The Holy Quran 12:14 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ

Translation

They replied, "If a wolf should eat him up while we are a strong group (there to protect him), then surely we would be losers (it is not possible for a wolf to eat him while we are all there with him)." (Unable to refuse, Ya'qoob عليه الصلاة والسلام permitted them to take Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام along with them.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, if a wolf eats our younger brother while such a strong band as ours is present, then consider us utterly worthless. What loss could be greater than that a weak child should end up in a wolf's jaws before the very eyes of ten or eleven sturdy brothers? If that happens, it must be said that we have lost everything.

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