قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (அதற்கு) அவர்கள், "நாங்கள் (பலசாலிகளான) ஒரு கூட்டமாக இருந்தும், அவரை ஓநாய் தின்று விடுமானால், நிச்சயமாக நாங்கள் நஷ்டவாளிகளாக ஆகியிருப்போம்" என்று கூறினார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: ‘අපි (ශක්තිමත්) කණ්ඩායමක් ලෙස සිටිය දී වෘකයා ඔහුව කා දැමුවේ නම් නියත වශයෙන් ම අපි එවිට අලාභවන්තයෝ වෙමු, යැයි ඔවුහු පැවසූහ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: انہوں نے جواب دیا کہ ہم جیسی (زور آور) جماعت کی موجودگی میں بھی اگر اسے بھیڑیا کھا جائے تو ہم بالکل نکمے ہی ہوئے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれらは言った。「わたしたちは多勢の仲間だから，もし狼がかれを食うようなら，その時はわたしたちは本当におしまいです。」
ChineseMa Jian: 他们说：我们是一个（强壮的）团体，狼却吃了他，那我们真是该死了。

Tafsir of 12:14

Ya`qub's Answer to Their Request Allah narrates to us that His Prophet Ya`qub said to his children, in response to their request that he send Yusuf with them to the desert to tend their cattle, إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِى أَن تَذْهَبُواْ بِهِ (Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away.) He said that it was hard on him that he be separated from Yusuf for the duration of their trip, until they came back. This demonstrates the deep love that Ya`qub had for his son, because he saw in Yusuf great goodness and exalted qualities with regards to conduct and physical attractiveness associated with the rank of prophethood. May Allah's peace and blessings be on him. Prophet Ya`qub's statement next, وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَأَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ غَفِلُونَ (I fear lest a wolf should devour him, while you are careless of him.) He said to them, `I fear that you might be careless with him while you are tending the cattle and shooting, then a wolf might come and eat him while you are unaware.' They heard these words from his mouth and used them in their response for what they did afterwards.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)