Quran 12 : 30

And said women in the city, "The wife of Aziz (is) seeking to seduce her slave boy about himself; indeed, he has impassioned her (with) love. Indeed, we [we] surely see her in an error clear."
وَقَالَ
Waqāla
نِسْوَةٌ
Niswahun
فِى
Fiā
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ
Almadīnahi
ٱمْرَأَتُ
Imraatu
ٱلْعَزِيزِ
Alʿazīzi
تُرَٰوِدُ
Turaāwidu
فَتَىٰهَا
Fataāāhā
عَن
ʿAn
نَّفْسِهِۦ
Nnafsihi
قَدْ
Qad
شَغَفَهَا
Shaghafahā
حُبًّا
Ḥubbana
إِنَّا
Iinnā
لَنَرَىٰهَا
Lanaraāāhā
فِى
Fiā
ضَلَٰلٍ
Ḍalaālin
مُّبِينٍ
Mmubīnin

Irving/Hegab

Some women in the city said: "The official's wife wants to seduce her houseboy. He's set her madly in love! We see she has gone clear astray."

Ahmed Ali

In the city the women gossiped: "The minister's wife longs after her page. He has captured her heart. We think she is in clear error."

Mustaqim

And some women in the town said: the wife of the governor desired her male servant, he has infatuated her with love, we consider her clearly astray.

Arthur John Arberry

Certain women that were in the city said, 'The Governor's wife has been soliciting her page; he smote her heart with love; we see her in manifest error

Talal Itani (2012)

Some ladies in the city said, 'The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see she has gone astray.'

Wahiduddin Khan

Women in the town began to gossip, The noblemans wife is trying to seduce her slave! Love for him consumes her heart! Indeed! We see her in manifest error

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Andsome women in the city said: "The wife of the governor is trying to seduce her young man from himself; she is taken by love. We see her clearly misguided."

Edward Henry Palmer

And women in the city said, 'The wife of the prince desires her young man for his person; he has infatuated her with love: verily, we see her in obvious error.

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Some women in the city began to gossip, “The governor’s wife is trying to seduce her servant; she is deeply in love with him. We see her as clearly misguided.”

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And women in the city said; the wife of the AZiZ hath solicited her page against himself; he hath inflamed her with love; verily we behold her in error manifest

Bakhtiari Nejad

And women in the city said: “Wife of Aziz (the powerful one) wants to seduce her young slave, love has affected her, and indeed we see her in an obvious error.”

Musharraf Hussain

Some prominent women of the city began to say, “The captain’s wife was in love with her servant; she has fallen in love. We believe she is wrong.”

Munir Mezyed

Some women in the city said: "The wife of the governor tried to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. Indeed, we see her in a manifest deception.”

Aisha Bewley

Some city women said, ´The governor´s wife solicited her slave. He´s fired her heart with love. We see that she´s the one to blame.´

Rashad Khalifa

Some women in the city gossiped: "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see that she has gone astray."

Safi Kaskas

Some women of the town said [to one another], "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her slave. Her love for him consumes her. We see that she is clearly lost."

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

And women in the city said, .The wife of the minister is seducing her youthful slave. His love has entered the depth of her heart. Surely, we see her in open error

T.B.Irving

Some women in the city said: "The official´s wife wants to seduce her houseboy. He´s set her madly in love! We see she has gone clear astray."

Ahmed Hulusi

And the news reached the women in the city, “The wife of al-Azeez tried to seduce her slave! His love has captured her heart! Indeed, we see her in clear perversion!”

Sher Ali

And the women in the city said, `The wife of Aziz seek to seduce her slave-boy against his will. He has infatuated her with love. Indeed we see her in manifest error.

John Medows Rodwell

And in the city, the women said, "The wife of the Prince hath solicited her servant: he hath fired her with his love: but we clearly see her manifest error."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the women in the city said: The chief’s wife seeks to seduce her slave. He has indeed affected her deeply with (his) love. Truly we see her in manifest error

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And women in the city said: The ruler's wife is asking of her slave-boy an ill-deed. Indeed he has smitten her to the heart with love. We behold her in plain aberration

Ali Quli Qara'i

Some of the townswomen said, ‘The chieftain’s wife has solicited her slave boy! He has captivated her love. Indeed we see her to be in manifest error.’

Maududi

And some ladies in the city began to say: "The chief´s wife, violently in love with her houseboy, is out to tempt him. We think she is clearly mistaken."

MunirMezyed2023

Some women in the city said: ‘The wife of the governor tried to seduce her slave-boy. She is madly in love with him. Indeed, we see her living in a manifest deception.’

Hilali - Khan

And women in the city said: "The wife of Al-Azeez is seeking to seduce her (slave) young man, indeed she loves him violently; verily we see her in plain error."

Dr. Munir Munshey

Gossip spread among the women of the town, "The wife of the chief is infatuated with her slave and attempted to seduce him! We think she has clearly gone astray!"

The Wise Quran

And women in the city said, 'The wife of the prince desires her young man for his person; indeed he has infatuated her with love; indeed, we surely see her in clear error.'

Faridul Haque

And some women of the city said, "The governor’s wife is seducing her young slave; indeed his love has taken root in her heart; and we find her clearly lost."

The Study Quran

Some women of the city said, “The viceroy’s wife sought to lure her slave boy from himself! He has filled her with ardent love. Truly we consider her to be in manifest error.

