فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa ra'aa qameesahu qudda min duburin qaala innahu min kaydikunna inna kaydakunna 'azeem
DIN 31635falammā raʾā qamīṣahu qudda min duburin qāla ʾinnahu min kaydikunna ʾinna kaydakunna ʿaẓīmun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
And when he saw that his shirt was torn from the back, he said, "This is a woman's scheme. Your scheming is serious indeed."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And when he saw his shirt rent from behind he said, 'This is one of your tricks; verily, your tricks are mighty
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And when his lord saw his shirt torn behind, he said, "This is one of your devices! verily your devices are great
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Por, kur e pa se këmisha e tij ishte shqyer nga mbrapa, tha: "S'ka dyshim se kjo është prej dredhive tuaja (të grave). Dredhitë tuaja janë njëmend të mëdha.
অতঃপর সে (স্বামী) যখন দেখলো, তার (ইউসুফের) জামা পেছন থেকে ছেঁড়া, তখন (প্রকৃত ঘটনা বুঝতে পেরে ) সে (তার স্ত্রীকে) বললো: ‘নিশ্চয় এটি তোমাদের ষড়যন্ত্র। (হে নারী জাতি!) নিশ্চয় তোমাদের ষড়যন্ত্র তো ভীষণ ভয়ানক।’
I kad on vidje da je košulja njegova straga razderana, reče: "To je jedno od vaših – ženskih lukavstava; vaša lukavstva su, zaista, velika!
I kad on vidje da je košulja njegova straga razderana, reče: "To je jedno od vaših – ženskih lukavstava; vaša lukavstva su, zaista, velika!
Nde [moodi makko] yi'noo dolokke oon ko ɓaawo seekori, o wi'i: "Ɗum ko jeyaaɗum e pewje mon! Pellet pewje mon ɗen ko mawɗe!".
როცა მან (ქმარმა) დაინახა, რომ მისი (იუსუფის) პერანგი ზურგიდან იყო გახეული, უთხრა (ცოლს): «ჭეშმარიტად, ეს თქვენი მზაკვრობაა! ჭეშმარიტად, თქვენი მზაკვრობა დიდია!
Als er (also der Herr) dann sah, dass sein Hemd von hinten zerrissen war, sagte er: „Das gehört fürwahr zu euren Listen. Wahrlich, eure List ist gewaltig.
Όταν (ο άνδρας της) είδε ότι το πουκάμισο του (Ιωσήφ) ήταν σκισμένο από την πλάτη, είπε: «Αυτό είναι από το σχέδιό σας [ω, γυναίκες]. Πράγματι, το σχέδιό σας είναι ισχυρό!
फिर जब उस (अज़ीज़) ने देखा कि उसका कुर्ता पीछे से फाड़ा गया है, तो बोला : निःसंदेह ये तुम स्त्रियों की चाल है और निश्चय ही तुम्हारी चाल बड़ी घोर होती है।
Quando vide la sua camicia strappata da dietro, disse: «È un vostro trucco! In verità i vostri (delle donne) trucchi sono numerosi!
28. Taigi, kai jis (jos vyras) pamatė jo [Jusufo (Juozapo)] marškinius, perplėštus nugaroje, jis (jos vyras) tarė: „Iš tiesų, tai jūsų, moterų, sąmokslas! Iš tiesų, didžiulis yra jūsų sąmokslas!“
Yeroma qamiisni isaa gara duubatiin kan baqaqfame ta’uu argu, (yuusuf dhugaa dubbatuufii isiin kijibuu hubatee) (dhirsi ishee) ni jedhe: “ kun shira keessan (dubartootaa) irraayyi. Dhugumatti, shirri keessan guddaadha.
И когда он увидел, что его рубаха разорвана сзади, он сказал: «Воистину, это — из ваших козней. Воистину, ваши козни велики!
И кад он виде да је његова кошуља поцепана страга, рече: „То је једно од ваших женских лукавстава; ваша лукавства су, заиста, велика!
Basi yule bwana alipoona shati lake limechanwa kwa nyuma, akasema: Hakika haya ni katika vitimbi vyenu wanawake. Hakika vitimbi vyenu ni vikuu.
När [hennes make] såg att skjortan var sönderriven bakifrån sa han: ”Det här är er list. Er list är sannerligen stor!
