Surah Yusuf · Ayah 35·Makkī

35

ثُمَّ لَهُم مِّنۢ مَا حَتَّىٰ ﴿٣٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Iqlāb1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 38 letters · āyah 35 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.

  • وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

    And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

  • قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

    They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

  • فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

    And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],

  • وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

    And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

  • أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِى تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمَا هُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ

    Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?

  • وَلَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَقْطَارِهَا ثُمَّ سُئِلُوا۟ ٱلْفِتْنَةَ لَـَٔاتَوْهَا وَمَا تَلَبَّثُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا

    And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2182 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

    ح-ي-نر-أ-ي

  • Saad 38:882 shared roots

    وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعْدَ حِينٍۭ

    ح-ي-نب-ع-د

  • Al-Ma'aarij 70:62 shared roots

    إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا

    ب-ع-در-أ-ي

  • Al-Maaida 5:1013 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْ أَشْيَآءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ وَإِن تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ

    ب-د-وح-ي-نأ-ي-ي

  • Yusuf 12:1004 shared roots

    وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوا۟ لَهُۥ سُجَّدًا وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ هَٰذَا تَأْوِيلُ رُءْيَٰىَ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّى حَقًّا وَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ بِىٓ إِذْ أَخْرَجَنِى مِنَ ٱلسِّجْنِ وَجَآءَ بِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْبَدْوِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن نَّزَغَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ إِخْوَتِىٓ إِنَّ رَبِّى لَطِيفٌ لِّمَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    س-ج-نب-د-وب-ع-در-أ-ي

  • Yusuf 12:1004 shared roots

    وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوا۟ لَهُۥ سُجَّدًا وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ هَٰذَا تَأْوِيلُ رُءْيَٰىَ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّى حَقًّا وَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ بِىٓ إِذْ أَخْرَجَنِى مِنَ ٱلسِّجْنِ وَجَآءَ بِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْبَدْوِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن نَّزَغَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ إِخْوَتِىٓ إِنَّ رَبِّى لَطِيفٌ لِّمَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    س-ج-نب-د-وب-ع-در-أ-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:35?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:35 include Quran 54:38 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 7:111 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 37:127 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 37:107 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 54:38 reads: “And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.” 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 12:35 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:35 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.”

Which surah is verse 12:35 in?

Quran 12:35 is āyah 35 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:35?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:35 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.