Surah Yusuf · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

إِنَّآ لَّعَلَّكُمْ ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.

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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 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 30 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 2 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 43:3 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.

  • Quran 43:2 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    By the clear Book,

  • Quran 76:23 · Al-Insaanvery close

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا

    Indeed, it is We who have sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Qur'an progressively.

  • Quran 17:106 · Al-Israavery close

    وَقُرْءَانًا فَرَقْنَٰهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكْثٍ وَنَزَّلْنَٰهُ تَنزِيلًا

    And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.

  • Quran 20:113 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا وَصَرَّفْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا

    And thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an and have diversified therein the warnings that perhaps they will avoid [sin] or it would cause them remembrance.

  • Quran 13:37 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ

    And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any…

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.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:33 shared roots

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ر-بع-ق-لق-ر-أ

  • Al-Insaan 76:232 shared roots

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا

    ق-ر-أن-ز-ل

  • Fussilat 41:32 shared roots

    كِتَٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ع-ر-بق-ر-أ

  • Taa-Haa 20:1133 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا وَصَرَّفْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا

    ع-ر-بق-ر-أن-ز-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:282 shared roots

    قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيْرَ ذِى عِوَجٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    ع-ر-بق-ر-أ

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:102 shared roots

    لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لن-ز-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:2 include Quran 43:3 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 43:2 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 76:23 (Surah Al-Insaan), and Quran 17:106 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 43:3 reads: “Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.” 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 12:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:2 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.”

Which surah is verse 12:2 in?

Quran 12:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.