Quran 16:58 — An-Nahl, verse 58
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When one of them is given news of the birth of a baby girl, his face darkens and he is filled with gloom.
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالْأُنْثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
wa-idhā bushira aḥaduhum bil-unthā ẓalla wajhuhu mus'waddan wahuwa kaẓīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and when any of them is given the good tidings of a girl, his face is darkened and he chokes inwardly,
- Muhammad Asad
- for, whenever any of them is given the glad tiding of [the birth of] a girl, his face darkens, and he is filled with suppressed anger,
- Sahih International
- And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | بُشِّرَbushira | is given good news | بشر |
| 3 | أَحَدُهُمaḥaduhum | (to) one of them | أحد |
| 4 | بِٱلْأُنثَىٰbil-unthā | of a female | أنث |
| 5 | ظَلَّẓalla | turns | ظلل |
| 6 | وَجْهُهُۥwajhuhu | his face | وجه |
| 7 | مُسْوَدًّۭاmus'waddan | dark | سود |
| 8 | وَهُوَwahuwa | and he | — |
| 9 | كَظِيمٌۭkaẓīmun | suppresses grief | كظم |