And the king said, "Come up with him (i.e., Bring him) to me!" Then as soon as the messenger came to him, he (Yûsuf) said, "Return to your lord and so ask him, What about the women folk who severely cut (The Arabic verb from implies an action that is done repeatedly or to high degree or to a great extent) their hands? Surely my Lord is Ever-Knowing of their scheming."