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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 13

Joseph · Meccan · Juz 12 · Page 236

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قَالَ إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ أَن تَذْهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَـٰفِلُونَ ﴿13﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

He [Ya‘qûb (Jacob)] said: "Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away. I fear lest a wolf should devour him, while you are careless of him."

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

قَالَ qāla He said
إِنِّى innī Indeed, [I]
لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ layaḥzununī it surely saddens me
أَن an that
تَذْهَبُوا۟ tadhhabū you should take him
بِهِۦ bihi you should take him
وَأَخَافُ wa-akhāfu and I fear
أَن an that
يَأْكُلَهُ yakulahu would eat him
ٱلذِّئْبُ l-dhi'bu a wolf
وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum while you
عَنْهُ ʿanhu of him
غَـٰفِلُونَ ghāfilūna (are) unaware

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

(Ayah 13) ➊ {قَالَ اِنِّيْ لَيَحْزُنُنِيْۤ … :} Jacob (peace be upon him) presented two excuses for not sending him: first, with very emphatic words {’’اِنَّ‘‘ } and with “lam of emphasis,” he said, “It grieves me that you should take him with you.” (Although this was actually the cause of their anger.) Second, he said, “I fear that a wolf may eat him.” At the same time, to soothe their feelings, instead of saying, “and you will be sitting idly by,” he said, “you will be unaware of him.” As if to say, you are providing reasons for both my grief and my fear.
➋ They intended to use the wolf as an excuse, and that same fear came into his heart. (Muwaddih) Or, as soon as this statement came from the mouth of Jacob (peace be upon him), they made it their excuse.

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani

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13. Yaqub said: "If you take him away, I will surely be grieved by his separation, and I also fear that while you are unaware, a wolf might eat him [11]."

[11] Upon this request from the brothers, the father sensed an unknown danger, and it was the same danger about which he had already informed Sayyiduna Yusufؑ in connection with the interpretation of his dream. The brothers probably did not know about the dream. However, the intuition of Sayyiduna Yaqubؑ was telling him that the brothers’ intentions did not seem good. Therefore, he expressed his concern in such words that would not make them feel he doubted their intentions, and said that perhaps while you are busy tending to your flock, a wolf or some other beast might come and harm him and devour him, and you would not even know.
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