Surah Yusuf · Ayah 81·Makkī

81

إِلَىٰٓ إِنَّ وَمَا إِلَّا بِمَا وَمَا ﴿٨١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Return to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew. And we were not witnesses of the unseen,

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

ما از غیب آگاه نبودیم

منظور پسران یعقوب از غیب در این آیه» دزد بودن بنیامین است که آنبما پیش از پیدا شدن پیمانه در وسایل اوء از ان اطلاعی نداشتند. بدین ترتیب» معنی سخن آنها در این آیه چنین است: پدر جان» پسرت دزدی کرد و ما جز به آنچه در بارة مجازات دزدی می‌دانستیم» گواهی ندادیم و نمی‌دانستیم که بنیامین دزدی کرده و بازداشت می‌شود.ء وگرنه آن گواهی را نمی‌دادیم تا او گرفتار نگردد.

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 · 10 roots in 11 of 17 words

Rarest here: س-ر-ق 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 22 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī15
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Qalqalah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

17 words · 70 letters · āyah 81 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.

  • 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…

  • قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

    They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."

  • وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ شَهِدْنَآ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَٰذَا غَٰفِلِينَ

    And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?"…

  • وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَآ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return…

  • قَدْ جَآءَكُم بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ عَمِىَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ

    There has come to you enlightenment from your Lord. So whoever will see does so for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever is blind [does harm] against it. And [say], "I am not a…

  • وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا

    And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:81?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:81 include Quran 12:63 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 10:78 (Surah Yunus), Quran 7:172 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 29:8 (Surah Al-Ankaboot). For example, 12:63 reads: “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…” 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 12:81 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:81 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “Return to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew. And we were not witnesses of the unseen,”

Which surah is verse 12:81 in?

Quran 12:81 is āyah 81 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 12:81?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 12:81 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:81?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:81 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.