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12. Surah Yusuf

Joseph

Read and listen to the full Surah Yusuf (Chapter 12), consisting of 111 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 12), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
12:101
۞ رب قد اتيتني من الملك وعلمتني من تاويل الاحاديث فاطر السماوات والارض انت وليي في الدنيا والاخرة توفني مسلما والحقني بالصالحين ١٠١
۞ رَبِّ قَدْ ءَاتَيْتَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِى مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ ۚ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِىِّۦ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ تَوَفَّنِى مُسْلِمًۭا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ١٠١
۞ رَبِّ
قَدۡ
ءَاتَيۡتَنِي
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُلۡكِ
وَعَلَّمۡتَنِي
مِن
تَأۡوِيلِ
ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ
فَاطِرَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
أَنتَ
وَلِيِّۦ
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ
تَوَفَّنِي
مُسۡلِمٗا
وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي
بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
١٠١
“My Lord! You have surely granted me authority and taught me the interpretation of dreams. ˹O˺ Originator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Allow me to die as one who submits1 and join me with the righteous.”
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12:102
ذالك من انباء الغيب نوحيه اليك وما كنت لديهم اذ اجمعوا امرهم وهم يمكرون ١٠٢
ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ أَجْمَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُونَ ١٠٢
ذَٰلِكَ
مِنۡ
أَنۢبَآءِ
ٱلۡغَيۡبِ
نُوحِيهِ
إِلَيۡكَۖ
وَمَا
كُنتَ
لَدَيۡهِمۡ
إِذۡ
أَجۡمَعُوٓاْ
أَمۡرَهُمۡ
وَهُمۡ
يَمۡكُرُونَ
١٠٢
That is from the stories of the unseen which We reveal to you ˹O Prophet˺. You were not present when they ˹all˺1 made up their minds, and when they plotted ˹against Joseph˺.
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12:103
وما اكثر الناس ولو حرصت بمومنين ١٠٣
وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٠٣
وَمَآ
أَكۡثَرُ
ٱلنَّاسِ
وَلَوۡ
حَرَصۡتَ
بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ
١٠٣
And most people will not believe—no matter how keen you are—
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12:104
وما تسالهم عليه من اجر ان هو الا ذكر للعالمين ١٠٤
وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٠٤
وَمَا
تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ
عَلَيۡهِ
مِنۡ
أَجۡرٍۚ
إِنۡ
هُوَ
إِلَّا
ذِكۡرٞ
لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٠٤
even though you are not asking them for a reward for this ˹Quran˺. It is only a reminder to the whole world.
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12:105
وكاين من اية في السماوات والارض يمرون عليها وهم عنها معرضون ١٠٥
وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ ءَايَةٍۢ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ١٠٥
وَكَأَيِّن
مِّنۡ
ءَايَةٖ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
يَمُرُّونَ
عَلَيۡهَا
وَهُمۡ
عَنۡهَا
مُعۡرِضُونَ
١٠٥
How many signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by with indifference!
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12:106
وما يومن اكثرهم بالله الا وهم مشركون ١٠٦
وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِٱللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ ١٠٦
وَمَا
يُؤۡمِنُ
أَكۡثَرُهُم
بِٱللَّهِ
إِلَّا
وَهُم
مُّشۡرِكُونَ
١٠٦
And most of them do not believe in Allah without associating others with Him ˹in worship˺.
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12:107
افامنوا ان تاتيهم غاشية من عذاب الله او تاتيهم الساعة بغتة وهم لا يشعرون ١٠٧
أَفَأَمِنُوٓا۟ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ غَـٰشِيَةٌۭ مِّنْ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةًۭ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٠٧
أَفَأَمِنُوٓاْ
أَن
تَأۡتِيَهُمۡ
غَٰشِيَةٞ
مِّنۡ
عَذَابِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَوۡ
تَأۡتِيَهُمُ
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
بَغۡتَةٗ
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يَشۡعُرُونَ
١٠٧
Do they feel secure that an overwhelming torment from Allah will not overtake them, or that the Hour will not take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺?
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12:108
قل هاذه سبيلي ادعو الى الله على بصيرة انا ومن اتبعني وسبحان الله وما انا من المشركين ١٠٨
قُلْ هَـٰذِهِۦ سَبِيلِىٓ أَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا۠ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِى ۖ وَسُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ١٠٨
قُلۡ
هَٰذِهِۦ
سَبِيلِيٓ
أَدۡعُوٓاْ
إِلَى
ٱللَّهِۚ
عَلَىٰ
بَصِيرَةٍ
أَنَا۠
وَمَنِ
ٱتَّبَعَنِيۖ
وَسُبۡحَٰنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمَآ
أَنَا۠
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
١٠٨
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “This is my way. I invite to Allah with insight—I and those who follow me. Glory be to Allah, and I am not one of the polytheists.”
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12:109
وما ارسلنا من قبلك الا رجالا نوحي اليهم من اهل القرى افلم يسيروا في الارض فينظروا كيف كان عاقبة الذين من قبلهم ولدار الاخرة خير للذين اتقوا افلا تعقلون ١٠٩
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًۭا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ۗ أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۗ وَلَدَارُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ خَيْرٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٠٩
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
مِن
قَبۡلِكَ
إِلَّا
رِجَالٗا
نُّوحِيٓ
إِلَيۡهِم
مِّنۡ
أَهۡلِ
ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓۗ
أَفَلَمۡ
يَسِيرُواْ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
فَيَنظُرُواْ
كَيۡفَ
كَانَ
عَٰقِبَةُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبۡلِهِمۡۗ
وَلَدَارُ
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
خَيۡرٞ
لِّلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّقَوۡاْۚ
أَفَلَا
تَعۡقِلُونَ
١٠٩
We only sent before you ˹O Prophet˺ men inspired by Us from among the people of each society. Have the deniers not travelled through the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? And surely the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter is far better for those mindful ˹of Allah˺. Will you not then understand?
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12:110
حتى اذا استياس الرسل وظنوا انهم قد كذبوا جاءهم نصرنا فنجي من نشاء ولا يرد باسنا عن القوم المجرمين ١١٠
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسَ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوا۟ جَآءَهُمْ نَصْرُنَا فَنُجِّىَ مَن نَّشَآءُ ۖ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُنَا عَنِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ١١٠
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
ٱسۡتَيۡـَٔسَ
ٱلرُّسُلُ
وَظَنُّوٓاْ
أَنَّهُمۡ
قَدۡ
كُذِبُواْ
جَآءَهُمۡ
نَصۡرُنَا
فَنُجِّيَ
مَن
نَّشَآءُۖ
وَلَا
يُرَدُّ
بَأۡسُنَا
عَنِ
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
١١٠
And when the messengers despaired and their people thought the messengers had been denied help, Our help came to them ˹at last˺. We then saved whoever We willed, and Our punishment is never averted from the wicked people.
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