The Holy Quran 12:13 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

قَالَ إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ أَن تَذْهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَـٰفِلُونَ

Translation

He (Ya'qoob عليه الصلاة والسلام) said, "Indeed it grieves me that he should go with you (because I cannot bear to be separated from him). (In addition to this,) I fear that you would neglect him (leave him by himself) and then a wolf would eat him up."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, the very thought of separation from Yusuf ﵇ and of his going with you grieves me; and on top of that is the fear that he is a child, and while you are heedless and inattentive a wolf or some other beast of prey may tear him apart. It is written that there were many wolves in that wilderness.

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