سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 23
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him (to do an evil act), and she closed the doors and said: "Come on, O you." He said: "I seek refuge in Allâh (or Allâh forbid)! Truly, he (your husband) is my master! He made my living in a great comfort! (So I will never betray him). Verily, the Zâlimûn (wrong and evil-doers) will never be successful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ
warāwadathu
And sought to seduce him
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
she who
هُوَ
huwa
he (was)
فِى
fī
in
بَيْتِهَا
baytihā
her house
عَن
ʿan
from
نَّفْسِهِۦ
nafsihi
his self
وَغَلَّقَتِ
waghallaqati
And she closed
ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ
l-abwāba
the doors
وَقَالَتْ
waqālat
and she said
هَيْتَ
hayta
Come on
لَكَ ۚ
laka
you
قَالَ
qāla
He said
مَعَاذَ
maʿādha
I seek refuge in Allah
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
I seek refuge in Allah
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
رَبِّىٓ
rabbī
(is) my lord
أَحْسَنَ
aḥsana
(who has) made good
مَثْوَاىَ ۖ
mathwāya
my stay
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed
لَا
lā
not
يُفْلِحُ
yuf'liḥu
will succeed
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
23. 1. Here, a new trial of Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) began. The wife of the Aziz of Egypt, whom her husband had instructed to treat Yusuf (علیہ السلام) with honor and respect, became infatuated with the beauty and elegance of Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) and began to invite him to sin, which Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) rejected.
