12.21 . And he of Egypt who purchased him said unto his wife : Receive him honorably . Perchance he may prove useful to us or we may adopt him as a son . Thus We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events . And Allah was predominant in his career , but most of mankind know not .
12. 12.22 . And when he reached his prime We gave him wisdom and knowledge . Thus We reward the good .
12. 12.23 . And she , in whose house he was , asked of him an evil act . She bolted the doors and said : Come! He said : I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord , who hath treated me honorably . Wrong doers never prosper .
12. 12.24 . She verily desired him , and he would have desired her if it had not been that he saw the argument of his lord . Thus it was , that We might ward off from him evil and lewdness . Lo! he was of Our chosen slaves .
12. 12.25 . And they raced with one another to the door , and she tore his shirt from behind , and they met her lord and master at the door . She said : What shall be his reward , who wisheth evil to thy folk , save prison or a painful doom?
12. 12.26 . ( Joseph ) said : She it was who asked of me an evil act . And in witness of her own folk testified : If his shirt is torn from before , then she speaketh truth and he is of the liars .
12. 12.27 . And if his shirt is torn from behind , then she hath lied and he is of the truthful .
12. 12.28 . 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 .
12. 12.29 . O Joseph! Turn away from this , and thou , ( O woman ) , ask forgiveness for thy sin . Lo! thou art of the sinful .
12. 12.30 . 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 .
