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Yusuf · Ayah 23
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Translation
And sought to seduce him
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (And sought to seduce him) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form III — mutual action
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (And sought to seduce him) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (And sought to seduce him) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Sahih International
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
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