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Surah Abasa

سورة عبس

He frowned

Surah 80 · 42 Ayahs

What Is Surah Abasa?

Surah Abasa is Surah 80 of the Quran. It contains 42 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

  1. 1

    Ayah 1

    عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    Meaning

    He (the Prophet) frowned and turned his face,

  2. 2

    Ayah 2

    أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

    Meaning

    because the blind man came to him!

  3. 3

    Ayah 3

    وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

    Meaning

    What could tell you (O prophet about the prospects of the blind man?) May be, (if you had attended him properly,) he would have attained purity,

  4. 4

    Ayah 4

    أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

    Meaning

    or have received the advice, and the advice would have benefited him.

  5. 5

    Ayah 5

    أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    Meaning

    As for the one who does not care (about faith),

  6. 6

    Ayah 6

    فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

    Meaning

    you are anxious to pursue him,

  7. 7

    Ayah 7

    وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

    Meaning

    while there is no blame on you, if he does not attain purity.

  8. 8

    Ayah 8

    وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

    Meaning

    As regards the one who has come to you rushing eagerly,

  9. 9

    Ayah 9

    وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

    Meaning

    while he fears (Allah),

  10. 10

    Ayah 10

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    Meaning

    to him you pay no heed!

  11. 11

    Ayah 11

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

    Meaning

    Never! (you should never act in this way,) Indeed this (Qur’ān) is an advice.

  12. 12

    Ayah 12

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

    Meaning

    So, whoever so wills may pay heed to it.

  13. 13

    Ayah 13

    فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

    Meaning

    It is (recorded) in those scripts (of the Preserved Tablet) that are honoured,

  14. 14

    Ayah 14

    مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

    Meaning

    exalted, purified,

  15. 15

    Ayah 15

    بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

    Meaning

    in the hands of those scribes

  16. 16

    Ayah 16

    كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

    Meaning

    who are honorable, righteous.

  17. 17

    Ayah 17

    قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

    Meaning

    Damned is the man! How ungrateful he is!

  18. 18

    Ayah 18

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

    Meaning

    From which stuff did He (Allah) create him?

  19. 19

    Ayah 19

    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

    Meaning

    from a drop of semen! He created him, and designed him in due proportion,

  20. 20

    Ayah 20

    ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

    Meaning

    then He made the way easy for him,

  21. 21

    Ayah 21

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

    Meaning

    Later, he made him die, and put him into grave,

  22. 22

    Ayah 22

    ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

    Meaning

    Thereafter, when He will intend, He will raise him up.

  23. 23

    Ayah 23

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

    Meaning

    No! He has not yet fulfilled what He (Allah) had commanded him.

  24. 24

    Ayah 24

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

    Meaning

    So, the man should consider his food,

  25. 25

    Ayah 25

    أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

    Meaning

    how well We poured water,

  26. 26

    Ayah 26

    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

    Meaning

    then how nicely We split the earth,

  27. 27

    Ayah 27

    فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

    Meaning

    then We grew in it grain,

  28. 28

    Ayah 28

    وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

    Meaning

    and grapes and greens,

  29. 29

    Ayah 29

    وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

    Meaning

    and olive and date-palms,

  30. 30

    Ayah 30

    وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

    Meaning

    and gardens, full of thick trees,

  31. 31

    Ayah 31

    وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

    Meaning

    and fruits and fodder,

  32. 32

    Ayah 32

    مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

    Meaning

    as a benefit for you and your cattle.

  33. 33

    Ayah 33

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

    Meaning

    So when the Deafening Noise will occur,

  34. 34

    Ayah 34

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

    Meaning

    the Day when one will flee from his brother,

  35. 35

    Ayah 35

    وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

    Meaning

    and from his mother and father,

  36. 36

    Ayah 36

    وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

    Meaning

    and from his wife and sons,

  37. 37

    Ayah 37

    لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

    Meaning

    every one of them will be too engaged in his own affairs to care for others.

  38. 38

    Ayah 38

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

    Meaning

    Many faces, on that day, will be bright,

  39. 39

    Ayah 39

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

    Meaning

    laughing, rejoicing,

  40. 40

    Ayah 40

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

    Meaning

    and many faces, on that day, will be stained with dust,

  41. 41

    Ayah 41

    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

    Meaning

    covered by darkness.

  42. 42

    Ayah 42

    أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

    Meaning

    Those are the disbelievers, the nefarious.

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