Quran 12:28 — Yusuf, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When the husband saw that the shirt was torn at the back, he said, ‘This is another instance of women’s treachery: your treachery is truly great.
فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ قَمِيصَهُ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مِنْ كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ
falammā raā qamīṣahu qudda min duburin qāla innahu min kaydikunna inna kaydakunna ʿaẓīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When he saw his shirt was torn from behind he said, 'This is of your women's guile; surely your guile is great.
- Muhammad Asad
- And when (her husband] saw that his tunic was torn from behind, he said: "Behold, this is [an instance] of your guile, O womankind! Verily, awesome is your guile!
- Sahih International
- So when he [i.e., her husband] saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of your [i.e., women's] plan. Indeed, your plan is great [i.e., vehement].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَلَمَّاfalammā | So when | — |
| 2 | رَءَاraā | he saw | رأي |
| 3 | قَمِيصَهُۥqamīṣahu | his shirt | قمص |
| 4 | قُدَّqudda | torn | قدد |
| 5 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 6 | دُبُرٍۢduburin | (the) back | دبر |
| 7 | قَالَqāla | he said | قول |
| 8 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed, it | — |
| 9 | مِنmin | (is) of | — |
| 10 | كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖkaydikunna | your plot | كيد |
| 11 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 12 | كَيْدَكُنَّkaydakunna | your plot | كيد |
| 13 | عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmun | (is) great | عظم |