Quran 16:58
Surah An-Nahl, Verse 58
Juz 14 · Page 273 · Ruku 230 · Meccan
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Word by word
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when بُشِّرَ bushira is given good news أَحَدُهُم aḥaduhum (to) one of them بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ bil-unthā of a female ظَلَّ ẓalla turns وَجْهُهُۥ wajhuhu his face مُسْوَدًّۭا mus'waddan dark وَهُوَ wahuwa and he كَظِيمٌۭ kaẓīmun suppresses grief
Transliteration
Wa-itha bushshira ahaduhum bilonthathalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheem
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
When if one of them receiveth tidings of the birth of a female, his face remaineth darkened, and he is wroth inwardly.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
فإنه ( وإذا بشر أحدهم بالأنثى ظل وجهه مسودا ) أي : كئيبا من الهم ، ( وهو كظيم ) ساكت من شدة ما هو فيه من الحزن