Abdel Haleem

Some women of the city said, ‘The governor’s wife is trying to seduce her slave! Love for him consumes her heart! It is clear to us that she has gone astray.’

Samy Mahdy

And women in the city said, “The Cherished Man’s woman is seducing her guy about himself. Already he was causing passion to her in love. Surely, we see her in obvious astray.”

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And certain women in the city said, 'The wife of Aziz allures the hearts of her young boy. No doubt, his love has deepened in her heart. We find her infatuated with love openly.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Certain women in the city said: 'The Governor's wife has sought to seduce her servant. He has made her heart stricken with love for him. Clearly, we perceive her to be in error.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Some women of the city gossiped, “The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken.”

Shakir

And women in the city said: The chiefs wife seeks her slave to yield himself (to her), surely he has affected her deeply with (his) love; most surely we see her in manifest error

Mir Aneesuddin

And the women in the city said, “The Aziz’s wife seeks her slave to yield to her (for an evil act, his) love has affected her heart deeply, we certainly see her in manifest error.”

Shabbir Ahmed

Women in the city started gossiping, "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. But we see that she adopted the wrong tactics."

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."

Bijan Moeinian

The women of the town started to gossip about this incidence, saying: “The wife of the governor has passionately fallen in love with her slave; what kind of woman is she?”

Bilal Muhammad 2018

The ladies in the city said, “The wife of the great Aziz has sought to seduce her slave from himself. Truly he has inspired her with violent love. We see she is evidently going astray.

Mohammad Shafi

And the city women gossiped, "The nobleman's wife has tried to seduce her young slave. She is surely overcome with love for him. We do indeed see her going manifestly astray."

N J Dawood 2014

In the city, women were saying: ‘The Prince‘s wife has sought to seduce her servant. She has conceived a passion for him. We can see that she has clearly gone astray.‘

Corpus.Quran

And said women in the city The wife of Aziz (is) seeking to seduce her slave boy about himself indeed he has impassioned her (with) love Indeed, we [we] surely see her in an error clear

George Sale

And certain women said publicly in the city, the nobleman's wife asked her servant to lie with her: He hath inflamed her breast with his love; and we perceive her to be in a manifest error

Linda "iLham" Barto

Ladies in the city said, “The wife of Aziz is trying to seduce her slave against his will. He has indeed caused her to feel passionate love. We certainly see her making an obvious mistake.”

Muhammad Sarwar

Some of the women in the town started to gossip saying, "The King's wife has tried to seduce her servant and has fallen madly in love with him. We think that she is in manifest error"

Abdul Hye

And women in the city (heard the incident and) said: “The wife of Al-Aziz is seeking to seduce her young captive, indeed she has fallen in love madly with him. Surely, we see her in plain error.”

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray."

Fode Drame

And women in the city said, “The wife of the Aziz sought to prevail with her slave-boy over himself. Indeed love has penetrated through the core of her heart. So we see her indeed to be in manifest error.”

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And the ladies in the city said: The woman of the great one solicits her spiritual warrior, enticing him to evil. Surely, he captivated her longing. Truly, we consider her to be clearly wandering astray.

Hamid S. Aziz

And some women in the city said, "The wife of the King´s Minister seeks to seduce her slave for his person; truly, he has infatuated (smitten) her with lust: verily, we see her in manifest error."

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And some women of (the elite class in) the city began to say: ‘The wife of ‘Aziz seeks to seduce her slave-boy for her purpose. The love for him (the slave) has gone deep into her heart. We surely see her in manifest error.

Ali Ünal

Women (gossiping) in the city said: "The minister’s wife has sought to enjoy herself by her slave-boy. Certainly it (her desire for him) has pierced her heart with love. We see that she has plainly lost her wits and her way."

Dr. Kamal Omar

And the ladies in the city gossiped: “The wife of Al-Aziz seduces her subordinate young man against his inclination; indeed he (i.e., Yousuf’s personality) has ignited in her violent love; verily, we surely see her in manifest deviation.'

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And women in the city/town said: "Elaziz/the Egyptian ruler's woman (wife) seduces/entices her youth/slave/servant from himself, he had affected her deeply/deeply impassioned her lovingly , that we see/understand her (E) in evident misguidance."

Muhammad Asad

NOW the women of the city spoke [thus to one another]: "The wife of this nobleman is trying to induce her slave-boy to yield himself unto her! Her love for him has pierced her heart; verily, we see that she is undoubtedly suffering from an aberration

Amatul Rahman Omar

And the women talked in the city, `The wife of the 'Aziz (- Potiphar, the captain of king's guard) seeks to seduce her young slave against his will. His love has indeed penetrated deep in her heart. Indeed, we see her in obvious error (in going too far in her love).

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And the (other) ladies from the city, said: "The wife of the (great lord) ‘Aziz is trying to seduce her young man (the slave) from his (true and noble) self: Truly he must have aroused strong love in her: Surely, we see clearly that she is going astray."

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And (some) women folk in the city said, "The wife of the governor (Literally: the ever-mighty Al-Aziz) is soliciting her page; (Literally: seeking to win his self ) he has already smitten (her heart) with love; (Literally: affected her pericardium, i.e., infatuated her) surely we indeed see her in evident error."