« እኔ እርሱን ( ዩሱፍን ) ይዛችሁ መሌዳችሁ በእርግጥ ያሳዝነኛል ፡ ፡ እናንተም ከእርሱ ዘንጊዎች ስትሆኑ ተኩላ ይበላዋል ብዬ እፈራለሁ » አላቸው ፡ ፡
He said , “ I will indeed be saddened by your taking him away , and I fear that the wolf may devour him , whilst you are unaware of him . ” ( * Prophet Yaqub knew of what was about to happen . )