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Quran 16:58

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 58 of 128 · Juz 14

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 16:58
EnglishTalal Itani

And when one of them is given news of a female infant, his face darkens, and he chokes with grief.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

When if one of them receiveth tidings of the birth of a female, his face remaineth darkened, and he is wroth inwardly.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Halbuki onların birine dişi müjdelendiği vakıt öfkesinden yüzü simsiyah oluyor

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si l’on annonce à quelqu’un d’entre eux la naissance d’une fille, son visage s’obscurcit, et il devient comme suffoqué par la douleur.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En indien aan een hunner het bericht wordt gegeven van de geboorte eener dochter, wordt zijn aangezicht donker en hij is diep bedroefd.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se si annunzia ad alcuno di essi la nascita di una figlia, il suo volto s’imbrunisce, e diviene (come) soffocato (dal dolore).

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.