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Abasa

عبس

He Frowned · 42 ayahs · Mecca

80:1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

The Prophet frowned and turned away

80:2

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting]

80:3

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

80:4

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

80:5

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

As for he who thinks himself without need

80:6

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

To him you give attention

80:7

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified

80:8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

80:9

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

While he fears [Allah]

80:10

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

From him you are distracted

80:11

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

80:12

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So whoever wills may remember it

80:13

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

80:14

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

Exalted and purified

80:15

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

80:16

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

Noble and dutiful

80:17

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

80:18

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

From what substance did He create him

80:19

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him

80:20

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then He eased the way for him

80:21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

80:22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

80:23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

80:24

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Then let mankind look at his food

80:25

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

How We poured down water in torrents

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts]

80:27

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

And caused to grow within it grain

80:28

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

And grapes and herbage

80:29

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

And olive and palm trees

80:30

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

And gardens of dense shrubbery

80:31

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

And fruit and grass

80:32

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

80:33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

80:34

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

80:35

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And his mother and his father

80:36

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And his wife and his children

80:37

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him

80:38

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

80:39

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

80:40

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust

80:41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them

80:42

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones