← Surah 16

16:58

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Word by word

وَإِذَا
And when
Preposition
بُشِّرَ
is given good news
Verb
Root: بشر
أَحَدُهُم
(to) one of them
Noun
Root: أحد
بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ
of a female
Noun
Root: أنث
ظَلَّ
turns
Verb
Root: ظلل
وَجْهُهُۥ
his face
Noun
Root: وجه
مُسْوَدًّا
dark
Noun
Root: سود
وَهُوَ
and he
Preposition
كَظِيمٌ
suppresses grief
Noun
Root: كظم

Translation

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!

A. Yusuf Ali · EN · public-domain

Halbuki onlardan birine, kız doğum haberi müjdelendiği zaman içi öfkeyle dolar, yüzü kapkara kesilir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır · TR · public-domain

Onlardan birine kız çocuğu müjdelendiği zaman öfkelenmiş olarak yüzü kapkara kesilir.

Mehmet Okuyan · TR · all-rights-reserved

When if one of them receiveth tidings of the birth of a female, his face remaineth darkened, and he is wroth inwardly.

M. Pickthall · EN · public-domain