Surah Yusuf Ayat 26 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 26
[Joseph] said, “It was she who sought to seduce me.” And a witness from her family testified. “If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars.
He said: “It was she that sought to seduce me – from my (true) self.” And one of her household saw (this) and bore witness, (thus):- “If it be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and he is a liar!
Joseph said: “It is she who was trying to tempt me to herself.” And a witness belonging to her own household testified (on grounds of circumstantial evidence): “If his shirt is torn from the front, then she is telling the truth and he is a liar.
He [Yusuf (Joseph)] said: “It was she that sought to seduce me,” – and a witness of her household bore witness (saying): “If it be that his shirt is torn from the front, then her tale is true and he is a liar!
(Joseph) said: She it was who asked of me an evil act. And a witness of her own folk testified: If his shirt is torn from before, then she speaketh truth and he is of the liars.
He said, “She, (really) she solicited me. “And a witness of her family bore witness, “In case his shirt has been ripped from the forepart, then she has (spoken) sincerely, and he is (one) of the liars.
but he said, ‘She tried to seduce me.’ A member of her household suggested, ‘If his shirt is torn at the front, then it is she who is telling the truth and he who is lying,
یوسف نے کہا یہ عورت ہی مجھے پھسلا رہی تھی، اور عورت کے قبیلے ہی کے ایک شخص نے گواہی دی کہ اگر اس کا کرتا آگے سے پھٹا ہوا ہو تو عورت سچی ہے اور یوسف جھوٹ بولنے والوں میں سے ہے
Quran 12 Verse 26 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Yusuf ayat 26, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(12:26) Joseph said: “It is she who was trying to tempt me to herself.” And a witness belonging to her own household testified[24] (on grounds of circumstantial evidence): “If his shirt is torn from the front, then she is telling the truth and he is a liar.
24. It appears that when the master of the house came on the scene, he was accompanied by a person of his wife’s household. When he heard the story of the incident, he made this proposal: As each of them accuses the other and there is no eye witness of what happened between the two, the matter should be decided by the help of the circumstantial evidence, by examining the condition of Joseph’s shirt. Obviously this was a very reasonable way of deciding the matter, and there was, therefore, no need to resort to a miracle. According to some traditions this witness was an infant, lying in the cradle, whom Allah had given the power of speech for giving this evidence. As this story is not supported by any authority, there is no reason why the obvious, plain and reasonable thing should not be accepted that the witness was a wise and experienced member of the family of the wife, instead of having resort to a miracle based on an unauthentic tradition.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Yusuf verse 26 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yusuf ayat 25 which provides the complete commentary from verse 25 through 29.
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