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Quran 43:17

Surah Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold), verse 17 of 89 · Juz 25

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

Translations of Quran 43:17
EnglishTalal Itani

Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he suppresses grief.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Halbuki içlerinden biri o Rahmana fırlattığı mesel ile kendisi tebşir kılındığı vakıt yüzü simsiyah oluyor da kederinden yutkunup yutkunup dolukuyor

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Et cependant, quand on annonce à l’un d’entre eux la naissance d’un être qu’il attribue à Dieu, son visage s’assombrit, et il est comme suffoqué.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Maar als aan een van hen het bericht wordt gebracht der geboorte van een kind dier kunne, welke zij den Barmhartige als hem gelijk toeschrijven, dan wordt zijn aangezicht zwart en hij is met spijt vervuld.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

E pure quando si annunzia ad alcuno di essi la nascita di un essere ch’egli attribuisce a Dio, la sua faccia si cuopre di tristezza, ed è come soffocato.

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