The Holy Quran 12:84 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Translation

He turned away from them and said, “O my grief for Yusuf!" His eyes had turned white (blind) with sorrow (because of excessive crying) and he was suppressing it (his sorrow) all the time.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

the new wound reopened the old one. He cried out involuntarily: يٰٓاَسَفٰى عَلٰى يُوْسُفَ (“O my grief for Yusuf!”). that is, [his eyes] lost their lustre or lost their sight — according to the two different opinions.

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