Kadının kocası Yûsuf’un gömleğinin arkadan yırtıldığını görünce, dedi ki: “Şüphesiz bu, siz kadınların hilesidir. Doğrusu siz kadınların hilesi büyüktür” dedi.
خاوند نے جو دیکھا کہ یوسف کا کرتا پیٹھ کی جانب سے پھاڑا گیا ہے تو صاف کہہ دیا کہ یہ تو تم عورتوں کی چال بازی ہے، بیشک تمہاری چال بازی بہت بڑی ہے.[1]
5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
Which translations appear here is set by copyright: they are the ones whose rights could be documented and cleared. The selection is not a judgement that these are the best.
Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation, not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading. Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the same edition and their orthography differs.
shown so it's never read alone
قَالَ هِىَ رَٰوَدَتْنِى عَن نَّفْسِى وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَآ إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala hiya raawadatnee 'an nafsee washahida shaahidun min ahlihaa in kaana qameesuhu qudda min qubulin fasadaqat wahuwa mina l-kaadhibeen
DIN 31635qāla hiya rāwadatnī ʿan nafsī wašahida šāhidun min ʾahlihā ʾin kāna qamīṣuhu qudda min qubulin faṣadaqat wahuwa mina l-kāḏibīna
He said, "It was she who tried to seduce me." A witness from her household suggested: "If his shirt is torn from the front: then she has told the truth, and he is the liar.
(Joseph) said: She it was who asked of me an evil act. And a witness of her own folk testified: If his shirt is torn from before, then she speaketh truth and he is of the liars
Said he, 'She desired me for my person.' And a witness from among her family bore witness: 'If his shirt be rent from in front, then she speaks the truth and he is of the liars
He said, "She solicited me to evil." And a witness out of her own family witnessed: "If his shirt be rent in front she speaketh truth, and he is a liar
And Joseph said, she asked me to lie with her. And a witness of her family bore witness, saying, if his garment be rent before, she speaketh truth, and he is a liar
وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in kaana qameesuhu qudda min duburin fakadhabat wahuwa mina s-saadiqeen
DIN 31635waʾin kāna qamīṣuhu qudda min duburin fakaḏabat wahuwa mina ṣ-ṣādiqīna
But if his shirt is torn from the back: then she has lied, and he is the truthful."
And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she hath lied and he is of the truthful
but if his shirt be rent from behind, then she lies and he is of the truth tellers
But if his shirt be rent behind, she lieth and he is true
But if his garment be rent behind, she lieth, and he is a speaker of truth
12:28 — the verse above
يُوسُفُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا وَٱسْتَغْفِرِى لِذَنۢبِكِ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَ
Easy-read (simplified)yoosufu a'rid 'an haadhaa wastaghfiree lidhanbiki innaki kunti mina l-khaati'een
DIN 31635yūsufu ʾaʿriḍ ʿan hāḏā wastaġfirī liḏanbiki ʾinnaki kunti mina l-ḫāṭiʾīna
The translators word this verse differently
"Joseph, turn away from this. And you, woman, ask forgiveness for your sin; you are indeed in the wrong."
O Joseph! Turn away from this, and thou, (O woman), ask forgiveness for thy sin. Lo! thou art of the faulty
Joseph! turn aside from this. And do thou, woman, ask pardon for thy fault; verily, thou wert of the sinners
Joseph! leave this affair. And thou, O wife, ask pardon for thy crime, for thou hast sinned
O Joseph, take no farther notice of this affair: And thou, O woman, ask pardon for thy crime; for thou art a guilty person
وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ تُرَٰوِدُ فَتَىٰهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰهَا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala niswatun fee l-madeenati mra'atu l-'azeezi turaawidu fataahaa 'an nafsihi qad shaghafahaa hubban innaa lanaraahaa fee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635waqāla niswatun fī l-madīnati mraʾatu l-ʿazīzi turāwidu fatāhā ʿan nafsihi qad šaġafahā ḥubban ʾinnā lanarāhā fī ḍalālin mubīnin
The translators word this verse differently
Some ladies in the city said, "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see she has gone astray."
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 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
And in the city, the women said, "The wife of the Prince hath solicited her servant: he hath fired her with his love: but we clearly see her manifest 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
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ قَمِيصَهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
In plain words — none yet for this verse
These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.
Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above — 0.61 on a scale where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.
The platform does not say which is right, and does not characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.
SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.
CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/