Surah Yusuf · Ayah 68·Makkī

68

وَلَمَّا مِنْ مَّا عَنْهُم مِّنَ مِن إِلَّا فِى يَعْقُوبَ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو لِّمَا وَلَٰكِنَّ لَا ﴿٦٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah at all except [it was] a need within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

علم فراوان او از تعلیم ماست

این علم»فراتر ازعلوم اکتسابی و در حقیقت موهبتی است‌که خداوند به خاطر اخلاص در توحید به برخی از بندگانش عنایت می‌کند؛ دانشی که اشتباه در آن راه ندارد. به همین جهت» در خر یه می‌فرماید «ولی بیشتر مردم نمی‌دانند» و از این نوع علم محروم‌اند. خداوند با این جمله» یعقوب را ستایش می‌کند و حق را به او می‌دهد و سفارش او به فرزندان و توکلش بر خدا را به مثابه امری درست و عالمانه تصدیق می‌کند و می‌فهماند که خداوند به خاطر همین جهات» حاجت درونی یعقوب را بر آورد و یوسف را به او باز گرداند. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- المیزان» ج۱۱ ص ۲۱۶ > ۴ پیشین» ص ۲۲۳ > ۲ نمونه چ0۰ ص ۲۶ > ۳ المیزان» ج۰۱۱ ص ۲۲۰ > پافره > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, 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 · 14 roots in 16 of 30 words

Rarest here: ح-و-ج 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 40 points across 7 rule families

  • Ghunnah6
  • Madd ṭabīʿī19
  • Iẓhār6
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

30 words · 109 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 68 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.

  • وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ قَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

    And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers." Even though their…

  • وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَآ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَٰبَنِىَّ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

    And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are…

  • فَلَمَّا ٱعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا

    So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet.

  • قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأْتِيَنِى بِهِمْ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. Perhaps Allah will bring them to me all together. Indeed it is He who is the Knowing…

  • وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا

    And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allah sent a human messenger?"

  • فَلَمَّا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا۟ نَجِيًّا قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُم مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمْ فِى يُوسُفَ فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ ٱلْأَرْضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْذَنَ لِىٓ أَبِىٓ أَوْ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِى وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

    So when they had despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private consultation. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken upon you an oath by Allah…

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.

  • Abasa 80:232 shared roots

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

    ق-ض-يأ-م-ر

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:272 shared roots

    يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ

    ق-ض-يك-و-ن

  • Maryam 19:423 shared roots

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْـًٔا

    غ-ن-يأ-ب-وش-ي-أ

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:64 shared roots

    وَمَن جَٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَٰهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    غ-ن-ين-ف-سع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

  • Yunus 10:444 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ ٱلنَّاسَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

    ن-ف-سأ-ن-سش-ي-أأ-ل-ه

  • Yunus 10:365 shared roots

    وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا إِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ

    غ-ن-يك-ث-رش-ي-أع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:68?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:68 include Quran 5:104 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 2:132 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 19:49 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 12:83 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 5:104 reads: “And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers." Even though their…” 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 12:68 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:68 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah at all except [it was] a need within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but…”

Which surah is verse 12:68 in?

Quran 12:68 is āyah 68 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 12:68?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 12:68 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:68?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:68 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.