Quran 16:58 Word by Word & Translations
16:58 Word by Word (2021)
16:58 Arabic
16:58 Transliteration
And when is given good news (to) one of them of a female, turns his face dark and he suppresses grief.
16:58 Arabic
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
16:58 Transliteration
Wa-itha bushshira ahaduhum bialontha thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And when one of them is given news of a female, his face becomes darkened and he is in grief
Abdel Haleem
When one of them is given news of the birth of a baby girl, his face darkens and he is filled with gloom
Abdul Hye
And when the news of (birth of) a female child is brought to any of them, his face remains dark, and he is filled with inward grief!
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And when there is announced unto any of them a female his countenance remainoth darkened the whole day and he is wroth inwardly
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
Ahmed Hulusi
When the good news of a female (child) is given to one of them, his face darkens in rage!
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And when the good tiding of the birth of a daughter is conveyed to any of them, then his face remains black all along the day, and he suppresses his anger.
Aisha Bewley
When one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face darkens and he is furious.
Ali Ünal
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
Ali Quli Qara'i
When one of them is brought the news of a female [newborn], his face becomes darkened and he chokes with suppressed agony
Amatul Rahman 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
Arthur John Arberry
and when any of them is given the good tidings of a girl, his face is darkened and he chokes inwardly
Bakhtiari Nejad
And when the news of (birth of) a female is given to one of them, his face turns dark and he holds back his anger.
Bijan Moeinian
When one of them is given the good news of having a baby girl, his face changes the color and he becomes overwhelmed with the grief
Bilal Muhammad 2018
When news is brought to one of them of a female, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief
Corpus.Quran
And when is given good news (to) one of them of a female turns his face dark and he suppresses grief
Dr. Kamal Omar
And when the good news is pronounced to one of them about the (birth of a) female (child), his face turned pale and he became filled with inward grief
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And when any of them was given good tidings of a female, his face stayed one that is clouded over and he chokes.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And when the news (of the birth) of a daughter is disclosed to any of them, his face turns dark and he gets pent up with anger
Dr. Munir Munshey
Just break the good news of a daughter to any one of them. His face darkens with dismay, and he struggles to hide (his feelings)
Edward Henry Palmer
When any one of them has tidings of a female child, his face is overclouded and black, and he has to keep back his wrath
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
Fode Drame
And when any of them is given the glad tidings about the birth of a daughter his face remains darkened while he suppresses his indignation.
George Sale
And when any of them is told the news of the birth of a female, his face becometh black, and he is deeply afflicted
Hamid S. Aziz
When any one of them receives tidings of a female child, his face is over clouded and black, and he is filled with inner wrath
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When good news of the birth of a female is given to any of them, his face grows dark and inwardly he chokes
Hilali - 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
Irving/Hegab
Yet whenever one of them receives word he has had a daughter, his face becomes black with gloom and he feels like choking.
John Medows Rodwell
For when the birth of a daughter is announced to any one of them, dark shadows settle on his face, and he is sad
Linda "iLham" Barto
When news is brought to one of them of a girl baby, his face darkens. He is filled with grief.
Maududi
When any of them is told about the birth of a female his face turns dark, and he is filled with suppressed anger
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
Mir Aneesuddin
And when one of them is given the news of (the birth of a) girl, his face is shadowed black and he becomes a restless restrainer (of grief).
Mohammad Shafi
And when news of a daughter being born is given to any of them, his face becomes darkened with suppressed anger
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And if any of them was announced good news to with the female, his face became/remained blackened, and he is holding (his) breath/suppressed
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 Mahmoud Ghali
And when one of them is given the tidings of (the birth) of a female, his face lingers blackened and he is ever-repressed (with sorrow)
Muhammad Marmaduke 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
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
When one of them is given the good news of a female child, his face becomes gloomy and he is choked with grief
Munir Mezyed
When the news of the birth of a daughter is announced to one of them, his face becomes gloomy; and he is filled with sorrow.
MunirMezyed2023
And Whenever one of them is given the good news of the birth of a baby girl, his face becomes gloomy, and he is filled with sorrow.
Musharraf Hussain
When one of them is given the news of the birth of a girl, his face darkens, full of fuming anger;
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.
Mustaqim
And when any of them is given news of a female, his face darkens and he is upset.
N J Dawood 2014
When the birth of a female is announced to one of them, his countenance darkens and he is mightily vexed
Rashad Khalifa
When one of them gets a baby girl, his face becomes darkened with overwhelming grief.
Safi Kaskas
Whenever one of them is given the good news of a daughter's birth, his face darkens and he fills with bottled-up anger.
Samy Mahdy
And when one of them is preaching with the female, his face stays blackish, and he is a suppressor (His rage).
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
Shakir
And when a daughter is announced to one of them his face becomes black and he is full of wrath
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
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And when news of a female (baby's birth) is taken to one of them, his face darkens (with sorrow), and he is filled with sadness inside
T.B.Irving
Yet whenever one of them receives word he has had a daughter, his face becomes black with gloom and he feels like choking.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When one of them is given news of a female, his face darkens, he becomes choked with silent grief.
Talal Itani (2012)
And when one of them is given news of a female infant, his face darkens, and he chokes with grief
The Study Quran
And when one of them receives tidings of a female [child], his face darkens, and he is choked with anguish
The Wise Quran
And when one of them is given good tidings of a female, his face becomes dark, and he is repressed.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief
Wahiduddin Khan
When the birth of a girl is announced to any of them, his face darkens and he is filled with gloom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
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