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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
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
He turned away from them, lamenting, “Alas, poor Joseph!” And his eyes turned white out of the grief he suppressed.
Safi Kaskas   
He turned away from them and said, "Alas for Joseph," and his eyes clouded over with grief, and he was filled with sorrow.

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Arabic   
وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيم
Transliteration (2021)   
watawallā ʿanhum waqāla yāasafā ʿalā yūsufa wa-ib'yaḍḍat ʿaynāhu mina l-ḥuz'ni fahuwa kaẓīmu
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And he turned away from them and said, "Alas, my grief over Yusuf!" And became white his eyes from the grief, and he (was) a suppressor.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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
M. M. 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
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
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
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
He turned away from them, lamenting, “Alas, poor Joseph!” And his eyes turned white out of the grief he suppressed.
Safi Kaskas   
He turned away from them and said, "Alas for Joseph," and his eyes clouded over with grief, and he was filled with sorrow.
Wahiduddin Khan   
And he turned away from them, crying, Alas for Joseph! His eyes went white with grief, and he was filled with sorrow
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)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And he turned away from them and said: O my bitterness for Joseph! And his eyes brightened because of the sorrow that was choking him.
T.B.Irving   
He turned away from them and said: "How upset I feel over Joseph!" Both his eyes clouded over from sadness, so he choked back his grief.
Abdul Hye   
He turned away from them and said: “Alas for Joseph!” His sight was whitened (lost) because of the sorrow that he was suppressing.
The Study Quran   
And he turned away from them and said, “Oh, how great is my grief for Joseph!” His eyes had turned white with grief, and he was choked with anguish
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And (Yaqub) turned away from them and said: “Ya-asafa-ala-Yusuf [Alas, (my) grief for Yusuf’! (Please note that the word ‘Yusuf’ itself gives such a meaning in classical Arabic. The proper names of most of the Prophets are such that they point to some historical/personal incidents related to them. This we appreciate when the spelling and pronunciation as given in Al-Kitâb are put to this test. The pronunciation and spellings as given in ‘Old Testament’ and ‘New Testament’ have completely damaged this interesting aspect of knowledge)]. And his both eyes became white resulting from sorrow, and he (was) one who was suppressing, controlling and bearing (it)
Farook Malik   
He turned his face away from them, crying: "Alas for Joseph!" His eyes became white with grief, and he became sorely oppressed
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Then he turned away from them, and said, 'O my bitterness for Joseph.' And his eyes turned white from sorrow, and he became depressed
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And he turned away from them and said, "O, how sorrowful am I for Yusuf!" (Joseph) And his eyes whitened with grief that he was constantly repressed (with sorrow)
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
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
He turned away from them and said, .How sad I am about Yusuf!. and his eyes turned white with sorrow and he was suppressing (his anger and grief)
Shabbir Ahmed   
Then Jacob turned away from them saying, "Alas, my grief for Joseph!" His eyes glistened with tears but he suppressed his grief." (Jacob worried more about Joseph since he had no news of him yet. Many exponents at this point have ventured into strange guesswork. They report that Prophet Jacob became blind with grief and cried incessantly for eighty years grieving for Joseph! The Bible relates that Jacob lived to be 147 years old. Even so, it is not befitting of a Prophet of God, or even an ordinary person, to turn blind with grief and weep incessantly for 80 years. The whiteness of his eyes in this verse clearly refers to his eyes glistening with tears momentarily. And then he controlled his grief)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
He turned away from them and said, "Alas! Poor Yusuf!" He tried to hide his feelings, but his eyes turned white with grief!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my sadness for Yusuf (Joseph)!" And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he lost his sight overcome by unspoken sorrow
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And he turned away from them and said, "Oh, my sorrow over Joseph," and his eyes became white from grief, for he was [of that] a suppressor
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And he turned away from them and said: "Oh, my sorry over Joseph." And his eyes turned white from sadness, and he became blind
Abdel Haleem   
and he turned away from them, saying, ‘Alas for Joseph!’ His eyes went white with grief and he was filled with sorrow
Abdul Majid 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
Ahmed Ali   
He turned away from them and cried: "Alas for Joseph!" And his eyes turned white with grief which he bore in silence
Aisha Bewley   
He turned himself away from them and said, ´What anguish is my sorrow for Yusuf!´ And then his eyes turned white from hidden grief.
Ali Ünal   
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)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
And he turned away from them and said, ‘Alas for Joseph!’ His eyes had turned white with grief, and he choked with suppressed agony
Hamid S. Aziz   
And he turned away from them and said, "Alas great is my grief for Joseph!" and his eyes grew white with the sorrow he repressed
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And he turned away from them and said: I am sorry about Joseph. And his eyes turned white (and blinded) from the sorrow, and he is a suppressor (of his sorrow and anger)
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
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 silence
Musharraf Hussain   
Yaqub turned away from them, saying, “Oh, how I grieve for Yusuf!” His eyes clouded over, turning white, such was his sadness; yet he controlled his emotions.
Maududi   
Then he turned his back to them, and said: "O my grief for Joseph!" His eyes whitened with grief and he was choked up with sorrow trying to suppress his grief
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Andhe turned away from them and said: "Oh, my sorrow over Joseph." And his eyes turned white from sadness, and he became blind.
Mohammad Shafi   
And, turning away from them, he silently cried, "Alas for Joseph!" And his eyes turned white with grief, and he did control his emotions

