وَإِذَا
بُشِّرَ
أَحَدُهُم
بِمَا
ضَرَبَ
لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ
مَثَلًۭا
ظَلَّ
وَجْهُهُۥ
مُسْوَدًّۭا
وَهُوَ
كَظِيمٌ
١٧
When one of them is given news of the birth of a daughter, such as he so readily ascribes to the Lord of Mercy, his face grows dark and he is filled with gloom-
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem