Al-Qur'an Surah Yusuf Verse 14

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “If a wolf eats him up, while we are a whole group, we are then losers indeed.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They said, “If a wolf were to devour him, despite our strong group, then we would certainly be losers!”

Ruwwad Translation Center

They said, “If a wolf were to eat him, despite our strong group, then we would surely be losers!”

A. J. Arberry

They said, 'If the wolf eats him, and we a band, then are we losers!'

Abdul Haleem

They said, ‘If a wolf were to eat him when there are so many of us, we would truly be losers!’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

They said: if the wolf devoured him while we were a company, we must indeed then be the losers!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said; "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (so large) a party, then should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!"

Abul Ala Maududi

They said: "Should a wolf eat him, despite the presence of our strong group, we would indeed be a worthless lot!"

Ahmed Ali

They replied: "If a wolf should devour him when we are there, a well-knit band, we shall certainly be treacherous."

Ahmed Raza Khan

They said, “If the wolf devours him, whereas we are a group, then surely we are useless!”

Ali Quli Qarai

They said, ‘Should the wolf eat him while we are a hardy band, then we will indeed be losers!’

Ali Ünal

They said: "If a wolf should devour him when we are so strong a company, then we should surely be lost!"

Amatul Rahman Omar

They said, `If the wolf were to devour him inspite of the fact we are a formidable party, in that case we shall be indeed losers.´

English Literal

They said: "If (E) the wolf ate him, and we are a group/band/company, that we are then losers (E)."

Faridul Haque

They said, "If the wolf devours him, whereas we are a group, then surely we are useless!"

Hamid S. Aziz

Said he, "Verily, it grieves me that you should take him with you, for I fear lest the wolf devour him while you take no heed."

Hilali & Khan

They said: "If a wolf devours him, while we are 'Usbah (a strong group) (to guard him), then surely, we are the losers."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

He said: Indeed it grieves me that you should take him away and I fear lest the wolf devour him, while you are heedless of him.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

They said: Surely if the wolf should devour him notwithstanding that we are a (strong) company, we should then certainly be losers.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band, then surely we should have already perished.

Muhammad Sarwar

They said, "If some wild-beast would be able to harm him, despite the presence of our strong group, it would certainly be a great loss to us!"

Qaribullah & Darwish

They said: 'We are many, if a wolf devours him, then we are losers'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

They said: "If a wolf devours him, while we are `Usbah (a group), then surely, we are the losers."

Wahiduddin Khan

They said, "Surely, if the wolf devoured him while we were a strong party, we should indeed be great losers."

Talal Itani

They said, “If the wolf ate him, and we are many, we would be good for nothing.”

Tafsir jalalayn

They said, `Truly if (la-in; the lm here is for oaths) the wolf were to devour him, when we are [so hardy] a band, a group, then we indeed are losers!', incapable [of anything]. Thus, he sent him off with them.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

They said;"If a wolf devours him, while we are an `Usbah, then surely, we are the losers.

They said, `If a wolf should attack and devour him while we are all around him in a strong group, then indeed we are the losers and weak.