سورة النّحل
Surah Al-Nahl 16:58
The Bee · Verse 58 of 128
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالْأُنْثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
When one of them is given the tidings (of the birth) of a female, his face clouds up and darkens (in sorrow) and he is full of grief and anger suppressed up.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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!
Ahmed Ali
Yet when news of the birth of a daughter reaches one of them, his face is darkened, and he is overwhelmed with silent grief,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
When any of them is given news of the birth of a girl, his face becomes overcast, and he is (as if choking inwardly) with suppressed anger.
Daryabadi
And when there is announced unto any of them a female his countenance remainoth darkened the whole day and he is wroth inwardly.
Faridul Haque
And when one among of them receives the glad tidings of a daughter, his face turns black for the day, and he remains seething.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when the birth of a daughter is announced to one of them, his face becomes black and he is full of wrath.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And when to one of them is conveyed the tidings of the birth of a female, his face darkens with inward suppressed grief;
Muhammad Asad
for, whenever any of them is given the glad tiding of [the birth of] a girl, his face darkens, and he is filled with suppressed anger,
Muhammad Musin Khan
And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward grief!
Muhammad Pickthall
When if one of them receiveth tidings of the birth of a female, his face remaineth darkened, and he is wroth inwardly.
Muhammad Sarwar
When the glad news of the birth of their daughter is brought to them, their faces turn gloomy and black with anger.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And when a daughter is announced to one of them his face becomes black and he is full of wrath.
Rashad Khalifa
When one of them gets a baby girl, his face becomes darkened with overwhelming grief.
Shabbir Ahmed
So, whenever any of them is given the glad tiding of the birth of a daughter, his face darkens with sadness and anger.