# Quran 12:46 — Surah Yusuf (Joseph), Verse 46

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفۡتِنَا فِي سَبۡعِ بَقَرَٰتٖ سِمَانٖ يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافٞ وَسَبۡعِ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضۡرٖ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٖ لَّعَلِّيٓ أَرۡجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
یُوْسُفُ اَیُّهَا الصِّدِّیْقُ اَفْتِنَا فِیْ سَبْعِ بَقَرٰتٍ سِمَانٍ یَّاْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَّسَبْعِ سُنْۢبُلٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَّاُخَرَ یٰبِسٰتٍ لَّعَلِّیْۤ اَرْجِعُ اِلَی النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Yoosufu ayyuhas siddeequ aftinaa fee sab'i baqaraatin simaaniny ya'kuluhunna sab'un 'ijaafunw wa sabi'i sumbulaatin khudrinw wa ukhara yaabisaatil la'alleee arji'u ilan naasi la'allahum ya'lamoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> "O Joseph!" (he said) "O man of truth! Expound to us (the dream) of seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour, and of seven green ears of corn and (seven) others withered: that I may return to the people, and that they may understand."

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Yusuf 12:46 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Yusuf is a meccan surah with 111 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-yusuf.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/12/45.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/12/47.md
---
Source: [deen.global](https://deen.global) — free, ad-free access to the Quran and authentic Hadith, by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Canonical page: https://deen.global/quran/12/46
Markdown variants: append .md to any Quran or Hadith URL on this site.