Sura 16 Al-Nahl (The Bee), ayah 58
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وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالْأُنْثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Translation by words
- وَإِذَا
- And when
- بُشِّرَ
- is given good news
- أَحَدُهُم
- (to) one of them
- بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ
- of a female,
- ظَلَّ
- turns
- وَجْهُهُۥ
- his face
- مُسْوَدًّا
- dark
- وَهُوَ
- and he
- كَظِيمٌ
- suppresses grief.
And when one of them is informed of (the birth of) a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
16:58
Translation: Saheeh International