Surah Yusuf 12:30 — translation and meaning

يوسف · Verse 30 / 111 · Page 238

ۖ ۖ وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتَاهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا إِنَّا لَنَرَاهَا فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ

Word by Word

ۖ
ۖ
وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
نِسْوَةٌ
nis'watun
women
فِي
fi
in
الْمَدِينَةِ
al-madinati
the city
امْرَأَتُ
im'ra-atu
The wife of
الْعَزِيزِ
al-'azizi
Aziz
تُرَاوِدُ
turawidu
(is) seeking to seduce
فَتَاهَا
fataha
her slave boy
عَن
an
about
نَّفْسِهِ
nafsihi
himself
قَدْ
qad
indeed
شَغَفَهَا
shaghafaha
he has impassioned her
حُبًّا
hubban
(with) love
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
لَنَرَاهَا
lanaraha
[we] surely see her
فِي
fi
in
ضَلَالٍ
dalalin
an error
مُّبِينٍ
mubinin
clear

Transliteration

Wa qaala niswatun filma deenatim ra atul'Azeezi turaawidu fataahaa 'an nafsihee qad shaghafahaa bubbaa; innaa lana raahaa fee dalaalim mubeen

Translation

And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The news spread in the city and a group of women disapprovingly said: The wife of the minister is calling her slave towards herself. His love has penetrated her heart. We think she is clearly misguided in trying to seduce him and because of her love for him despite his being her slave.

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

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