Surah Yusuf 12:1–6

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Surah 12 · Ruku 1 of 12 · ayahs 1–6 · Juz 12 · pages 235–236 · Makki

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Yusuf 12:1

الٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿1﴾

Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.

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1Alif laam raالرalif-lam-raH
2TheseتِلْكَtilkaI
3Are the versesآيَاتُayatuI
4Of the Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِOf the Book
5[the] clearالْمُبِينِl-mubiniIالthe+مُبِينِ[the] clear

Yusuf 12:2

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿2﴾

Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.

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1Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
2We have sent it downأَنْزَلْنَاهُanzalnahuCBFV+PRONATTأَنْزَلْنَاWe have sent it down+هُhim / his / it
3As a Quran in arabicقُرْآنًاqur'ananI
4As a Quran in arabicعَرَبِيًّا'arabiyyanI
5So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْla'allakumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6Understandتَعْقِلُونَta'qilunaF

Yusuf 12:3

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ ﴿3﴾

We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an although you were, before it, among the unaware.

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1WeنَحْنُnahnuI
2RelateنَقُصُّnaqussuF
3To youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كَyou / your
4The bestأَحْسَنَahsanaI
5Of the narrationsالْقَصَصِl-qasasiIالthe+قَصَصِOf the narrations
6In whatبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاWhat
7We have revealedأَوْحَيْنَاawhaynaF
8To youإِلَيْكَilaykaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كَyou / your
9Of thisهَذَاhadhaI
10The Quranالْقُرْآنَl-qur'anaIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran
11Althoughوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْAlthough
12You wereكُنْتَkuntaF
13Before itمِنْminH
14Before itقَبْلِهِqablihiCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هِhim / his / it
15Surely amongلَمِنَlaminaCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَSurely among
16The unawareالْغَافِلِينَl-ghafilinaIالthe+غَافِلِينَUnaware

Yusuf 12:4

إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِى سَٰجِدِينَ ﴿4﴾

[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."

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1WhenإِذْidhI
2SaidقَالَqalaF
3JosephيُوسُفُyusufuI
4To his fatherلِأَبِيهِli-abihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+أَبِيHis father+هِhim / his / it
5O my fatherيَاأَبَتِya'abatiCBIVOC+NيَاO+أَبَتِMy father
6Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
7I sawرَأَيْتُra'aytuF
8ElevenأَحَدَahadaI
9Elevenعَشَرَ'asharaI
10StarsكَوْكَبًاkawkabanI
11And the sunوَالشَّمْسَwal-shamsaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+شَمْسَSun
12And the moonوَالْقَمَرَwal-qamaraCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+قَمَرَMoon
13I saw themرَأَيْتُهُمْra'aytuhumCBFV+PRONATTرَأَيْتُI saw+هُمْthem / their
14To meلِيliCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
15ProstratingسَاجِدِينَsajidinaI

Yusuf 12:5

قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُءْيَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا۟ لَكَ كَيْدًا ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿5﴾

He said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2O my sonيَابُنَيَّyabunayyaCBIVOC+NيَاO+بُMy son+نَيَّme
3Do notلَاlaH
4RelateتَقْصُصْtaqsusF
5Your visionرُؤْيَاكَru'yakaCBIN+PRONATTرُؤْيَاYour vision+كَyou / your
6Toعَلَى'alaH
7Your brothersإِخْوَتِكَikhwatikaCBIN+PRONATTإِخْوَتِYour brothers+كَyou / your
8Lest they planفَيَكِيدُواfayakiduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَكِيدُواLest they plan
9Against youلَكَlakaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
10A plotكَيْدًاkaydanI
11IndeedإِنَّinnaH
12The devilالشَّيْطَانَl-shaytanaIالthe+شَيْطَانَDevil
13Is to manلِلْإِنْسَانِlil-insaniCBIP+Nلِلfor the+إِنْسَانِIs to man
14An enemyعَدُوٌّ'aduwwunI
15OpenمُبِينٌmubinunI

Yusuf 12:6

وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰٓ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَ كَمَآ أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَبَوَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿6﴾

And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise."

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1And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus
2Will choose youيَجْتَبِيكَyajtabikaCBFV+PRONATTيَجْتَبِيWill choose+كَyou / your
3Your LordرَبُّكَrabbukaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your
4And will teach youوَيُعَلِّمُكَwayu'allimukaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُعَلِّمُWill teach+كَyou / your
5OfمِنْminH
6The interpretationتَأْوِيلِta'wiliI
7Of the narrativesالْأَحَادِيثِl-ahadithiIالthe+أَحَادِيثِOf the narratives
8And completeوَيُتِمُّwayutimmuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُتِمُّComplete
9His favorنِعْمَتَهُni'matahuCBIN+PRONATTنِعْمَتَHis favor+هُhim / his / it
10On youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+كَyou / your
11And onوَعَلَىwa'alaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+عَلَىOn
12The familyآلِaliI
13Of jacobيَعْقُوبَya'qubaI
14AsكَمَاkamaCBHP+SUBكَlike+مَاas
15He completed itأَتَمَّهَاatammahaCBFV+PRONATTأَتَمَّHe completed+هَاher / it / its
16Onعَلَى'alaH
17Your two forefathersأَبَوَيْكَabawaykaCBIN+PRONATTأَبَوَيْYour two forefathers+كَyou / your
18BeforeمِنْminH
19BeforeقَبْلُqabluI
20AbrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
21And isaacوَإِسْحَاقَwa-ishaqaCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْحَاقَIsaac
22IndeedإِنَّinnaH
23Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
24Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI
25All wiseحَكِيمٌhakimunI

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