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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [43:17] | Wa-itha bushshira ahaduhum bimadaraba lilrrahmani mathalan thallawajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun |  وإذا بشر أحدهم بما ضرب للرحمن مثلا ظل وجهه مسودا وهو كظيموَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | حالانکہ جب ان میں سے کسی کو اُس (کے گھر میں بیٹی کی پیدائش) کی خبر دی جاتی ہے جسے انہوں نے (خدائے) رحمان کی شبیہ بنا رکھا ہے تو اس کا چہرہ سیاہ ہو جاتا ہے اور غم و غصّہ سے بھر جاتا ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | 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!
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| Ahmed Ali | اور جب ان میں سے کسی کو اس چیز کی خوشخبری دی جائے جسے رحمان کے لیے ٹھیراتا ہے تو اس کا منہ سیاہ ہو جاتا ہے اور و ہ دل میں کڑھتا رہتا ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور جب ان میں کسی کو خوشخبری دی جائے اس چیز کی جس کا وصف رحمن کے لیے بتاچکا ہے تو دن بھر اس کا منہ کالا رہے اور غم کھایا کرے | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | حالانکہ جب خوشخبری دی جاتی ہے ان میں سے کسی ایک کو اس کی جس سے دی ہے انہوں نے رحمٰن کے لی مثال، تو ہو جاتا ہے اس کا چہرہ، سیاہ اور وہ غم سے بھرجاتا ہے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | حالانکہ جب ان میں سے کسی کو اس چیز کی خوشخبری دی جاتی ہے جو انہوں نے خدا کے لئے بیان کی ہے تو اس کا منہ سیاہ ہوجاتا اور وہ غم سے بھر جاتا ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور جب اُن میں کسی کو خوشخبری ملے اس چیز کی جس کو رحمٰن کے نام لگایا تو سارے دن رہے منہ اس کا سیاہ اور وہ دل میں گھٹ رہا ہے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اور حال یہ ہے کہ جس اولاد کو یہ لوگ اُس خدائے رحمان کی طرف منسوب کرتے ہیں اُس کی ولادت کا مژدہ جب خود اِن میں سے کسی کو دیا جاتا ہے تو اُس کے منہ پر سیاہی چھا جاتی ہے اور وہ غم سے بھر جاتا ہے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | And if any of them was announced good news to with what He gave to the merciful (as) an example (the daughters), his face became/continued blackened, and he is holding (his) breath/suppressed . | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | 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! | ||||||
| Pickthal | 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. | ||||||
| Arberry | 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. | ||||||
| Shakir | And when one of them is given news of that of which he sets up as a likeness for the Beneficent Allah, his face becomes black and he is full of rage. | ||||||
| Sarwar | When one of them is given the glad news of the birth of a daughter, which they believe to be the only kind of child that the Beneficent God can have, his face blackens with anger. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | 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. | ||||||
| Malik | Yet when a new born-girl - the gender that they ascribe to the Compassionate - is announced to one of them, his face darkens and he is filled with grief.[17] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | And when one of them is given news of that of which he sets up a likeness for the Beneficent his face becomes black and he is full of rage. | ||||||
| Free Minds | And when one of them is given news of that which he cites as an example for the Almighty, his face becomes dark, and he is miserable! | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Yet when one of them is given glad news of (a daughter) that which he likened to the Merciful his face darkens and he chokes inwardly (with gloom). | ||||||
| George Sale | But when one of them hath the news brought of the birth of a child of that sex which they attribute unto the Merciful, as his similitude, his face becometh black, and he is oppressed with sorrow. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | But when that is announced to any one of them, which he affirmeth to be the case with the God of Mercy, his face settleth into darkness and he is silent-sad. | ||||||
| Asad | For [thus it is:] if any of them is given the glad tiding of [the birth of] what he so readily attributes to the Most Gracious, [Lit., "what he postulates as a likeness of [or "as likely for"] the Most Gracious": i.e., female offspring, which implies a natural "likeness" to its progenitor.] his face darkens, and he is filled with suppressed anger: | ||||||
| Khalifa** | When one of them is given news (of a daughter) as they claimed for the Most Gracious, his face is darkened with misery and anger! | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of) that which he set forth as a parable to the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. of a girl), his face becomes dark, gloomy, and he is filled with grief! | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Yet if any of them is given the glad tiding of what he likens to the Beneficent, his face saddens and he is filled with hidden anger. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 43 - Az-Zukhruf | Showing verse 17 of 89 in chapter 43 | |||||
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