يُوسُفُ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هَٰذَاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي لِذَنۢبِكِۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ ٢٩
Joseph, ignore this. 1 And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., conceal it and act as if it had not taken place.
Word by word Each word's meaning and sound
يُوسُفُ Yusuf yūsufu أَعۡرِضۡ turn away aʿriḍ عَنۡ from ʿan هَٰذَاۚ this hādhā وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي And ask forgiveness wa-is'taghfirī لِذَنۢبِكِۖ for your sin lidhanbiki إِنَّكِ Indeed, you innaki كُنتِ are kunti مِنَ of mina ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ the sinful l-khāṭiīna Tafsir He said to Joseph: O Joseph, completely ignore this and do not mention it to anyone. And you, woman, ask forgiveness for your sin, for you committed a sin by trying to seduce Joseph.
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