Surah Yusuf 12:27 — translation and meaning

يوسف · Verse 27 / 111 · Page 238

وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

Word by Word

وَإِن
wa-in
But if
كَانَ
kana
[is]
قَمِيصُهُ
qamisuhu
his shirt
قُدَّ
qudda
(is) torn
مِن
min
from
دُبُرٍ
duburin
(the) back
فَكَذَبَتْ
fakadhabat
then she has lied
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and he
مِنَ
mina
(is) of
الصَّادِقِينَ
al-sadiqina
the truthful

Transliteration

Wa in kaana qameesuhoo qudda min duburin fakazabat wa huwa minas saadiqeen

Translation

But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

But if his shirt is torn from behind, then that is an indication that he is truthful, because she was trying to seduce him whilst he was running away; and she will be lying.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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