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Muhammad Asad   
NOW the women of the city spoke [thus to one another]: "The wife of this nobleman is trying to induce her slave-boy to yield himself unto her! Her love for him has pierced her heart; verily, we see that she is undoubtedly suffering from an aberration
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Some women of the city gossiped, “The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken.”
Safi Kaskas   
Some women of the town said [to one another], "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her slave. Her love for him consumes her. We see that she is clearly lost."

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Arabic   
وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتَاهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ قَدْ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّا إِنَّا لَنَرَاهَا فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِين
Transliteration (2021)   
waqāla nis'watun fī l-madīnati im'ra-atu l-ʿazīzi turāwidu fatāhā ʿan nafsihi qad shaghafahā ḥubban innā lanarāhā fī ḍalālin mubīni
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And said women in the city, "The wife of Aziz (is) seeking to seduce her slave boy about himself; indeed, he has impassioned her (with) love. Indeed, we [we] surely see her in an error clear."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
NOW the women of the city spoke [thus to one another]: "The wife of this nobleman is trying to induce her slave-boy to yield himself unto her! Her love for him has pierced her heart; verily, we see that she is undoubtedly suffering from an aberration
M. M. Pickthall   
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
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Some women of the city gossiped, “The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken.”
Safi Kaskas   
Some women of the town said [to one another], "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her slave. Her love for him consumes her. We see that she is clearly lost."
Wahiduddin Khan   
Women in the town began to gossip, The noblemans wife is trying to seduce her slave! Love for him consumes her heart! Indeed! We see her in manifest error
Shakir   
And women in the city said: The chiefs wife seeks her slave to yield himself (to her), surely he has affected her deeply with (his) love; most surely we see her in manifest error
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And the ladies in the city said: The woman of the great one solicits her spiritual warrior, enticing him to evil. Surely, he captivated her longing. Truly, we consider her to be clearly wandering astray.
T.B.Irving   
Some women in the city said: "The official´s wife wants to seduce her houseboy. He´s set her madly in love! We see she has gone clear astray."
Abdul Hye   
And women in the city (heard the incident and) said: “The wife of Al-Aziz is seeking to seduce her young captive, indeed she has fallen in love madly with him. Surely, we see her in plain error.”
The Study Quran   
Some women of the city said, “The viceroy’s wife sought to lure her slave boy from himself! He has filled her with ardent love. Truly we consider her to be in manifest error.
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And the ladies in the city gossiped: “The wife of Al-Aziz seduces her subordinate young man against his inclination; indeed he (i.e., Yousuf’s personality) has ignited in her violent love; verily, we surely see her in manifest deviation.'
Farook Malik   
The women of the city began to talk about this incident, saying: "The wife of Al-Aziz has seduced her young slave, for she has fallen madly in love with him. In fact, we see her in manifest error."
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Some ladies in the city said, 'The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see she has gone astray.'
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And (some) women folk in the city said, "The wife of the governor (Literally: the ever-mighty Al-Aziz) is soliciting her page; (Literally: seeking to win his self ) he has already smitten (her heart) with love; (Literally: affected her pericardium, i.e., infatuated her) surely we indeed see her in evident error."
Muhammad Sarwar   
Some of the women in the town started to gossip saying, "The King's wife has tried to seduce her servant and has fallen madly in love with him. We think that she is in manifest error"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And women in the city said, .The wife of the minister is seducing her youthful slave. His love has entered the depth of her heart. Surely, we see her in open error
Shabbir Ahmed   
Women in the city started gossiping, "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. But we see that she adopted the wrong tactics."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Gossip spread among the women of the town, "The wife of the chief is infatuated with her slave and attempted to seduce him! We think she has clearly gone astray!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And the (other) ladies from the city, said: "The wife of the (great lord) ‘Aziz is trying to seduce her young man (the slave) from his (true and noble) self: Truly he must have aroused strong love in her: Surely, we see clearly that she is going astray."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And some women in the city said: "The wife of the Governor is trying to seduce her young man from himself; she is taken by love. We see her clearly misguided."
Abdel Haleem   
Some women of the city said, ‘The governor’s wife is trying to seduce her slave! Love for him consumes her heart! It is clear to us that she has gone astray.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And women in the city said; the wife of the AZiZ hath solicited her page against himself; he hath inflamed her with love; verily we behold her in error manifest
Ahmed Ali   
In the city the women gossiped: "The minister's wife longs after her page. He has captured her heart. We think she is in clear error."
Aisha Bewley   
Some city women said, ´The governor´s wife solicited her slave. He´s fired her heart with love. We see that she´s the one to blame.´
Ali Ünal   
Women (gossiping) in the city said: "The minister’s wife has sought to enjoy herself by her slave-boy. Certainly it (her desire for him) has pierced her heart with love. We see that she has plainly lost her wits and her way."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Some of the townswomen said, ‘The chieftain’s wife has solicited her slave boy! He has captivated her love. Indeed we see her to be in manifest error.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
And some women in the city said, "The wife of the King´s Minister seeks to seduce her slave for his person; truly, he has infatuated (smitten) her with lust: verily, we see her in manifest error."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And women in the city said: wife of Aziz (the powerful one) wants to seduce her young slave, love has affected her, and indeed we see her in an obvious mistake
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
The ladies in the city said, “The wife of the great Aziz has sought to seduce her slave from himself. Truly he has inspired her with violent love. We see she is evidently going astray.
