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Quran 12:51

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 51 of 111 · Juz 12

قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ قُلْنَ حَـٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوٓءٍ ۚ قَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ حَصْحَصَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

Translations of Quran 12:51
EnglishTalal Itani

He said, “What was the matter with you, women, when you tried to seduce Joseph?” They said, “Allah forbid! We knew of no evil committed by him.” The governor’s wife then said, “Now the truth is out. It was I who tried to seduce him, and he is telling the truth.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He (the king) (then sent for those women and) said: What happened when ye asked an evil act of Joseph? They answered: Allah Blameless! We know no evil of him. Said the wife of the ruler: Now the truth is out. I asked of him an evil act, and he is surely of the truthful.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Melik, o kadınlara, derdiniz ne idi ki o vakıt Yusüfün nefsinden murad almağa kalktınız? Dedi, hâşâ dediler Allah için biz onun aleyhinde bir fenalık bilmiyoruz. Azîzin karısı şimdi, dedi, hak tezahür etti, onun nefsinden ben kâm almak istedim, o ise şeksiz şüphesiz sadıklardandır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Le roi demanda alors à ses femmes : Que voulaient dire ces instances pour faire céder Joseph à vos désirs — Dieu nous garde ! répondirent-elles ; il ne s’est rendu coupable d’aucun péché que nous sachions. Et la femme de l’Aziz (du gouverneur de l’Égypte) ajouta : Maintenant la vérité est bien établie, c’est moi qui avait sollicité Joseph au mal ; lui, il a toujours dit la vérité.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En toen de vrouwen voor den koning waren verzameld, zeide hij tot haar: Wat was uwe bedoeling toen gij Jozef tot eene onwettige liefde aanspoordet? Zij antwoordden: God zij geloofd! Wij weten geen kwaad van hem. De vrouw van den edelman (Aziz) zeide: Thans is de waarheid duidelijk geworden: Ik verzocht hem bij mij te liggen, en hij is een dergenen die waarheid spreken.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Il Re domandò allora a queste donne. Che volevano dire quelle istanze per far cedere Giuseppe ai vostri deriderj? Dio ci guardi! risposero; egli non ha commesso alcun peccato, per quanto noi sappiamo. E la moglie dell’Aziz (governatore dell’Egitto) soggiunse: Ora la verità si è mostrata al chiaro; sono io che aveva istigato Giuseppe al male; egli ha parlato sempre il vero.

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