They said, “If the wolf ate him, and we are many, we would be good for nothing.”
Yusuf 12:14
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قَالُوا لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّا إِذًا لَخَاسِرُونَ
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They said, “If the wolf ate him, and we are many, we would be good for nothing.”
They said, "If a wolf eats him while we're a strong group, then we'd really be losers."
They said, "If a wolf eats him while we're such a strong group, then we'd truly be losers!"
They said, “If the wolf eats him while we are a strong band, then we are truly losers.”
They said, “If the wolf were to eat him, and we are so many, we would be worthless.”
They said, “If the wolf were to eat him, and we are so many, we would be worthless.”
They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
They said: "If a wolf devours him, while we are a strong group (to guard him), then surely, we are the losers."
They said, “If a wolf were to eat him, despite our strong group, then we would surely be losers!”
They said: "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (so large) a party, then should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!"
They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band, then surely we should have already perished.
They said, "Surely, if the wolf devoured him while we were a strong party, we should indeed be great losers."
They said: "Should a wolf eat him, despite the presence of our strong group, we would indeed be a worthless lot!"
They said, ‘Should the wolf eat him while we are a hardy band, then we will indeed be losers!’
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