Surah Yusuf 12:13 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 13 / 111 · Page 236
قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحْزُنُنِي أَن تَذْهَبُوا بِهِ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَافِلُونَ
Word by Word
قَالَ
qala
He said
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed, [I]
لَيَحْزُنُنِي
layahzununi
it surely saddens me
أَن
an
that
تَذْهَبُوا
tadhhabu
you should take him
بِهِ
bihi
you should take him
وَأَخَافُ
wa-akhafu
and I fear
أَن
an
that
يَأْكُلَهُ
yakulahu
would eat him
الذِّئْبُ
al-dhi'bu
a wolf
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
عَنْهُ
anhu
of him
غَافِلُونَ
ghafiluna
(are) unaware
Transliteration
Qaala innee la yahzununeee an tazhaboo bihee wa akhaafu anyyaakulahuz zi'bu wa antum 'anhu ghaafiloon
Translation
[Jacob] said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are of him unaware."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Jacob said to his sons: I am saddened by your taking him because I cannot bear to be away from him. I also fear that a wolf may eat him when you are not paying attention to him, absorbed in your enjoyment and play.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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