The Holy Quran 16:59 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

يَتَوَٰرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ مِن سُوٓءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ أَيُمْسِكُهُۥ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُۥ فِى ٱلتُّرَابِ ۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ

Translation

He hides from the people because of the terrible news that he received (he is ashamed to face others because they will ridicule him). (He then asks himself) Must he keep her with disgrace or bury her in the sand? Evil indeed is the decision that they (the Mushrikeen) make (when they decide to attribute daughters to Allaah whereas they themselves have such a great dislike for daughters)!

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, at the thought of the shame and disgrace imposed by custom — for if the girl lives, he will have to make someone his son-in-law — he does not want to show his face to people and goes about hiding here and there.

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