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12. Arsilhu maAAana ghadan yartaAA wayalAAab wa-inna lahu lahafi
th
oon
a
12. "Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and we shall take every care
of him."
13. Qala innee layahzununee an thathhaboo bihi waakhafu an ya/kulahu a
l
ththi/bu
waantum AAanhu ghafiloon
a
13. (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."
14. Qaloo la-in akalahu a
l
ththi/bu wanahnu AAusbatun inna ithan lakhasiroon
a
14. They said: "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (so large) a party, then
should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!"
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