Sura 12 Yusuf (Joseph), ayah 23

  1. وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْأَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُ رَبِّي أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

    Translation by words

    وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ
    And sought to seduce him
    ٱلَّتِى
    she who,
    هُوَ
    he (was)
    فِى
    in
    بَيْتِهَا
    her house
    عَن
    from
    نَّفْسِهِۦ
    his self.
    وَغَلَّقَتِ
    And she closed
    ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ
    the doors
    وَقَالَتْ
    and she said,
    هَيْتَ
    "Come on
    لَكَ
    you."
    قَالَ
    He said,
    مَعَاذَ
    "I seek refuge in Allah.
    ٱللَّهِ
    "I seek refuge in Allah.
    إِنَّهُۥ
    Indeed, he
    رَبِّىٓ
    (is) my lord
    أَحْسَنَ
    (who has) made good
    مَثْوَاىَ
    my stay.
    إِنَّهُۥ
    Indeed,
    لَا
    not
    يُفْلِحُ
    will succeed
    ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
    the wrongdoers."

    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 Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."

    12:23

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 12 Yusuf (Joseph)