قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo la'in akalahu dh-dhi'bu wanahnu 'usbatun innaa idhan lakhaasiroon
DIN 31635qālū laʾin ʾakalahu ḏ-ḏiʾbu wanaḥnu ʿuṣbatun ʾinnā ʾiḏan laḫāsirūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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They said, "If the wolf ate him, and we are many, we would be good for nothing."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band, then surely we should have already perished
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Said they, 'Why, if the wolf should devour him while we are (such) a band, verily, we then should deserve to lose
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They said, "Surely if the wolf devour him, and we so many, we must in that case be weak indeed
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They said, surely if the wolf devour him, when there are so many of us, we shall be weak indeed
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ata thanë: "Në qoftë se do ta hante ujku, duke qenë ne grup i fortë, atëherë do të ishim përnjëmend të humbur."
(পিতার আশঙ্কার কথা শুনে) তারা বলল: ‘আমরা বৃহৎ সংখ্যার একটি দল হওয়া সত্ত্বেও যদি নেকড়ে বাঘ তাকে (ইউসুফকে) খেয়ে ফেলে, তবে তো আমরা অবশ্যই ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত।’
"Ako bi ga vuk pojeo, a mi smo grupa!", rekoše oni, "bili bismo zaista gubitnici."
"Ako bi ga vuk pojeo, a mi smo grupa," rekoše oni, "bili bismo zaista gubitnici."
Ɓe mbi'i: "Pellet si saafaandu ñaamii mo e hoore ko men jamaa ɗuuɗuɓe, haray ko men hayruɓe"(pertuɓe.)
მათ თქვეს: «თუკი მას მგელი შეჭამს, როცა ჩვენ ასეთი ძლიერი ჯგუფი ვართ, მაშინ ხომ წაგებულები ვიქნებით».
Sie sagten: „Wenn ihn der Wolf fressen sollte, wo wir doch eine (ansehnliche) Schar sind, dann wären wir doch gewiss Verlierer.“
Είπαν: «Αν τον φάει ο λύκος, παρόλο που είμαστε μία (ισχυρή) ομάδα, τότε σίγουρα θα ήμαστε χαμένοι!»
उन्होंने कहा : यदि उसे भेड़िया खा गया, जबकि हम एक गिरोह हैं, तो वास्तव में, हम बड़े घाटे वाले हैं।
Dissero: «Se lo mangiasse il lupo, noi che siamo un gruppo numeroso, in verità saremmo buoni a nulla!»[61]
14. Jie tarė: „Jei vilkas suės jį, kai mes esame stipri grupė (apsaugoti jį), tada tikrai, mes esame pralaimėtojai.“
[Isaan] ni jedhan: “yoo yeyyiin isa nyaatte Odoo nuti garee taanee jirruu, nuti yeroo san hoongoftoota.” [6]
Они сказали: «Если его съест волк, а нас — целая группа, то мы, воистину, окажемся в числе потерпевших убыток».
Они рекоше: „Ако би га вук појео, а нас оволико, били бисмо заиста губитници.“
Wakasema: Ikiwa mbwa mwitu atamla na ilhali sisi ni kundi lenye nguvu kabisa, basi bila ya shaka sisi tutakuwa tumehasirika.
De sa: ”Om en varg skulle äta upp honom trots att vi är så många, då är vi sannerligen odugliga!”
Onlar da: “Andolsun biz kuvvetli bir topluluk iken onu kurt yerse (o takdirde) biz gerçekten hüsrana uğrayanlardan oluruz.” dediler.
انہوں نے جواب دیا کہ ہم جیسی (زور آور) جماعت کی موجودگی میں بھی اگر اسے بھیڑیا کھا جائے تو ہم بالکل نکمے ہی[1] ہوئے.
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أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)arsilhu ma'anaa ghadan yarta' wayal'ab wa'innaa lahu lahaafizoon
DIN 31635ʾarsilhu maʿanā ġadan yartaʿ wayalʿab waʾinnā lahu laḥāfiẓūna
"Send him with us tomorrow, that he may roam and play; we will take care of him."
Send him with us to-morrow that he may enjoy himself and play. And lo! we shall take good care of him
Send him with us tomorrow to revel and to play, and, verily, we over him will keep good guard
Send him with us to-morrow that he may enjoy himself and sport: we will surely keep him safely
Send him with us to morrow, into the field, that he may divert himself, and sport, and we will be his guardians
قَالَ إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ أَن تَذْهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَٰفِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala innee layahzununee an tadhhaboo bihi wa'akhaafu an ya'kulahu dh-dhi'bu wa'antum 'anhu ghaafiloon
DIN 31635qāla ʾinnī layaḥzununī ʾan taḏhabū bihi waʾaḫāfu ʾan yaʾkulahu ḏ-ḏiʾbu waʾantum ʿanhu ġāfilūna
He said, "It worries me that you would take him away. And I fear the wolf may eat him while you are careless of him."
He said: Lo! in truth it saddens me that ye should take him with you, and I fear less the wolf devour him while ye are heedless of him
Said he, 'Verily, it grieves me that ye should go off with him, for I fear lest the wolf devour him while ye of him do take no heed
He said, "Verily, your taking him away will grieve me; and I fear lest while ye are heedless of him the wolf devour him
Jacob answered, it grieveth me that ye take him away; and I fear lest the wolf devour him, while ye are negligent of him
12:14 — the verse above
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟ أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa dhahaboo bihi wa'ajma'oo an yaj'aloohu fee ghayaabati l-jubbi wa'awhaynaa ilayhi latunabbi'annahum bi'amrihim haadhaa wahum laa yash'uroon
DIN 31635falammā ḏahabū bihi waʾaǧmaʿū ʾan yaǧʿalūhu fī ġayābati l-ǧubbi waʾawḥaynā ʾilayhi latunabbiʾannahum biʾamrihim hāḏā wahum lā yašʿurūna
The translators word this verse differently
So they went away with him, and agreed to put him at the bottom of the well. And We inspired him, "You will inform them of this deed of theirs when they are unaware."
Then, when they led him off, and were of one mind that they should place him in the depth of the pit, We inspired in him: Thou wilt tell them of this deed of theirs when they know (thee) not
And when they had gone off with him and agreed to put him in the depths of the pit, and we inspired him, 'Thou shalt surely inform them of this affair of theirs and they shall not perceive
And when they went away with him they agreed to place him at the bottom of the well. And We revealed to him, "Thou wilt yet tell them of this their deed, when they shall not know thee
And when they had carried him with them, and agreed to set him at the bottom of the well, they executed their design: And We sent a revelation unto him, saying, thou shalt hereafter declare this their action unto them; and they shall not perceive thee to be Joseph
وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'oo abaahum 'ishaa'an yabkoon
DIN 31635waǧāʾū ʾabāhum ʿišāʾan yabkūna
And they came to their father in the evening weeping.
And they came weeping to their father in the evening
And they came to their father at eve and weeping
And they came at nightfall to their father weeping
And they came to their father at even, weeping
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّخَاسِرُونَ
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