):
Come forth to them. So when they saw him, they deemed him great, and
cut their hands (in amazement), and said: Remote is Allah (from
imperfection); this is not a mortal; this is but a noble angel.

012.032
Y: She said: "There before you is the man about whom ye did blame me! I
did seek to seduce him from his (true) self but he did firmly save
himself guiltless!.... And now, if he doth not my bidding, he shall
certainly be cast into prison, and (what is more) be of the company of
the vilest!"

P: She said: This is he on whose account ye blamed me. I asked of him an
evil act, but he proved continent, but if he do not my behest he verily
shall be imprisoned, and verily shall be of those brought low.

S: She said: This is he with respect to whom you blamed me, and
certainly I sought his yielding himself (to me), but he abstained, and
if he does not do what I bid him, he shall certainly be imprisoned, and
he shall certainly be of those who are in a state of ignominy.

012.033
Y: He said: "O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to
which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, I
should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them and join the
ranks of the ignorant."

P: He said: O my Lord! Prison is more dear than that unto which they
urge me, and if Thou fend not off their wiles from me I shall incline
unto them and become of the foolish.

S: He said: My Lord! the prison house is dearer to me than that to which
they invite me; and if Thou turn not away their device from me, I will
yearn towards them and become (one) of the ignorant.

012.034
Y: So his Lord hearkened to him (in his prayer), and turned away from
him their snare: Verily He heareth and knoweth (all things).

P: So his Lord heard his prayer and fended off their wiles from him. Lo!
He is Hearer, Knower.

S: Thereupon his Lord accepted his prayer and turned away their guile
from him; surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

012.035
Y: Then it occurred to the men, after they had seen the signs, (that it
was best) to imprison him for a time.

P: And it seemed good to them (the men-folk) after they had seen the
signs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time.

S: Then it occurred to them after they had seen the signs that they
should imprison him till a time.

012.036
Y: Now with him there came into the prison two young men. Said one of
them: "I see myself (in a dream) pressing wine." said the other: "I se