Surah Az-Zukhruf: Verse 17 - وإذا بشر أحدهم بما ضرب... - English

Tafsir of Verse 17, Surah Az-Zukhruf

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

English Translation

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

English Transliteration

Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lilrrahmani mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun

Tafsir of Verse 17

And when any of them is given the good tidings of that he has likened to the All-merciful, his face is darkened, and he chokes inwardly.

When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what he sets up as a likeness to (Allah) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!
Verse 17 - Surah Az-Zukhruf: (وإذا بشر أحدهم بما ضرب للرحمن مثلا ظل وجهه مسودا وهو كظيم...) - English