Surah Yusuf · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

مَعَنَا وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Rarest here: ر-ت-ع — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

8 words · 33 letters · āyah 12 of 111

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 12:61 · Yusufclose

    قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ

    They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."

  • Quran 74:14 · Al-Muddaththirrelated

    وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

    And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

  • Quran 38:40 · Saadrelated

    وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.

  • Quran 96:15 · Al-Alaqrelated

    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

  • Quran 50:23 · Qaafrelated

    وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ

    And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."

  • Quran 20:33 · Taa-Haarelated

    كَىْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا

    That we may exalt You much

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:332 shared roots

    وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

    ح-ف-ظر-س-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:802 shared roots

    مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا

    ح-ف-ظر-س-ل

  • At-Tawba 9:652 shared roots

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْ أَبِٱللَّهِ وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَرَسُولِهِۦ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    ل-ع-بر-س-ل

  • Hud 11:572 shared roots

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُم مَّآ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ رَبِّى قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّونَهُۥ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ رَبِّى عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

    ح-ف-ظر-س-ل

  • Yusuf 12:632 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

    ح-ف-ظر-س-ل

  • Al-An'aam 6:612 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ

    ح-ف-ظر-س-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:12 include Quran 12:61 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 74:14 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 38:40 (Surah Saad), and Quran 96:15 (Surah Al-Alaq). For example, 12:61 reads: “They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 12:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:12 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians.”

Which surah is verse 12:12 in?

Quran 12:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.