وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدّٗا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٞ ٥٨
And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
- بُشِّرَis given good newsbushira
- أَحَدُهُم(to) one of themaḥaduhum
- بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰof a femalebil-unthā
- ظَلَّturnsẓalla
- وَجۡهُهُۥhis facewajhuhu
- مُسۡوَدّٗاdarkmus'waddan
- وَهُوَand hewahuwa
- كَظِيمٞsuppresses griefkaẓīmun
Tafsir
When one of these idolaters is given the news of the birth of a female his face darkens due to the extreme dislike of such news and his heart is filled with worry and grief. Then, he attributes to Allah what he does not like for himself!
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran