سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 84
وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he turned away from them and said: "Alas, my grief for Yûsuf (Joseph)!" And he lost his sight because of the sorrow that he was suppressing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
watawallā
And he turned away
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
from them
وَقَالَ
waqāla
and said
يَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰ
yāasafā
Alas, my grief
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
وَٱبْيَضَّتْ
wa-ib'yaḍḍat
And became white
عَيْنَاهُ
ʿaynāhu
his eyes
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْحُزْنِ
l-ḥuz'ni
the grief
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
and he (was)
كَظِيمٌۭ
kaẓīmun
a suppressor
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
84. 1 That is, this fresh shock also revived the old shock of the separation from Yusuf ؑ.
84. 2 That is, the blackness of the eyes, due to grief, had turned into whiteness.
84. 2 That is, the blackness of the eyes, due to grief, had turned into whiteness.
