Surah Yusuf · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

إِذْ لَيُوسُفُ إِلَىٰٓ مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ إِنَّ لَفِى ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

یوسف و برادرش نزد پدر از ما محبوب‌ترند

در اینجا سوّال می‌شود که علت فزونی مهر یعقوب به این دو کودک چه بوده است. در پاسخ می‌توان به دو عامل اشاره کرد: ۱- عامل فطری و طبیعی؛ زیرا هر انسانی» کودک کوچک خود را که ضعیف و ناتوان است» به خاطر کوچک بودن و ناتوانی» بیش از بزرگسالان دوست دارد. ۲- یعقوب در چهره و سیمای یوسف» عظمت بیشتری احساس می‌کرد و می‌دانست که او قابلیت بیشتر و آینده‌ای درخشان دارد. درس مهم دیگری که از این داستان می‌آموزیم» این است که چگونه حسد می‌تواند آدمی را تا سرحد کشتن برادر یا ایجاد دردسرهای خیلی شدید برای او پیش ببرد و اکر این اتش درونی مهار نشود، چگونه هم دیگران را به آتش می‌کشد و هم خود انسان را. آری» حسدهء تنها برادران یوسف را تا سرحد کشتن برادر پیش نبردء بلکه گاه می‌شود که انسان را به نابودی خویش نیز وا می‌دارد. در روایتی از پیامبر اسلام(ص) می‌خوانیم: «خداوند موسی بن عمران(ع) را از حسد نهی کرد و فرمود: شخص حسود. نسبت به نعمت‌های من بر بندگان خشمناک است و از قسمت‌هایی که میان بندگانم قائُل شده‌ام» ممانعت می‌کند. هر کس چنین باشد نه من از اویم و نه او از من است.» از امام صادق(ع) می‌خوانیم: «آفت دین سه چیز است: حسد. خودپسندی و فخرفروشی.»

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 · 7 roots in 8 of 15 words

Rarest here: ع-ص-ب — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 18 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī13
  • Ghunnah3
  • Iẓhār2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

15 words · 56 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 8 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 12:17 · Yusufclose

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ

    They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."

  • Quran 26:75 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

    He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

  • Quran 12:69 · Yusufclose

    وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do [to me]."

  • Quran 12:63 · Yusufclose

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

    So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed…

  • Quran 12:94 · Yusufclose

    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."

  • Quran 2:146 · Al-Baqaraclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنْهُمْ لَيَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    Those to whom We gave the Scripture know him as they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while they know [it].

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-Anbiyaa 21:544 shared roots

    قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    أ-ب-وض-ل-لب-ي-نق-و-ل

  • At-Tawba 9:233 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَكُمْ وَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ إِنِ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْكُفْرَ عَلَى ٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

    أ-خ-وح-ب-بأ-ب-و

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:862 shared roots

    وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    أ-ب-وض-ل-ل

  • Yaseen 36:242 shared roots

    إِنِّىٓ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    ض-ل-لب-ي-ن

  • Yusuf 12:142 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

    ع-ص-بق-و-ل

  • Yusuf 12:142 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

    ع-ص-بق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:8 include Quran 12:17 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 26:75 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 12:69 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 12:63 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 12:17 reads: “They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."” 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 12:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:8 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.”

Which surah is verse 12:8 in?

Quran 12:8 is āyah 8 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 12:8?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 12:8 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.