The Holy Quran 43:17 — Surah Az-Zukhruf

Arabic text

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Translation

(In fact, they regard having daughters as such a disgrace that) When any of them is given the tidings of (the birth of) that which they ascribe to Rahmaan (a daughter), his face darkens (with anger, gloom and displeasure) as he suppresses his emotions.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The grief of the disbelievers at the birth of daughters: that is, the female offspring that they ascribe to Allah is, in their own opinion, so defective, lowly and contemptible that if they themselves were given the good news of receiving it, their countenance would change from grief and anger, and they would seethe inwardly.

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