The Quran

سورة یُوسُف

Surah Yûsuf 12:28

Joseph · Verse 28 of 111

فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ قَمِيصَهُ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مِنْ كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

So when he (- her husband) saw his shirt torn from behind, he (at once understood the truth of the matter and) said (to his wife), `This is surely a (deceiving) device which you women practise. Your (cunning) device is indeed great.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So when he saw his shirt,- that it was torn at the back,- (her husband) said: "Behold! It is a snare of you women! truly, mighty is your snare!

Ahmed Ali

When the husband saw the shirt torn at the back, he said: "Surely this is a woman´s ruse, and the wiles of women are great.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

So when he (her husband) saw that his shirt was torn from the back, he (turned to his wife and) said: "This is from the guile of you women; for sure your guile is great."

Daryabadi

So when he saw his shirt rent from behind, he said: verily it is of the guile of ye women; verily the guile of ye women is mighty.

Faridul Haque

So when the governor saw his shirt torn from behind, he said, "Indeed this is a deception of women; undoubtedly the deception of women is very great."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So when he saw his shirt rent behind, he said: Surely it is a device of you women. Your device is indeed great!

Maulvi Sher Ali

So when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said, Surely, this is a device of you women. Your device is indeed mighty;

Muhammad Asad

And when (her husband] saw that his tunic was torn from behind, he said: "Behold, this is [an instance] of your guile, O womankind! Verily, awesome is your guile!

Muhammad Musin Khan

So when he (her husband) saw his [(Yusuf's (Joseph)] shirt torn at the back; (her husband) said: "Surely, it is a plot of you women! Certainly mighty is your plot!

Muhammad Pickthall

So when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said: Lo! this is of the guile of you women. Lo! the guile of you is very great.

Muhammad Sarwar

When the master saw that Joseph's shirt was torn from behind, he told his wife, "This is some of your womanly guile in which you are certainly skillful.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So when he saw his shirt rent from behind, he said: Surely it is a guile of you women; surely your guile is great:

Rashad Khalifa

When her husband saw that his garment was torn from the back, he said, "This is a woman's scheme. Indeed, your scheming is formidable.

Shabbir Ahmed

When her husband saw the shirt torn from the back, he said, "This is the typical scheme of you women. Your scheming is formidable."

Commentary 12:26-28 These verses indicates that circumstantial evidence is permissible.

On 12:26–28

قَالَ هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِي عَن نَّفْسِي

12:26-28 These verses indicates that circumstantial evidence is permissible.