# Quran 12:53 — Surah Yusuf (Joseph), Verse 53

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
۞ وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفۡسِيٓۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفۡسَ لَأَمَّارَةُۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّيٓۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَمَاۤ اُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِیْ اِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَاَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوْٓءِ اِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّیْ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa maa ubarri'u nafsee; innan nafsa la ammaaratum bissooo'i illaa maa rahima Rabbee; inna Rabbee Ghafoorur Raheem

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> "Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Yusuf 12:53 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

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