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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 17) {وَ اِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلًا … :} What great ingratitude it is that they attribute to Allah something which they themselves intensely hate and detest. For further details about their hatred of daughters, see the commentary of Surah An-Nahl, verses (58, 59). {’’ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهٗ مُسْوَدًّا ‘‘} (His face remains dark all day) That is why it is said that the darkness of the face is visible during the day, otherwise the face remains dark even at night.
