Quran 12:14 — Yusuf, verse 14
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘If a wolf were to eat him when there are so many of us, we would truly be losers!’
قَالُوا لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّا إِذًا لَخَاسِرُونَ
qālū la-in akalahu l-dhi'bu wanaḥnu ʿuṣ'batun innā idhan lakhāsirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'If the wolf eats him, and we a band, then are we losers!'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said they: "Surely, if the wolf were to devour him notwithstanding that we are so many-then, behold, we ought ourselves to perish!"
- Sahih International
- They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | لَئِنْla-in | If | — |
| 3 | أَكَلَهُakalahu | eats him | أكل |
| 4 | ٱلذِّئْبُl-dhi'bu | the wolf | ذأب |
| 5 | وَنَحْنُwanaḥnu | while we | — |
| 6 | عُصْبَةٌʿuṣ'batun | (are) a group | عصب |
| 7 | إِنَّآinnā | indeed, we | — |
| 8 | إِذًۭاidhan | then | — |
| 9 | لَّخَـٰسِرُونَlakhāsirūna | surely (would be) losers | خسر |