ought Yusuf to yield himself
(to you)? They said: Remote is Allah (from imperfection), we knew of no
evil on his part. The chief's wife said: Now has the truth become
established: I sought him to yield himself (to me), and he is most
surely of the truthful ones.

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Y: "This (say I), in order that He may know that I have never been false
to him in his absence, and that Allah will never guide the snare of the
false ones."

P: (Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that
I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the
snare of the betrayers.

S: This is that he might know that I have not been unfaithful to him in
secret and that Allah does not guide the device of the unfaithful.

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Y: "Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is
certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely
my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

P: I do not exculpate myself. Lo! the (human) soul enjoineth unto evil,
save that whereon my Lord hath mercy. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving,
Merciful.

S: And I do not declare myself free, most surely (man's) self is wont to
command (him to do) evil, except such as my Lord has had mercy on,
surely my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.

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Y: So the king said: "Bring him unto me; I will take him specially to
serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken to him, he
said: "Be assured this day, thou art, before our own presence, with rank
firmly established, and fidelity fully proved!"

P: And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my
person. And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in
our presence established and trusted.

S: And the king said: Bring him to me, I will choose him for myself. So
when he had spoken with him, he said: Surely you are in our presence
today an honorable, a faithful one.

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Y: (Joseph) said: "Set me over the store-houses of the land: I will
indeed guard them, as one that knows (their importance)."

P: He said: Set me over the storehouses of the land. Lo! I am a skilled
custodian.

S: He said: Place me (in authority) over the treasures of the land,
surely I am a good keeper, knowing well.

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Y: Thus did We give established power to Joseph in the land, to take
possession therein as, when, or where he pleased. We bestow of our
Mercy on whom We please, and We suffer not, to be lost, the reward of
those who do good.