سورة یُوسُف

Surah Yûsuf 12:84

Joseph · Verse 84 of 111

وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And he turned away from them and said, `O my grief for Joseph!´ and his eyes were drowned (with tears) for the pangs of grief and he was suppressing (his sorrow).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my grief for Joseph!" And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he fell into silent melancholy.

Ahmed Ali

He turned away from them and cried: "Alas for Joseph!" And his eyes turned white with grief which he bore in silence.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

He turned away from them and said: "Alas, my grief for Joseph!" And his eyes turned white because of the grief. And he was restraining (any resentment toward his other sons, never displaying it to them).

Daryabadi

And he turned away from them, and said: O my grief for Yusuf! and his eyes whitened with grief, while he was filled with suppressed sorrow.

Faridul Haque

And he turned away from them and said, "Alas - the separation from Yusuf!" and his eyes turned white with sorrow, he therefore kept suppressing his anger.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And he turned away from them, and said: O my sorrow for Joseph! And his eyes were filled (with tears) on account of the grief, then he repressed (grief).

Maulvi Sher Ali

And he turned away from them and said, `O my grief for Joseph ! ' And his eyes were filled with tears because of the grief, and he was suppressing his sorrow.

Muhammad Asad

But he turned away from them and said: "O woe is me for Joseph!" - and his eyes became dim from the grief with which he was filled.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And he turned away from them and said: "Alas, my grief for Yusuf (Joseph)!" And he lost his sight because of the sorrow that he was suppressing.

Muhammad Pickthall

And he turned away from them and said: Alas, my grief for Joseph! And his eyes were whitened with the sorrow that he was suppressing.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Jacob) turned away from them saying, "Alas, Joseph is lost!" He wept continuously in his grief until, in suppressing his anger, his eyes turned white.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And he turned away from them, and said: O my sorrow for Yusuf! and his eyes became white on account of the grief, and he was a repressor (of grief).

Rashad Khalifa

He turned away from them, saying, "I am grieving over Joseph." His eyes turned white from grieving so much; he was truly sad.

Shabbir Ahmed

Then Jacob turned away from them saying, “Ah, my grief for Joseph!” His eyes glistened with tears but he suppressed his grief.”

Commentary 12:84 Ibn ‘Abbâs explains the words Abyadzdzat ayna-hu وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُas the filling of the eyes with tears (Râzî). It is wrong to translate this term…

12:84 Ibn ‘Abbâs explains the words Abyadzdzat ayna-hu وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُas the filling of the eyes with tears (Râzî). It is wrong to translate this term as “his eyes became blind”. This expression is used for a person who is stricken with grief and whose tears fill his eyes (Tâj). The Holy Qur’ân lends no support to the view that Jacob had become blind because of weeping. Jacob, though a prophet and trusting fully in Allâh, was still a human being with passions and feelings of sorrow and joy. He missed his son for many years, and it was only natural that his eyes would fill with tears when his other sons returned without Benjamin. Jacobs love for Joseph was all the stronger knowing that Joseph was chosen by Allâh (cf. 12:6).