Translation: They said: "By Allah. (never) wilt you cease to
remember Joseph until you reach the last extremity
of illness, or until you die!" 1759
Commentary:
1759 A speech full of jealousy, taunting malice, and lack of understanding—one
that would have driven mad anyone less endowed with patience and wisdom than
was Jacob, the Prophet of Allah. It shows that the sons were still unregenerate,
though the time of their repentance and reclamation was drawing nigh. The cruel
heartlessness of their words is particularly out of place, as Jacob bore his sorrow in
silence and complained to no mortal, but poured out his distraction and grief only
to Allah, as stated in the next verse.
1759 A speech full of jealousy, taunting malice, and lack of understanding—one that would have driven mad anyone less endowed with patience and wisdom than was Jacob, the Prophet of Allah. It shows that the sons were still unregenerate, though the time of their repentance and reclamation was drawing nigh. The cruel heartlessness of their words is particularly out of place, as Jacob bore his sorrow in silence and complained to no mortal, but poured out his distraction and grief only to Allah, as stated in the next verse.