When she heard of their malicious talk, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them: she gave each of them a knife: and she said (to Joseph), "Come out before them." When they saw him, they did extol him, and (in their amazement) cut their hands: they said, "Allah preserve us! no mortal is this! this is none other than a noble angel!"

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."

她听到了她们狡猾的流言蜚语，就派人去把她们邀请来，并为她们预备了一桌席，发给她们每人一把小刀，她（对优素福）说：“你出去见见她们吧。”当她们看见他的时候，她们赞扬了他，（她们都被迷住了），以致餐刀割伤了自己的手。她们说：“啊呀！这不是一个凡夫，而是一位高洁的天神。”

他说：“我的主啊！我宁愿坐牢，也不愿响应她们的召唤。如果你不为我排除她们的诡计，我将依恋她们，我将变成愚人。”