Joseph — Verse 14
12:14 · Yusuf
Joseph 12:14
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
|
They said | V |
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لَئِنْ
la-in
|
If | Prep |
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أَكَلَهُ
akalahu
|
eats him | V |
|
ٱلذِّئْبُ
l-dhi'bu
|
the wolf | Noun |
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وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
|
while we | Noun |
|
عُصْبَةٌ
ʿuṣ'batun
|
(are) a group | Noun |
|
إِنَّآ
innā
|
indeed, we | Prep |
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إِذًا
idhan
|
then | Prep |
|
لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
lakhāsirūna
|
surely (would be) losers | Noun |
They said, ‘If a wolf were to eat him when there are so many of us, we would truly be losers!’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالُوا۟ لَىِٕنۡ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّاۤ إِذࣰا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ ١٤
qālū la-in akalahu l-dhi'bu wanaḥnu ʿuṣ'batun innā idhan lakhāsirūn