He said, “It worries me that you would take him away. And I fear the wolf may eat him while you are careless of him.”
Yusuf 12:13
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قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحْزُنُنِي أَنْ تَذْهَبُوا بِهِ وَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَأَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ غَافِلُونَ
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He said, “It worries me that you would take him away. And I fear the wolf may eat him while you are careless of him.”
Their father said, "It makes me sad to let him go with you. I'm afraid a wolf might eat him while you're not paying attention."
He said, "It really saddens me to let him go with you, and I'm afraid a wolf might eat him while you're not paying attention."
He said, “It grieves me that you should take him, and I fear the wolf may eat him while you are heedless of him.”
He said, “It worries me that you would take him away. And I fear that the wolf may eat him, while you are careless of him.”
He said, “It worries me that you would take him away. And I fear that the wolf may eat him, while you are careless of him.”
[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."
He [Ya‘qûb (Jacob)] said: "Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away. I fear lest a wolf should devour him, while you are careless of him."
He said, “It truly saddens me that you should take him away, and I fear that a wolf may eat him when you are negligent of him.”
(Jacob) said: "Really it saddens me that ye should take him away: I fear lest the wolf should devour him while ye attend not to him."
He said: Lo! in truth it saddens me that ye should take him with you, and I fear less the wolf devour him while ye are heedless of him.
[Jacob] said, "It would indeed grieve me if you took him away with you, and I fear lest the wolf should devour him while you are off your guard."
Their father answered: "It grieves me indeed that you should take him with you for I fear that some wolf might eat him up while you are negligent of him."
He said, ‘It really upsets me that you should take him away, and I fear the wolf may eat him while you are oblivious of him.’
Qala innee layahzununee an thathhaboo bihi waakhafu an yakulahu alththibu waantum AAanhu ghafiloona