سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 17
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of a girl) that which he sets forth as a parable to the Most Gracious (Allâh), his face becomes dark, and he is filled with grief!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
بُشِّرَ
bushira
is given good news
أَحَدُهُم
aḥaduhum
(to) one of them
بِمَا
bimā
of what
ضَرَبَ
ḍaraba
he sets up
لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ
lilrraḥmāni
for the Most Gracious
مَثَلًۭا
mathalan
(as) a likeness
ظَلَّ
ẓalla
becomes
وَجْهُهُۥ
wajhuhu
his face
مُسْوَدًّۭا
mus'waddan
dark
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and he
كَظِيمٌ
kaẓīmun
(is) filled with grief
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
