Surah Yusuf: Verse 86 - قال إنما أشكو بثي وحزني... - English

Tafsir of Verse 86, Surah Yusuf

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشْكُوا۟ بَثِّى وَحُزْنِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

English Translation

He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.

English Transliteration

Qala innama ashkoo baththee wahuznee ila Allahi waaAAlamu mina Allahi ma la taAAlamoona

Tafsir of Verse 86

He said, 'I make complaint of my anguish and my sorrow unto God; I know from God that you know not.

He said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not...

After hearing the concern of his sons, Sayyidna Ya'qub (علیہ السلام) said: إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّـهِ that is, ` I complain of my anguish and sorrow, not to you, or to anyone else, but to Allah jalla thana'uh Himself. Therefore, leave me alone as I am.' And, along with what he said, he also indicated that ` this remembrance of his will not go to waste for he knew from Allah Ta` ala what they did not know - that he has been promised by Him that He would bring them all together with him.'

Verse 86 - Surah Yusuf: (قال إنما أشكو بثي وحزني إلى الله وأعلم من الله ما لا تعلمون...) - English