Joseph
12. Yūsuf
يوسف
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وَمَا
أُبَرِّئُ
نَفْسِي
إِنَّ
النَّفْسَ
لَأَمَّارَةٌ
بِالسُّوءِ
إِلَّا
مَا
رَحِمَ
رَبِّي
إِنَّ
رَبِّي
غَفُورٌ
رَّحِيمٌ
wa-mā ʾubarriʾu nafsī ʾinna n-nafsa la-ʾammāratun bi-s-sūʾi ʾillā mā raḥima rabbī ʾinna rabbī ghafūrun raḥīmun
‘Yet I do not absolve my [own carnal] soul, for the [carnal] soul indeed prompts [men] to evil, except inasmuch as my Lord has mercy. Indeed my Lord is all-forgiving, all-merciful.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
"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."
