Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:18

12:18

وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا ۖ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ

wajāū ʿalā qamīṣihi bidamin kadhibin qāla bal sawwalat lakum anfusukum amran faṣabrun jamīlun wal-lahu l-mus'taʿānu ʿalā mā taṣifūna

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."

— Saheeh International

and they showed him his shirt, deceptively stained with blood. He cried, ‘No! Your souls have prompted you to do wrong! But it is best to be patient: from God alone I seek help to bear what you are saying.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And they brought his shirt stained with false blood. He said: "Nay, but your ownselves have made up a tale. So (for me) patience is most fitting. And it is Allâh (Alone) Whose help can be sought against that (lie) which you describe."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَجَآءُوwajāūAnd they brought
عَلَىٰʿalāupon
قَمِيصِهِۦqamīṣihihis shirt
بِدَمٍۢbidaminwith false blood
كَذِبٍۢۚkadhibinwith false blood
قَالَqālaHe said
بَلْbalNay
سَوَّلَتْsawwalathas enticed you
لَكُمْlakumhas enticed you
أَنفُسُكُمْanfusukumyour souls
أَمْرًۭاۖamran(to) a matter
فَصَبْرٌۭfaṣabrunso patience
جَمِيلٌۭۖjamīlun(is) beautiful
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُl-mus'taʿānu(is) the One sought for help
عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
مَاmāwhat
تَصِفُونَtaṣifūnayou describe