Surah Yusuf · Ayah 73·Makkī

73

لَقَدْ مَّا فِى وَمَا ﴿٧٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."

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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 · 8 roots in 8 of 12 words

Rarest here: س-ر-ق — 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 18 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 47 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 73 of 111

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

Similar verses by meaning

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  • Quran 10:85 · Yunusclose

    فَقَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    So they said, "Upon Allah do we rely. Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people

  • Quran 6:23 · Al-An'aamclose

    ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ

    Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who associated."

  • Quran 4:80 · An-Nisaaclose

    مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا

    He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.

  • Quran 8:47 · Al-Anfaalclose

    وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا۟ مِن دِيَٰرِهِم بَطَرًا وَرِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ

    And do not be like those who came forth from their homes insolently and to be seen by people and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And Allah is encompassing of what they do.

  • Quran 46:13 · Al-Ahqafclose

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَقَٰمُوا۟ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

    Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

  • Quran 7:43 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ وَقَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى هَدَىٰنَا لِهَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِىَ لَوْلَآ أَنْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ لَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَنُودُوٓا۟ أَن تِلْكُمُ ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has guided us to this…

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.

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    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ

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  • Yunus 10:402 shared roots

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    ف-س-دع-ل-م

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1522 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

    ف-س-دأ-ر-ض

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:633 shared roots

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    ف-س-دع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

  • Yusuf 12:814 shared roots

    ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَٰفِظِينَ

    س-ر-قع-ل-مك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Yusuf 12:814 shared roots

    ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَٰفِظِينَ

    س-ر-قع-ل-مك-و-نق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:73?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:73 include Quran 10:85 (Surah Yunus), Quran 6:23 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 4:80 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 8:47 (Surah Al-Anfaal). For example, 10:85 reads: “So they said, "Upon Allah do we rely. Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people” 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 12:73 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:73 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."”

Which surah is verse 12:73 in?

Quran 12:73 is āyah 73 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:73?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:73 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.