Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 58 (16:58)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Quran 16:58 is ayah 58 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 273 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:58
وَإِذَابُشِّرَأَحَدُهُمبِٱلْأُنثَىٰظَلَّوَجْهُهُۥمُسْوَدًّاوَهُوَكَظِيمٌ٥٨
wa-idhā bushira aḥaduhum bil-unthā ẓalla wajhuhu mus'waddan wahuwa kaẓīmun

And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.(58)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. بُشِّرَbushirais given good news
  3. أَحَدُهُمaḥaduhum(to) one of them
  4. بِٱلْأُنثَىٰbil-unthāof a female
  5. ظَلَّẓallaturns
  6. وَجْهُهُۥwajhuhuhis face
  7. مُسْوَدًّاmus'waddandark
  8. وَهُوَwahuwaand he
  9. كَظِيمٌkaẓīmunsuppresses grief

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