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Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)
| Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
| (12:3:1) naḥnu We | PRON – 1st person plural personal pronoun ضمير منفصل | |
| (12:3:2) naquṣṣu relate | V – 1st person plural imperfect verb فعل مضارع | |
| (12:3:3) ʿalayka to you | P – preposition PRON – 2nd person masculine singular object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (12:3:4) aḥsana the best | N – accusative masculine singular noun اسم منصوب | |
| (12:3:5) l-qaṣaṣi of the narrations | N – genitive masculine noun اسم مجرور | |
| (12:3:6) bimā in what | P – prefixed preposition bi REL – relative pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (12:3:7) awḥaynā We have revealed | V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (12:3:8) ilayka to you | P – preposition PRON – 2nd person masculine singular object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (12:3:9) hādhā (of) this | DEM – masculine singular demonstrative pronoun اسم اشارة | |
| (12:3:10) l-qur'āna the Quran, | PN – accusative masculine proper noun → Quran اسم علم منصوب | |
| (12:3:11) wa-in although | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) COND – conditional particle الواو عاطفة حرف شرط | |
| (12:3:12) kunta you were, | V – 2nd person masculine singular perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان» | |
| (12:3:13) min before it, | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (12:3:14) qablihi before it, | N – genitive noun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun اسم مجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (12:3:15) lamina surely among | EMPH – emphatic prefix lām P – preposition اللام لام التوكيد حرف جر | |
| (12:3:16) l-ghāfilīna the unaware. |  | N – genitive masculine plural active participle اسم مجرور |
| (12:4:1) idh When | T – time adverb ظرف زمان | |
| (12:4:2) qāla said | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض | |
| (12:4:3) yūsufu Yusuf | PN – nominative masculine proper noun → Yusuf اسم علم مرفوع | |
| (12:4:4) li-abīhi to his father, | P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine singular noun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun جار ومجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (12:4:5) yāabati "O my father! | VOC – prefixed vocative particle ya N – nominative masculine singular noun PRON – 1st person singular possessive pronoun أداة نداء اسم مرفوع والياء المحذوفة ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (12:4:6) innī Indeed, I | ACC – accusative particle PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun حرف نصب والياء ضمير متصل في محل نصب اسم «ان» | |
| (12:4:7) ra-aytu I saw | V – 1st person singular perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (12:4:8) aḥada eleven | N – accusative masculine noun اسم منصوب | |
| (12:4:9) ʿashara eleven | N – accusative masculine noun اسم منصوب | |
| (12:4:10) kawkaban stars | N – accusative masculine indefinite noun → Star اسم منصوب | |
| (12:4:11) wal-shamsa and the sun | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – accusative feminine noun → Sun الواو عاطفة اسم منصوب | |
| (12:4:12) wal-qamara and the moon; | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – accusative masculine noun → Moon الواو عاطفة اسم منصوب | |
| (12:4:13) ra-aytuhum I saw them | V – 1st person singular perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (12:4:14) lī to me | P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 1st person singular personal pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (12:4:15) sājidīna prostrating." |  | N – accusative masculine plural active participle اسم منصوب |
