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Az-Zukhruf 17

Ayah 17 of 89 · Meccan

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مَثَلٗا ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدّٗا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ١٧

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. بُشِّرَis given good newsbushira
  3. أَحَدُهُم(to) one of themaḥaduhum
  4. بِمَاof whatbimā
  5. ضَرَبَhe sets upḍaraba
  6. لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِfor the Most Graciouslilrraḥmāni
  7. مَثَلٗا(as) a likenessmathalan
  8. ظَلَّbecomesẓalla
  9. وَجۡهُهُۥhis facewajhuhu
  10. مُسۡوَدّٗاdarkmus'waddan
  11. وَهُوَand hewahuwa
  12. كَظِيمٌ(is) filled with griefkaẓīmun

Tafsir

When one of them is given news of the birth of a female whom he attributes to his Lord, his face becomes gloomy out of severe grief and sadness, and he himself becomes full of anger. How then can he attribute to his Lord the very thing that he himself is saddened by when informed of it?

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