Musharraf Hussain   
Some prominent women of the city began to say, “The captain’s wife was in love with her servant; she has fallen in love. We believe she is wrong.”
Maududi   
And some ladies in the city began to say: "The chief´s wife, violently in love with her houseboy, is out to tempt him. We think she is clearly mistaken."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Andsome women in the city said: "The wife of the governor is trying to seduce her young man from himself; she is taken by love. We see her clearly misguided."
Mohammad Shafi   
And the city women gossiped, "The nobleman's wife has tried to seduce her young slave. She is surely overcome with love for him. We do indeed see her going manifestly astray."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And certain women in the city said, 'The wife of Aziz allures the hearts of her young boy. No doubt, his love has deepened in her heart. We find her infatuated with love openly.
Rashad Khalifa   
Some women in the city gossiped: "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see that she has gone astray."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Certain women in the city said: 'The Governor's wife has sought to seduce her servant. He has made her heart stricken with love for him. Clearly, we perceive her to be in error.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And the women in the city said: The chief’s wife seeks to seduce her slave. He has indeed affected her deeply with (his) love. Truly we see her in manifest error
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And women in the city/town said: "Elaziz/the Egyptian ruler's woman (wife) seduces/entices her youth/slave/servant from himself, he had affected her deeply/deeply impassioned her lovingly , that we see/understand her (E) in evident misguidance."
Bijan Moeinian   
The women of the town started to gossip about this incidence, saying: “The wife of the governor has passionately fallen in love with her slave; what kind of woman is she?”
Faridul Haque   
And some women of the city said, "The governor’s wife is seducing her young slave; indeed his love has taken root in her heart; and we find her clearly lost."
Sher Ali   
And the women in the city said, `The wife of Aziz seek to seduce her slave-boy against his will. He has infatuated her with love. Indeed we see her in manifest error.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And some women of (the elite class in) the city began to say: ‘The wife of ‘Aziz seeks to seduce her slave-boy for her purpose. The love for him (the slave) has gone deep into her heart. We surely see her in manifest error.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And the women talked in the city, `The wife of the 'Aziz (- Potiphar, the captain of king's guard) seeks to seduce her young slave against his will. His love has indeed penetrated deep in her heart. Indeed, we see her in obvious error (in going too far in her love).
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And women in the city said: "The wife of Al-Azeez is seeking to seduce her (slave) young man, indeed she loves him violently; verily we see her in plain error."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Certain women that were in the city said, 'The Governor's wife has been soliciting her page; he smote her heart with love; we see her in manifest error
George Sale   
And certain women said publicly in the city, the nobleman's wife asked her servant to lie with her: He hath inflamed her breast with his love; and we perceive her to be in a manifest error
Edward Henry Palmer   
And women in the city said, 'The wife of the prince desires her young man for his person; he has infatuated her with love: verily, we see her in obvious error.
John Medows Rodwell   
And in the city, the women said, "The wife of the Prince hath solicited her servant: he hath fired her with his love: but we clearly see her manifest error."
N J Dawood (2014)   
In the city, women were saying: ‘The Prince‘s wife has sought to seduce her servant. She has conceived a passion for him. We can see that she has clearly gone astray.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Ladies in the city said, “The wife of Aziz is trying to seduce her slave against his will. He has indeed caused her to feel passionate love. We certainly see her making an obvious mistake.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Some women in the city said: "The official's wife wants to seduce her houseboy. He's set her madly in love! We see she has gone clear astray."
Sayyid Qutb   
In the city, women were saying: 'The Chief Minister's wife is trying to seduce her slave lad, as she is passionately in love with him. We see that she is clearly going astray.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
And the news reached the women in the city, “The wife of al-Azeez tried to seduce her slave! His love has captured her heart! Indeed, we see her in clear perversion!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And some women in the city said: 'The wife of the 'Aziz has sought to seduce her slave from his(pure)self; he has affected her with love. Verily we see her in manifest error'.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
The rumour circulated among some women -the society- in the city. They said: "The wife of the court officer solicits her slave; she is much enamoured of him and inflamed with love; we see that she is indeed vitiated by error."
Mir Aneesuddin   
And the women in the city said, “The Aziz’s wife seeks her slave to yield to her (for an evil act, his) love has affected her heart deeply, we certainly see her in manifest error.”

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray."
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And said women in the city, "The wife of Aziz (is) seeking to seduce her slave boy about himself; indeed, he has impassioned her (with) love. Indeed, we [we] surely see her in an error clear.