Surah Yusuf · Ayah 89·Makkī

89

هَلْ مَّا بِيُوسُفَ إِذْ أَنتُمْ ﴿٨٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"

Compare all 34 translations →

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 · 5 roots in 5 of 10 words

Recitation · 12 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 38 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 89 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 12:58 · Yusufvery close

    وَجَآءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

    And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.

  • Quran 12:77 · Yusufclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ

    They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is…

  • 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 2:33 · Al-Baqaraclose

    قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ أَنۢبِئْهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ فَلَمَّآ أَنۢبَأَهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ

    He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the…

  • Quran 12:16 · Yusufclose

    وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ

    And they came to their father at night, weeping.

  • Quran 12:46 · Yusufclose

    يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِى سَبْعِ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٍ لَّعَلِّىٓ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    [He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may…

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:89?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:89 include Quran 12:58 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 12:77 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 12:69 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 2:33 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 12:58 reads: “And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.” 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 12:89 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:89 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “He said, "Do you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"”

Which surah is verse 12:89 in?

Quran 12:89 is āyah 89 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:89?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:89 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.