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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 53
۞ وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِىٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And I free not myself (from the blame). Verily, the (human) self is inclined to evil, except when my Lord bestows His Mercy (upon whom He wills). Verily, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أُبَرِّئُ
ubarri-u
I absolve
نَفْسِىٓ ۚ
nafsī
myself
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلنَّفْسَ
l-nafsa
the soul
لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ
la-ammāratun
(is) a certain enjoiner
بِٱلسُّوٓءِ
bil-sūi
of evil
إِلَّا
illā
unless
مَا
mā
[that]
رَحِمَ
raḥima
bestows Mercy
رَبِّىٓ ۚ
rabbī
my Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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.
53. 1 If this is attributed to Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام), then it is an expression of humility, otherwise it is clear that his chastity had been established in every way. And if this is the statement of the Aziz of Egypt (as is the opinion of Imam Ibn Kathir), then it is based on reality because she admitted her sin and acknowledged his attempt to entice and mislead Yusuf (علیہ السلام).
53. 2 Here, she explained her mistake or its reason, that man's own self is such that it incites and urges towards evil.
53. 3 That is, only the one is saved from the mischief of the self upon whom Allah's mercy descends, just as Allah saved Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام).
53. 2 Here, she explained her mistake or its reason, that man's own self is such that it incites and urges towards evil.
53. 3 That is, only the one is saved from the mischief of the self upon whom Allah's mercy descends, just as Allah saved Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام).
