Surah Yusuf 12:18
سُورَةُ يُوسُفَ · Meccan · Verse 18 of 111
وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍۢ كَذِبٍۢ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًۭا ۖ فَصَبْرٌۭ جَمِيلٌۭ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
Translation
and they showed him his shirt, deceptively stained with blood. He cried, ‘No! Your souls have prompted you to do wrong! But it is best to be patient: from God alone I seek help to bear what you are saying.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Yusuf 12:18 is discussed in 15 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) (key verse)
- Seeking Aid (Isti'anah) (key verse)
- Lying (Kidhb) (key verse)
- Seeing Allah (Ru'yah)
- Patience (Sabr)
- Trials (Ibtila)
- Hope (Raja)
- Prophetic Household (Bayt al-Nubuwwah)
- Verification (Tathabbut)
- Envy (Hasad)
- Supplication (Dua)
- The Tongue (Lisan)
- The Self (Nafs)
- Base Desire (Hawa)
- Consultation (Shura)
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