12:1الٓرۚalif-lam-raAlif Laam Raتِلۡكَtil'kaTheseءَايَٰتُayatu(are the) Versesٱلۡكِتَٰبِal-kitabi(of) the Bookٱلۡمُبِينِal-mubini[the] clear١
12:2إِنَّآinnaIndeed WeأَنزَلۡنَٰهُanzalnahuWe have sent it downقُرۡءَٰنًاqur'anan(as) a Quran in Arabicعَرَبِيّٗاarabiyyan(as) a Quran in Arabicلَّعَلَّكُمۡla'allakumso that you mayتَعۡقِلُونَta'qilunaunderstand٢
12:3نَحۡنُnahnuWeنَقُصُّnaqussurelateعَلَيۡكَalaykato youأَحۡسَنَahsanathe bestٱلۡقَصَصِal-qasasiof the narrationsبِمَآbimain whatأَوۡحَيۡنَآawhaynaWe have revealedإِلَيۡكَilaykato youهَٰذَاhadha(of) thisٱلۡقُرۡءَانَal-qur'anathe Quranوَإِنwa-inalthoughكُنتَkuntayou wereمِنminbefore itقَبۡلِهِۦqablihibefore itلَمِنَlaminasurely amongٱلۡغَٰفِلِينَal-ghafilinathe unaware٣
12:4إِذۡidhWhenقَالَqalasaidيُوسُفُyusufuYusufلِأَبِيهِli-abihito his fatherيَٰٓأَبَتِyaabatiO my fatherإِنِّيinniIndeed Iرَأَيۡتُra-aytuI sawأَحَدَahadaelevenعَشَرَasharaelevenكَوۡكَبٗاkawkabanstarsوَٱلشَّمۡسَwal-shamsaand the sunوَٱلۡقَمَرَwal-qamaraand the moonرَأَيۡتُهُمۡra-aytuhumI saw themلِيlito meسَٰجِدِينَsajidinaprostrating٤
12:5قَالَqalaHe saidيَٰبُنَيَّyabunayyaO my sonلَاla(Do) notتَقۡصُصۡtaqsusrelateرُءۡيَاكَru'yakayour visionعَلَىٰٓalatoإِخۡوَتِكَikh'watikayour brothersفَيَكِيدُواْfayakidulest they planلَكَlakaagainst youكَيۡدًاۖkaydana plotإِنَّinnaIndeedٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَal-shaytanathe Shaitaanلِلۡإِنسَٰنِlil'insani(is) to manعَدُوّٞaduwwunan enemyمُّبِينٞmubinunopen٥
12:6وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhalikaAnd thusيَجۡتَبِيكَyajtabikawill choose youرَبُّكَrabbukayour Lordوَيُعَلِّمُكَwayu'allimukaand will teach youمِنminofتَأۡوِيلِtawili(the) interpretationٱلۡأَحَادِيثِal-ahadithi(of) the narrativesوَيُتِمُّwayutimmuand completeنِعۡمَتَهُۥni'matahuHis Favorعَلَيۡكَalaykaon youوَعَلَىٰٓwa'alaand onءَالِali(the) familyيَعۡقُوبَya'quba(of) YaqubكَمَآkamaasأَتَمَّهَاatammahaHe completed itعَلَىٰٓalaonأَبَوَيۡكَabawaykayour two forefathersمِنminbefore قَبۡلُqablubefore إِبۡرَٰهِيمَib'rahimaIbrahimوَإِسۡحَٰقَۚwa-is'haqaand IsaacإِنَّinnaIndeedرَبَّكَrabbakayour Lordعَلِيمٌalimun(is) All-KnowerحَكِيمٞhakimunAll-Wise٦