And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I (12:94)

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

When the caravan was on its way homeward, Yaqab, inspirited with the divine prerogative of intuition, had a presentiment of the event that was about to happen. He said: I do perceive Yusufs scent in the wind, albeit you people might think I have lost my mind

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(12:94) When this caravan departed (from Egypt), their father said (in Cana'an), "I am surely perceiving the smell *66 of Joseph, though you might think me to be in the dotage."

And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I meaning

*66) This is an instance of the extraordinary powers the Prophets possess. Prophet Jacob perceive in Cana'an the smell of Prophet Joseph's shirt from such a distant place as Egypt as soon as the caravan started on the journey. At the same time it also. shows, by contrast, that these powers of the Prophets are not inherent or personal characteristics but arc bestowed on them by Allah as and when He wills. That is why Prophet Jacob could not perceive the smell of the clothes of Prophct Joseph as long as Allah did not will it, when he had been living in Egypt.
In this connection, it should also be noted that in contrast to the Qur'an which represents Prophct Jacob as a great Prophet who was able to perceive the smell of Prophet Joseph from such a long distance, the Bible represents him as an ordinary uncultured father. According tc Genesis 45: 26-27, when they told him, saying, "Joseph is yet alive and he is governor over all the land of Egypt-Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not .... and only when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. "
 

And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I meaning in Urdu

جب یہ قافلہ (مصر سے) روانہ ہوا تو ان کے باپ نے (کنعان میں) کہا "میں یوسفؑ کی خوشبو محسوس کر رہا ہوں، تم لوگ کہیں یہ نہ کہنے لگو کہ میں بڑھاپے میں سٹھیا گیا ہوں"