Surah Az-Zukhruf Ayah 17

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وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مَثَلٗا ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدّٗا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ١٧

Wa idhā bushshira aḥaduhum bimā ḍaraba lir-raḥmāni mathalan ẓalla wajhuhū muswaddaw wa huwa kaẓīm.

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

Translation: Sahih International

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Word by word12 words

  • وَإِذَاAnd when
  • بُشِّرَis given good news
  • أَحَدُهُم(to) one of them
  • بِمَاof what
  • ضَرَبَhe sets up
  • لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِfor the Most Gracious
  • مَثَلٗا(as) a likeness
  • ظَلَّbecomes
  • وَجۡهُهُۥhis face
  • مُسۡوَدّٗاdark
  • وَهُوَand he
  • كَظِيمٌ(is) filled with grief

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490
Hizb
49