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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 14
قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "If a wolf devours him, while we are a strong group (to guard him), then surely, we are the losers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
لَئِنْ
la-in
If
أَكَلَهُ
akalahu
eats him
ٱلذِّئْبُ
l-dhi'bu
the wolf
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
while we
عُصْبَةٌ
ʿuṣ'batun
(are) a group
إِنَّآ
innā
indeed, we
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ
lakhāsirūna
surely (would be) losers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
14. 1. The father is being assured that it would be impossible that a wolf would devour Yusuf (علیہ السلام) even in the presence of so many brothers.