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And he turned away his face from him and said, 'Ah, woe on the separation of Yusuf, and his eyes were whitened with grief and he suppressed his anger
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.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
And he turned away and said: 'Alas for Joseph! ' His eyes turned white with the grief he repressed within him
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)
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And he turned away from them, and he said: "Oh my sorrow, on Joseph," and his two eyes whitened, from the sadness/grief, and he is suppressed
Bijan Moeinian   
Jacob then turned away from them saying: “Now let me mourn for my Joseph.” His eyes turned white from grieving so much and he went into a deep depression
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
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
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Ya‘qub (Jacob) then turned his face away from them and said: ‘Alas! (My dear son) Yusuf (Joseph’s unbearable separation)!’ And his eyes had gone white with grief. And he was suppressing his sorrow
Amatul Rahman 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)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And he turned away from them and said: "Alas, my grief for Yoosuf (Joseph)!" And he lost his sight because of the sorrow that he was suppressing

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
And he turned away from them, and said, 'Ah, woe is me for Joseph!' And his eyes turned white because of the sorrow that he choked within him
George Sale   
And he turned from them and said, oh how am I grieved for Joseph! And his eyes became white with mourning, he being oppressed with deep sorrow
Edward Henry Palmer   
And he turned away from them and said, 'O my lament for Joseph!' and his eyes grew white with grief, for he repressed (his woe)
John Medows Rodwell   
And he turned away from them and said, "Oh! how I am grieved for Joseph!" and his eyes became white with grief, for he bore a silent sorrow
N J Dawood (2014)   
And he turned away from them, crying: ‘Alas for Joseph!‘ His eyes went white with grief, and he was oppressed with silent sorrow

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
He turned away from them and said, “So great is my grief for Joseph!” His eyes became dim with sorrow, and he became solemn.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
He turned away from them and said: "How upset I feel over Joseph!" Both his eyes clouded over from sadness, so he choked back his grief.
Sayyid Qutb   
He then turned away from them and said: 'Oh, woe is me for Joseph!' His eyes became white with grief, and he was burdened with silent sorrow.
Ahmed Hulusi   
He turned away from them and with his eyes that became white from grief he said, “Ah.. How you have done wrong by Joseph!”... He was now one trying to digest his sorrow.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And he turned away from them and said: 'Alas for Yusuf! ' And his eyes became white with the grief of that he repressed.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
He withdrew away from them and retired from their society, weeping and expressing his feeling of grief aroused by the loss of Yusuf. He said: " what a pity it is to lose Yusuf! " and he felt profound grief and mourned passionately to the extent that his eyes turned opaque and impenetrable to sight in the train of his mental pain and deep sorrow
Mir Aneesuddin   
And he turned away from them and said, “O my sorrow for Yusuf,” and his eyes became white due to grief but he suppressed.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
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
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And he turned away from them and said, "Alas, my grief over Yusuf!" And became white his eyes from the grief, and he (was) a suppressor