Surah Yusuf · Ayah 74·Makkī

74

فَمَا إِن ﴿٧٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The accusers said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 9 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 23 letters · āyah 74 of 111

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

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    فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُم بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ صَرْفًا وَلَا نَصْرًا وَمَن يَظْلِم مِّنكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيرًا

    So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great…

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    ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

  • Quran 6:28 · Al-An'aamclose

    بَلْ بَدَا لَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُخْفُونَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَوْ رُدُّوا۟ لَعَادُوا۟ لِمَا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

    But what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars.

  • Quran 10:52 · Yunusclose

    ثُمَّ قِيلَ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْخُلْدِ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ

    Then it will be said to those who had wronged, "Taste the punishment of eternity; are you being recompensed except for what you used to earn?"

  • Quran 78:27 · An-Nabaclose

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

    Indeed, they were not expecting an account

  • Quran 9:43 · At-Tawbaclose

    عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَتَعْلَمَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

    May Allah pardon you, [O Muhammad]; why did you give them permission [to remain behind]? [You should not have] until it was evident to you who were truthful and you knew [who…

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    ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

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  • Al-Waaqia 56:242 shared roots

    جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    ج-ز-يك-و-ن

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    وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    ج-ز-يك-و-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1473 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَلِقَآءِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    ج-ز-يك-ذ-بك-و-ن

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:292 shared roots

    وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّىٓ إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    ج-ز-يق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1172 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:74?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:74 include Quran 25:19 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 83:17 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), Quran 6:28 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 10:52 (Surah Yunus). For example, 25:19 reads: “So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great…” 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 12:74 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:74 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “The accusers said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"”

Which surah is verse 12:74 in?

Quran 12:74 is āyah 74 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:74?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:74 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.