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Quran 12:14

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 14 of 111 · Juz 12

قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 12:14
EnglishTalal Itani

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

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Vallahi, dediler, biz müteassıb bir kuvvet iken onu kurt yerse biz o halde çok husrân çekeriz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si un loup doit le dévorer, nous qui sommes plusieurs, nous serions bien malheureux de ne pouvoir le défendre.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zeiden: Waarlijk indien de wolf hem verslond, terwijl wij zoo velen zijn, zouden wij inderdaad zwak wezen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se un lupo venisse per divorarlo, noi, che siamo in molti, saremmo ben sufficienti per poterlo difendere.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.