80. 'Abasa (عبس)
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
Verse 1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّىٰ
Translation
He frowned and turned away,
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Verse 2
أَن جاءَهُ الأَعمىٰ
Translation
when the blind man came to him[1].
Footnotes
[1] Abdullah ibn Um Maktūm, an early Muslim who was blind, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) seeking knowledge and guidance, while the Prophet (ﷺ) was in the middle of a discussion with some leading pagans of Makkah, calling them to Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) frowned and turned his attention from him. So this Makkan surah was revealed.
[1] Abdullah ibn Um Maktūm, an early Muslim who was blind, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) seeking knowledge and guidance, while the Prophet (ﷺ) was in the middle of a discussion with some leading pagans of Makkah, calling them to Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) frowned and turned his attention from him. So this Makkan surah was revealed.
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Verse 3
وَما يُدريكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكّىٰ
Translation
How would you know? Perhaps he might be purified[1],
Footnotes
[1] Through the knowledge he learns from you.
[1] Through the knowledge he learns from you.
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Verse 4
أَو يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكرىٰ
Translation
or he might take heed and benefit from the reminder?
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Verse 5
أَمّا مَنِ استَغنىٰ
Translation
But he who was indifferent[1],
Footnotes
[1] Towards faith. Here it is referring to that influential pagan of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to embrace Islam.
[1] Towards faith. Here it is referring to that influential pagan of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to embrace Islam.
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Verse 6
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدّىٰ
Translation
you give him your full attention,
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Verse 7
وَما عَلَيكَ أَلّا يَزَّكّىٰ
Translation
although you are not to be blamed if he does not purify himself[1].
Footnotes
[1] The Prophets are only responsible to convey the message, not for people’s guidance.
[1] The Prophets are only responsible to convey the message, not for people’s guidance.
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Verse 8
وَأَمّا مَن جاءَكَ يَسعىٰ
Translation
But as for the one who came to you striving [for purification],
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Verse 9
وَهُوَ يَخشىٰ
Translation
and he fears Allah,
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Verse 10
فَأَنتَ عَنهُ تَلَهّىٰ
Translation
you let yourself be distracted from him.
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Verse 11
كَلّا إِنَّها تَذكِرَةٌ
Translation
No indeed; this is a reminder –
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Verse 12
فَمَن شاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Translation
so whoever wills may give heed to it –
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Verse 13
فى صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ
Translation
on venerable pages,
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Verse 14
مَرفوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ
Translation
exalted and purified,
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Verse 15
بِأَيدى سَفَرَةٍ
Translation
[preserved] in the hands of angel-scribes,
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Verse 16
كِرامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Translation
honorable and obedient.
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Verse 17
قُتِلَ الإِنسـٰنُ ما أَكفَرَهُ
Translation
Woe to man; how ungrateful he is[1]!
Footnotes
[1] i.e., the disbelievers.
[1] i.e., the disbelievers.
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Verse 18
مِن أَىِّ شَىءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Translation
From what did He create him?
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Verse 19
مِن نُطفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Translation
He created him from a drop of semen and proportioned him[1],
Footnotes
[1] His creation, provisions, life span, etc.
[1] His creation, provisions, life span, etc.
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Verse 20
ثُمَّ السَّبيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Translation
then He made the way easy for him[1];
Footnotes
[1] i.e., the way out of his mothers’ wombs (his birth), or the way to guidance.
[1] i.e., the way out of his mothers’ wombs (his birth), or the way to guidance.
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Verse 21
ثُمَّ أَماتَهُ فَأَقبَرَهُ
Translation
then He caused him to die and be buried;
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Verse 22
ثُمَّ إِذا شاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Translation
then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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Verse 23
كَلّا لَمّا يَقضِ ما أَمَرَهُ
Translation
Yet he has not fulfilled what He commanded him.
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Verse 24
فَليَنظُرِ الإِنسـٰنُ إِلىٰ طَعامِهِ
Translation
Let man consider the food he eats:
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Verse 25
أَنّا صَبَبنَا الماءَ صَبًّا
Translation
How We pour down rainwater in torrents,
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Verse 26
ثُمَّ شَقَقنَا الأَرضَ شَقًّا
Translation
and cause the soil to split open [for sprouts],
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Verse 27
فَأَنبَتنا فيها حَبًّا
Translation
and cause grains to grow in it,
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Verse 28
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضبًا
Translation
as well as grapes and fodder,
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Verse 29
وَزَيتونًا وَنَخلًا
Translation
and olive trees and date palms,
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Verse 30
وَحَدائِقَ غُلبًا
Translation
and dense orchards,
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Verse 31
وَفـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Translation
and fruits and grass,
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Verse 32
مَتـٰعًا لَكُم وَلِأَنعـٰمِكُم
Translation
as provision for you and your livestock.
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Verse 33
فَإِذا جاءَتِ الصّاخَّةُ
Translation
But when the Deafening Blast[1] comes,
Footnotes
[1] The piercing Blast; the second Blast for resurrection.
[1] The piercing Blast; the second Blast for resurrection.
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Verse 34
يَومَ يَفِرُّ المَرءُ مِن أَخيهِ
Translation
on that Day everyone will flee from his brother,
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Verse 35
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبيهِ
Translation
and from his mother and father,
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Verse 36
وَصـٰحِبَتِهِ وَبَنيهِ
Translation
and from his wife and children.
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Verse 37
لِكُلِّ امرِئٍ مِنهُم يَومَئِذٍ شَأنٌ يُغنيهِ
Translation
On that day, everyone will have enough concern of his own[1].
Footnotes
[1] Thus forgetting all others.
[1] Thus forgetting all others.
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Verse 38
وُجوهٌ يَومَئِذٍ مُسفِرَةٌ
Translation
On that Day, some faces will be bright,
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Verse 39
ضاحِكَةٌ مُستَبشِرَةٌ
Translation
cheerful and rejoicing;
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Verse 40
وَوُجوهٌ يَومَئِذٍ عَلَيها غَبَرَةٌ
Translation
while other faces will be dust-stained on that Day,
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Verse 41
تَرهَقُها قَتَرَةٌ
Translation
covered in darkness.
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Verse 42
أُولـٰئِكَ هُمُ الكَفَرَةُ الفَجَرَةُ
Translation
Such are the disbelievers, the wicked.
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Translation source: QuranEnc.com - english_rwwad (2026-10-21 01:12:31 (v1.0.20-xml.1))
Quran text: Tanzil Project (CC BY 3.0), unmodified. tanzil.net