Surah Yusuf · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

إِذْ يُوسُفُ إِنِّى لِى ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[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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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

مزده‌ای در خواب

خداوند. سرگذشت حضرت یوسف(ع) را با بیان این خواب عجیب که به پادشاهی یوسف و خضوع پدر و مادر و یازده برادرش در مقابل او اشاره می‌کند» شروع کرده است؛ زیرا این رویا در حقیقت بشارتی برای حضرت یوسف بود. خداوند به این وسیله به او فهماند که مشمول عنایات ویژةٌ خداست و خدا سرپرستی او را به عهده گرفته است. به این جهت» صبر بر تلخی‌های آینده برای یوسف(ع) آسان شد؛ زیرا می‌دانست عاقبتی بس شیرین در انتظار اوست. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- المیزان» ج۰۱۱ ص ۶۲ ۲- پیشین» ص ۷۵ ۳- پیشین» ص ۸۰ > ٢- پیشین، ص ٧٥ > ٣- پیشین، ص ٨٠ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): al-Mīzān.

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 · 9 roots in 11 of 15 words

Rarest here: ك-و-ك-ب 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 18 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

15 words · 61 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 4 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.

  • 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

    And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it…

  • فَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلْقَمَرَ بَازِغًا قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّى فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَئِن لَّمْ يَهْدِنِى رَبِّى لَأَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    And when he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I will surely be among the people gone astray."

  • وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّى لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ لَوْلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ

    And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph [and would say that he was alive] if you did not think me weakened in mind."

  • يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِى سَبْعِ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٍ لَّعَلِّىٓ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    [He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may…

  • وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ

    And they came to their father at night, weeping.

  • قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا فَعَلْتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنتُمْ جَٰهِلُونَ

    He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"

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-Qiyaama 75:92 shared roots

    وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

    ق-م-رش-م-س

  • Ar-Rahmaan 55:52 shared roots

    ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

    ق-م-رش-م-س

  • Fussilat 41:373 shared roots

    وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِ ٱلَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ لَا تَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلشَّمْسِ وَلَا لِلْقَمَرِ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-ج-د

  • Al-Jinn 72:182 shared roots

    وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًا

    س-ج-دأ-ح-د

  • Nooh 71:162 shared roots

    وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

    ق-م-رش-م-س

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:613 shared roots

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ

    ق-م-رش-م-سق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:4 include Quran 12:100 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 6:77 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 12:94 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 12:46 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 12:100 reads: “And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made 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 12:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:4 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “[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."”

Which surah is verse 12:4 in?

Quran 12:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 12:4?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 12:4 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.