkat bu ki, zalimler felâh bulmaz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

La femme dans la maison de laquelle il se trouvait conçut de la passion pour lui ; elle ferma toutes les portes de l’appartement, et lui dit : Viens ici. — Dieu m’en préserve ! répondit Joseph. Mon maître m’a donné une généreuse hospitalité. Les méchants ne prospèrent pas.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En zij, in wier huis hij zich bevond, begeerde dat hij zich bij haar zou leggen, en zij sloot de deuren en zeide: Kom hier. Hij antwoordde: God beware mij! Waarlijk, mijn heer heeft mij gastvrijheid verleend, en de ondankbare zal geen voorspoed genieten.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

La donna, nella cui casa si trovava, s’invaghì di lui; chiuse le porte della camera, e gli disse: vieni qui. Dio me ne liberi! rispose Giuseppe. Il mio padrone mi ha accordato una ospitalità generosa. I malvagi non prosperano.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.