Surah An-Nahl, ayah 58
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
An-Nahl · 16:58
Word by word
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- بُشِّرَbushirais given good news
- أَحَدُهُمaḥaduhum(to) one of them
- بِٱلْأُنثَىٰbil-unthāof a female
- ظَلَّẓallaturns
- وَجْهُهُۥwajhuhuhis face
- مُسْوَدًّۭاmus'waddandark
- وَهُوَwahuwaand he
- كَظِيمٌۭkaẓīmunsuppresses grief
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