Surah At-Takwir (التكوير) • The Overthrowing

Quran 81:8

81:8

وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

wa-idhā l-mawūdatu su-ilat

And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

— Saheeh International

when the baby girl buried alive is asked

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 30Page 586meccan

Word by Word

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُl-mawūdatuthe female infant buried alive
سُئِلَتْsu-ilatis asked