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Quran 12:32

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 32 of 111 · Juz 12

قَالَتْ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ ٱلَّذِى لُمْتُنَّنِى فِيهِ ۖ وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ فَٱسْتَعْصَمَ ۖ وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَآ ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَ

Translations of Quran 12:32
EnglishTalal Itani

She said, “Here he is, the one you blamed me for. I did try to seduce him, but he resisted. But if he does not do what I tell him to do, he will be imprisoned, and will be one of the despised.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

She said: This is he on whose account ye blamed me. I asked of him an evil act, but he proved continent, but if he do not my behest he verily shall be imprisoned, and verily shall be of those brought low.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

İşte dedi, bu gördüğünüz, hakkında beni levm ettiğiniz, yemin ederim ki ben bunun nefsinden murad istedim de o fikri ısmetle imtina' etti, yine yemin ederim eğer emrimi yapmazsa mutlak, muhakkak zindana atılacak ve mutlak, muhakkak zelillerden olacak.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

— Voilà, leur dit la femme de l’Aziz, celui qui m’a attiré vos blâmes. J’ai voulu le faire céder à mes désirs, mais il veut rester chaste ; si à l’avenir il ne fait pas ce que je lui ordonnerai, il sera jeté dans un cachot et comptera parmi les plus misé- rables.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En zijne meesteren zeide: Hij is het die mij uwen blaam heeft berokkend. Ik verzocht hem met mij te liggen; maar hij weigerde aanhoudend. Maar indien hij niet volbrengt wat ik hem gebied, zal hij zekerlijk in de gevangenis worden geworpen, en zal tot de ellendigsten behooren.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ecco, lor disse la moglie dell’Aziz, colui che m’ha attirato i vostri biasimi. Ho voluto farlo cedere ai miei desideri, ma è voluto restare innocente; tuttavia se si ricuserà ancora sarà rinchiuso in un carcere, e ridotto alla miseria.

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