Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:17
سُورَةُ الزُّخۡرُفِ · Meccan · Verse 17 of 89
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًۭا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّۭا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Translation
When one of them is given news of the birth of a daughter, such as he so readily ascribes to the Lord of Mercy, his face grows dark and he is filled with gloom-
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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