12:30 wa qaala niswatun fiyl madiynatimra-atul ‘Aziyzi turaawidu fataahaa ‘An nafsih* qad shagafahaa Hub-baa* in-naa lanaraahaa fiy Dalaalim mubiyn

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
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."

Yusuf Ali:
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."

Pickthal:
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.