← Surah 12

12:33

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّى كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ

Word by word

قَالَ
He said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
رَبِّ
My Lord
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَبِّNoun — masculine، nominative
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
ٱلسِّجْنُ
the prison
Noun
Root: سجن
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
سِّجْنُNoun — masculine، nominative
أَحَبُّ
(is) dearer
Noun
Root: حبب
Grammar (i'rab)
أَحَبُّNoun — masc. sing.، nominative، adjective
إِلَىَّ
to me
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَىَّPreposition — preposition
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
مِمَّا
than what
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِPreposition — preposition
مَّاNoun — relative
يَدْعُونَنِىٓ
they invite me
Verb
Root: دعو
Grammar (i'rab)
يَدْعُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
نِىٓNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
إِلَيْهِ
to it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
وَإِلَّا
And unless
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
إِPreposition — conditional
لَّاPreposition — negative
تَصْرِفْ
You turn away
Verb
Root: صرف
Grammar (i'rab)
تَصْرِفْVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. sing.
عَنِّى
from me
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَنِّPreposition — preposition
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
كَيْدَهُنَّ
their plot
Noun
Root: كيد
Grammar (i'rab)
كَيْدَNoun — masculine، accusative
هُنَّNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. plur.
أَصْبُ
I might incline
Verb
Root: صبو
Grammar (i'rab)
أَصْبُVerb — imperfect، 1st sing.
إِلَيْهِنَّ
towards them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِنَّNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. plur.
وَأَكُن
and [I] be
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
أَكُنVerb — imperfect، 1st sing.
مِّنَ
of
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ
the ignorant
Noun
Root: جهل
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
جَٰهِلِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

He said: "O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, I should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them and join the ranks of the ignorant."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Joseph said, ‘My Lord! I would prefer prison to what these women are calling me to do. If You do not protect me from their treachery, I shall yield to them and do wrong,’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

He said: O my Lord! Prison is more dear than that unto which they urge me, and if Thou fend not off their wiles from me I shall incline unto them and become of the foolish.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Yusuf: "Rabbim! Hapis benim için, bunların istediklerini yapmaktan daha iyidir. Eğer tuzaklarını benden uzaklaştırmazsan onlara meyleder ve bilmeyenlerden olurum." dedi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Yusuf dedi ki: "Ey Rabbim! Zindan bana, bunların beni davet ettikleri şeyden daha sevimlidir. Eğer sen, bu kadınların tuzaklarını benden uzak tutmazsan, ben onların tuzağına düşerim ve cahillik edenlerden olurum".

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Yusuf:) “Rabbim! Hapis, bunların benden istediklerinden bana daha sevimlidir! Onların hilelerini benden çevirmezsen (korkarım ki) onlara eğilim gösteririm ve cahillerden olurum!” demişti.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قال يوسف مستعيذًا مِن شرهن ومكرهن: يا ربِّ السجنُ أحب إليَّ مما يدعونني إليه من عمل الفاحشة، وإن لم تدفع عني مكرهن أَمِلْ إليهن، وأكن من السفهاء الذين يرتكبون الإثم لجهلهم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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Topics
Oneness of GodSupplication & Remembrance