Surah Yusuf, ayah 18
وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا ۖ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allāh is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
Yusuf · 12:18
Word by word
- وَجَآءُوwajāūAnd they brought
- عَلَىٰʿalāupon
- قَمِيصِهِۦqamīṣihihis shirt
- بِدَمٍۢbidaminwith false blood
- كَذِبٍۢ ۚkadhibinwith false blood
- قَالَqālaHe said
- بَلْbalNay
- سَوَّلَتْsawwalathas enticed you
- لَكُمْlakumhas enticed you
- أَنفُسُكُمْanfusukumyour souls
- أَمْرًۭا ۖamran(to) a matter
- فَصَبْرٌۭfaṣabrunso patience
- جَمِيلٌۭ ۖjamīlun(is) beautiful
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُl-mus'taʿānu(is) the One sought for help
- عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
- مَاmāwhat
- تَصِفُونَtaṣifūnayou describe
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