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Quran Maqasid

Surah Yusuf, verse 23

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Without diacritics

وراودته التي هو في بيتها عن نفسه وغلقت الابواب وقالت هيت لك قال معاذ الله انه ربي احسن مثواي انه لا يفلح الظالمون

But she in whose house He was, sought to seduce him From his (true) self: she fastened The doors, and said: "Now come, thou (dear one)!" He said: "God forbid! Truly (thy husband) is My lord! he made My sojourn agreeable! Truly to no good Come those who do wrong!"

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  • Verse 23 of 111
  • Juz 12
  • Page 238

Word by word

  1. وَرَٰوَدَتْهُAnd sought to seduce himwarāwadathu
  2. ٱلَّتِىshe whoallatī
  3. هُوَhe (was)huwa
  4. فِىinfī
  5. بَيْتِهَاher housebaytihā
  6. عَنfromʿan
  7. نَّفْسِهِۦhis selfnafsihi
  8. وَغَلَّقَتِAnd she closedwaghallaqati
  9. ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَthe doorsl-abwāba
  10. وَقَالَتْand she saidwaqālat
  11. هَيْتَCome onhayta
  12. لَكَ ۚyoulaka
  13. قَالَHe saidqāla
  14. مَعَاذَI seek refuge in Allahmaʿādha
  15. ٱللَّهِ ۖI seek refuge in Allahl-lahi
  16. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  17. رَبِّىٓ(is) my lordrabbī
  18. أَحْسَنَ(who has) made goodaḥsana
  19. مَثْوَاىَ ۖmy staymathwāya
  20. إِنَّهُۥIndeedinnahu
  21. لَاnotlā
  22. يُفْلِحُwill succeedyuf'liḥu
  23. ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَthe wrongdoersl-ẓālimūna

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