Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said: “This is a plan of you women; indeed, your guile is great.

فَلَمَّا رَاٰ قَم۪يصَهُ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ قَالَ اِنَّهُ مِنْ كَيْدِكُنَّۜ اِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظ۪يمٌ
Falamma raa qameesahuqudda min duburin qala innahu min kaydikunna innakaydakunna AAatheem
#wordmeaningroot
1falammāSo when
2raāhe sawراي
3qamīṣahuhis shirtقمص
4quddatornقدد
5minfrom
6duburin(the) backدبر
7qālahe saidقول
8innahuIndeed, it
9min(is) of
10kaydikunnayour plotكيد
11innaIndeed
12kaydakunnayour plotكيد
13ʿaẓīmun(is) greatعظم
  • Aisha Bewley

    He saw the shirt torn at the back and said, ‘The source of this is women’s deviousness. Without a doubt your guile is very great.

  • Progressive Muslims

    So when he saw that his shirt was torn from behind, he said: "This is from your female scheming, your female scheming is indeed great!"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    When her husband saw the shirt torn from the back, he said, "This is the typical scheme of you women. Your scheming is formidable." (His discriminatory comment shows his anger, and that women in that society were not viewed well).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said: “This is a plan of you women; indeed, your guile is great.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    So when he saw that his shirt was torn from behind, he said: "This is from your female planning, your female planning is indeed great!"

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    So when he saw that his shirt was torn from behind, he said, "This is from your female scheming, your female scheming is indeed great!"

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    When her husband saw that his garment was torn from the back, he said, "This is a woman's scheme. Indeed, your scheming is formidable.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    When the husband saw the shirt torn at the back, he said: "Surely this is a woman's ruse, and the wiles of women are great.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great.

  • Muhammad Asad

    And when (her husband saw that his tunic was torn from behind, he said: "Behold, this is of your guile, O womankind! Verily, awesome is your guile!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    So when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said: Lo! this is of the guile of you women. Lo! the guile of you is very great.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    So when the husband saw Joseph's shirt torn from behind he exclaimed: "Surely, this is one of the tricks of you women; your tricks are indeed great.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    When her husband saw the garment torn at the back, he said: " This is one of your intrigues, you women; potent indeed is your cunning which you take for a sinister and crooked wisdom"

  • Bijan Moeinian

    When the husband saw that the shirt was torn at the back, he said: "What a cunning woman. "

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    So when he (her husband) saw his shirt torn at the back, he (her husband) said: "Surely, it is a plot of you women! Certainly mighty is your plot!

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    So when he saw his shirt,- that it was torn at the back,- (her husband) said: "Behold! It is a snare of you women! truly, mighty is your snare!

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    So when her husband saw that Joseph’s shirt was torn from the back, he said ˹to her˺, "This must be ˹an example˺ of the cunning of you ˹women˺! Indeed, your cunning is so shrewd!

  • Taqi Usmani

    So, when he (her husband) saw his shirt ripped from behind, he said, "This is certainly your trickery, O women. Great is the trickery of you women indeed.

  • Abdul Haleem

    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.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    When he saw his shirt was torn from behind he said, 'This is of your women's guile; surely your guile is great.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And when he saw his shirt rent from behind he said, 'This is one of your tricks; verily, your tricks are mighty!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "But if his shirt be rent from behind, then she lies and he is of the truthful. "

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    So, as soon as he saw his shirt ripped from the rear, he said, "Surely this is of your (The Arabic adjective is feminine plural) (women's) plotting; surely your (The Arabic adjective is feminine plural) plotting is monstrous.

  • George Sale

    And when her husband saw that his garment was torn behind, he said, this is a cunning contrivance of your sex; for surely your cunning is great.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    So when he (the husband) saw his (Yusuf’s) shirt— That it was torn at the back— (Her husband) said: "Surely! It is a plot of you women! Truly, your plot is strong (and large)!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    So when he (- her husband) saw his shirt torn from behind, he (at once understood the truth of the matter and) said (to his wife), `This is surely a (deceiving) device which you women practise. Your (cunning) device is indeed great.'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    So when he saw that his shirt was torn from behind, he said, ‘This is of you women’s guile! Your guile is great indeed!