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سورة یُوسُف

Surah Yûsuf 12:30

Joseph · Verse 30 of 111

وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتَاهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ ۖ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا ۖ إِنَّا لَنَرَاهَا فِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And the women talked in the city, `The wife of the ´Azîz (- Potiphar, the captain of king´s guard) seeks to seduce her young slave against his will. His love has indeed penetrated deep in her heart. Indeed, we see her in obvious error (in going too far in her love).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray.

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."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Women (gossiping) in the city said: "The minister’s wife has sought to enjoy herself by her slave-boy. Certainly it (her desire for him) has pierced her heart with love. We see that she has plainly lost her wits and her way."

Daryabadi

And women in the city said; the wife of the AZiZ hath solicited her page against himself; he hath inflamed her with love; verily we behold her in error manifest.

Faridul Haque

And some women of the city said, "The governor’s wife is seducing her young slave; indeed his love has taken root in her heart; and we find her clearly lost."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the women in the city said: The chief

Maulvi Sher Ali

And the women in the city said, `The wife of Aziz seek to seduce her slave-boy against his will. He has infatuated her with love. Indeed we see her in manifest error.'

Muhammad Asad

NOW the women of the city spoke [thus to one another]: "The wife of this nobleman is trying to induce her slave-boy to yield himself unto her! Her love for him has pierced her heart; verily, we see that she is undoubtedly suffering from an aberration!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And women in the city said: "The wife of Al- 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her (slave) young man, indeed she loves him violently; verily we see her in plain error."

Muhammad Pickthall

And women in the city said: The ruler's wife is asking of her slave-boy an ill-deed. Indeed he has smitten her to the heart with love. We behold her in plain aberration.

Muhammad Sarwar

Some of the women in the town started to gossip saying, "The King's wife has tried to seduce her servant and has fallen madly in love with him. We think that she is in manifest error".

Muhammed ali Shakir

And women in the city said: The chiefs wife seeks her slave to yield himself (to her), surely he has affected her deeply with (his) love; most surely we see her in manifest error.

Rashad Khalifa

Some women in the city gossiped: "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see that she has gone astray."

Shabbir Ahmed

Women in the city started gossiping, "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. But we see that she adopted the wrong tactics.”

Commentary 12:30 Shaghafaha Hubban شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا - “love entered beneath the pericardium of her heart” means her love for Joseph penetrated deep into her heart and she…

وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتَاهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ ۖ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا

12:30 Shaghafaha Hubban شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا - “love entered beneath the pericardium of her heart” means her love for Joseph penetrated deep into her heart and she was in love to the point of obsession.