Quran 12:53 — Yusuf, verse 53
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I do not pretend to be blameless, for man’s very soul incites him to evil unless my Lord shows mercy: He is most forgiving, most merciful.’
وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي ۚ إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
wamā ubarri-u nafsī inna l-nafsa la-ammāratun bil-sūi illā mā raḥima rabbī inna rabbī ghafūrun raḥīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Yet I claim not that my soul was innocent -- surely the soul of man incites to evil -- except inasmuch as my Lord had mercy; truly my Lord is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And yet, I am not trying to absolve myself: for, verily, man's inner self does incite [him] to evil, and saved are only they upon whom my Sustainer bestows His grace. Behold, my Sustainer is much forgiving, a dispenser of grace!"
- Sahih International
- 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."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | أُبَرِّئُubarri-u | I absolve | برأ |
| 3 | نَفْسِىٓ ۚnafsī | myself | نفس |
| 4 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 5 | ٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsa | the soul | نفس |
| 6 | لَأَمَّارَةٌۢla-ammāratun | (is) a certain enjoiner | أمر |
| 7 | بِٱلسُّوٓءِbil-sūi | of evil | سوأ |
| 8 | إِلَّاillā | unless | — |
| 9 | مَاmā | [that] | — |
| 10 | رَحِمَraḥima | bestows Mercy | رحم |
| 11 | رَبِّىٓ ۚrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 12 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 13 | رَبِّىrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 14 | غَفُورٌۭghafūrun | (is) Oft-Forgiving | غفر |
| 15 | رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmun | Most Merciful | رحم |