وَقَالَ And said waqāla the king l-maliku Bring him to me i'tūnī Bring him to me bihi But when falammā came to him jāahu the messenger l-rasūlu he said qāla Return ir'jiʿ to ilā your lord rabbika and ask him fasalhu what mā (is the) case bālu (of) the women l-nis'wati who allātī cut qaṭṭaʿna their hands aydiyahunna Indeed inna my Lord rabbī of their plot bikaydihinna (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun
And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan."
قَالَ He said qāla What mā (was) your affair khaṭbukunna when idh you sought to seduce rāwadttunna Yusuf yūsufa from ʿan himself nafsihi They said qul'na Allah forbid ḥāsha Allah forbid lillahi Not mā we know ʿalim'nā about him ʿalayhi any min evil sūin Said qālati (the) wife im'ra-atu (of) Aziz l-ʿazīzi Now l-āna (is) manifest ḥaṣḥaṣa the truth l-ḥaqu I anā sought to seduce him rāwadttuhu from ʿan himself nafsihi and indeed, he wa-innahu (is) surely of lamina the truthful l-ṣādiqīna
Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allāh! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-ʿAzeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.
ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika he may know liyaʿlama that I annī not lam [I] betray him akhun'hu in secret bil-ghaybi and that wa-anna Allah l-laha (does) not lā guide yahdī (the) plan kayda (of) the betrayers l-khāinīna
That is so he [i.e., al-ʿAzeez] will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allāh does not guide the plan of betrayers.
۞ وَمَآ And not wamā I absolve ubarri-u myself nafsī Indeed inna the soul l-nafsa (is) a certain enjoiner la-ammāratun of evil bil-sūi unless illā [that] mā bestows Mercy raḥima my Lord rabbī Indeed inna my Lord rabbī (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Merciful raḥīmun
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."