Wahn (وهن)

Physical Weakness

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا {4}

He said: ‘My Lord! Surely the bones have weakened from me, and the head shines with grey hair, and I have not been unfortunate in my supplication You, Lord!’ [19:4]

علي بن إبراهيم: روى أبو الجارود، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قوله تعالى: ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّا يقول: «ذكر ربك عبده فرحمه

Ali Bin Ibrahim said, ‘And in a report of Abu Al Jaroud,

(It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far^-asws regarding the Words of the Exalted: Mention the Mercy of your Lord unto His servant Zakariyya [19:2].  He^-asws said: ‘Your Lord^-azwj Mentioned His^-azwj servant, so He^-azwj had Mercy upon him^-as.

إِذْ نادى رَبَّهُ نِداءً خَفِيًّا قالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي يقول:  «ضعف

When he called out to his Lord, a secretive calling [19:3] He said: ‘My Lord! Surely the bones have weakened from me, – he^-as is saying, ‘وَهَنَ’ ‘(Physical) weakness’.

وَ لَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا يقول: «لم يكن دعائي خائبا عندك

And I have not been unfortunate in my supplicating You, Lord!’ [19:4] – he^-as is saying: ‘I^-as have not been disappointed in my^-as supplication in Your^-azwj Presence’’.^[1]

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[1] تفسير القمي 2: 48 9 (Extract)