And women in the city said: “The wife of the Governor is seeking to lure her houseboy away from his soul; he has enslaved her to love; we see her in manifest error.”
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | waqāla | And said | قول |
| 2 | nis'watun | women | نسو |
| 3 | fī | in | |
| 4 | l-madīnati | the city | مدن |
| 5 | im'ra-atu | The wife of | مرا |
| 6 | l-ʿazīzi | Aziz | عزز |
| 7 | turāwidu | (is) seeking to seduce | رود |
| 8 | fatāhā | her slave boy | فتي |
| 9 | ʿan | about | |
| 10 | nafsihi | himself | نفس |
| 11 | qad | indeed | |
| 12 | shaghafahā | he has impassioned her | شغف |
| 13 | ḥubban | (with) love | حبب |
| 14 | innā | Indeed, we | |
| 15 | lanarāhā | [we] surely see her | راي |
| 16 | fī | in | |
| 17 | ḍalālin | an error | ضلل |
| 18 | mubīnin | clear | بين |
Some city women said, ‘The governor’s wife solicited her slave. He’s fired her heart with love. We see that she’s the one to blame.’
And some women in the city said: "The wife of the Governor is trying to seduce her young man from himself; she is taken by love. We see her clearly misguided."
Women in the city started gossiping, "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. But we see that she adopted the wrong tactics."
And women in the city said: “The wife of the Governor is seeking to lure her houseboy away from his soul; he has enslaved her to love; we see her in manifest error.”
Andsome women in the city said: "The wife of the governor is trying to seduce her young man from himself; she is taken by love. We see her clearly misguided."
Some women in the city said, "The wife of the Governor is trying to seduce her young man from himself; she is taken by love. We see her clearly misguided."
Some women in the city gossiped: "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see that she has gone astray."
In the city the women gossiped: "The minister's wife longs after her page. He has captured her heart. We think she is in clear error."
And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her in clear error."
NOW the women of the city spoke : "The wife of this nobleman is trying to induce her slave-boy to yield himself unto her! Her love for him has pierced her heart; verily, we see that she is undoubtedly suffering from an aberration!
And women in the city said: The ruler's wife is asking of her slave-boy an ill-deed. Indeed he has smitten her to the heart with love. We behold her in plain aberration.
And some ladies in the city began to say: "The chief's wife, violently in love with her houseboy, is out to tempt him. We think she is clearly mistaken."
The rumour circulated among some women -the society- in the city. They said: "The wife of the court officer solicits her slave; she is much enamoured of him and inflamed with love; we see that she is indeed vitiated by error."
The women of the town started to gossip about this incidence, saying: "The wife of the governor has passionately fallen in love with her slave; what kind of woman is she?"
And women in the city said: "The wife of Al-‘Azîz is seeking to seduce her (slave) young man, indeed she loves him violently; verily we see her in plain error."
Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray."
Some women of the city gossiped, "The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken."
And women in the city said, "The wife of the minister is seducing her youthful slave. His love has entered the depth of her heart. Surely, we see her in open error."
Some women of the city said, ‘The governor’s wife is trying to seduce her slave! Love for him consumes her heart! It is clear to us that she has gone astray.’
Certain women that were in the city said, 'The Governor's wife has been soliciting her page; he smote her heart with love; we see her in manifest error.
And women in the city said, 'The wife of the prince desires her young man for his person; he has infatuated her with love: verily, we see her in obvious error. '
"O Joseph! Turn aside from this (pass it over). And do you, woman, ask pardon for your fault; for truly, you are of the sinful."
And (some) women folk in the city said, "The wife of the governor (Literally: the ever-mighty Al-Azîz) is soliciting her page; (Literally: seeking to win his self ) he has already smitten (her heart) with love; (Literally: affected her pericardium, i. e., infatuated her) surely we indeed see her in evident error."
And certain women said publicly in the city, the nobleman's wife asked her servant to lie with her: He hath inflamed her breast with his love; and we perceive her to be in a manifest error.
And the (other) ladies from the city, said: "The wife of the (great lord) ‘Aziz is trying to seduce her young man (the slave) from his (true and noble) self: Truly he must have aroused strong love in her: Surely, we see clearly that she is going astray. "
And the women talked in the city, `The wife of the 'Azîz (- Potiphar, the captain of king's guard) seeks to seduce her young slave against his will. His love has indeed penetrated deep in her heart. Indeed, we see her in obvious error (in going too far in her love).'
Some of the townswomen said, ‘The chieftain’s wife has solicited her slave boy! He has captivated her love. Indeed we see her to be in manifest error.’