Surah Yusuf, ayah 23
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
Yusuf · 12:23
Word by word
- وَرَٰوَدَتْهُwarāwadathuAnd sought to seduce him
- ٱلَّتِىallatīshe who
- هُوَhuwahe (was)
- فِىfīin
- بَيْتِهَاbaytihāher house
- عَنʿanfrom
- نَّفْسِهِۦnafsihihis self
- وَغَلَّقَتِwaghallaqatiAnd she closed
- ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَl-abwābathe doors
- وَقَالَتْwaqālatand she said
- هَيْتَhaytaCome on
- لَكَ ۚlakayou
- قَالَqālaHe said
- مَعَاذَmaʿādhaI seek refuge in Allah
- ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiI seek refuge in Allah
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
- رَبِّىٓrabbī(is) my lord
- أَحْسَنَaḥsana(who has) made good
- مَثْوَاىَ ۖmathwāyamy stay
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed
- لَاlānot
- يُفْلِحُyuf'liḥuwill succeed
- ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَl-ẓālimūnathe wrongdoers
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