The Holy Quran 16:58 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Translation

(Describing the dislike that the Mushrikeen had for daughters during the Period of Ignorance, Allaah says,) When any of them is given the good news of a daughter (being born to him), his face darkens (sorrowfully out of misery) and he suppresses his fury (anger and disappointment).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, if any of them is told that a girl has been born in his house, he frowns with aversion and grief, his face stays gloomy with displeasure all day long and his heart sinks: where has this ill-fated calamity fallen upon my head from?

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