He frowned

80 - Abasa

سُورَةُ عَبَسَ

  • 80:1
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    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    He frowned and then turned away

  • 80:2
    2

    أَنْ جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

    from a blind man who had come up to him.

  • 80:3
    3

    وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

    You never know. Perhaps he wanted to purify himself,

  • 80:4
    4

    أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

    or receive some (Quranic) advice which would benefit him.

  • 80:5
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    أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

    Yet you pay attention

  • 80:6
    6

    فَأَنْتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

    to a rich man,

  • 80:7
    7

    وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

    though you will not be questioned even if he never purifies himself.

  • 80:8
    8

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

    As for the one who comes to you earnestly (striving for guidance).

  • 80:9
    9

    وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

    and who has fear of God,

  • 80:10
    10

    فَأَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    you ignore him.

  • 80:11
    11

    كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

    These verses are a reminder

  • 80:12
    12

    فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

    so let those who want to follow its guidance do so.

  • 80:13
    13

    فِي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ

    (This Quran) is also recorded in honorable books,

  • 80:14
    14

    مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ

    exalted, purified,

  • 80:15
    15

    بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

    by the hands of the noble, virtuous,

  • 80:16
    16

    كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

    and angelic scribes.

  • 80:17
    17

    قُتِلَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

    May (the disbelieving) human being be condemned! What makes him disbelieve?

  • 80:18
    18

    مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

    From what has God created him?

  • 80:19
    19

    مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

    He created him from a living germ. He determined his fate

  • 80:20
    20

    ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

    and made the path of guidance easy for him to follow.

  • 80:21
    21

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

    Then He caused him to die and be buried

  • 80:22
    22

    ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْشَرَهُ

    and He will resurrect him whenever He wants.

  • 80:23
    23

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

    Certainly, he has not duly fulfilled His commands.

  • 80:24
    24

    فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْإِنْسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

    Let the human being think about (how We produce) his food.

  • 80:25
    25

    أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

    We send down abundant water,

  • 80:26
    26

    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

    and let the earth to break open

  • 80:27
    27

    فَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

    to yield therein corn,

  • 80:28
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    وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

    grapes, vegetables,

  • 80:29
    29

    وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

    olives, dates,

  • 80:30
    30

    وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

    thickly planted gardens,

  • 80:31
    31

    وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

    fruits, and grass.

  • 80:32
    32

    مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

    (These are made so as to be) means of enjoyment for you and your cattle.

  • 80:33
    33

    فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

    When the trumpet sounds,

  • 80:34
    34

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

    it will be such a day when a person will run away from his brother,

  • 80:35
    35

    وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

    mother, father,

  • 80:36
    36

    وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

    wife and sons,

  • 80:37
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    لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

    for on that day everyone will be completely engrossed in his own concerns.

  • 80:38
    38

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُسْفِرَةٌ

    Some faces on that day will be radiant,

  • 80:39
    39

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

    laughing and joyous

  • 80:40
    40

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

    but others will be gloomy

  • 80:41
    41

    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

    and covered by darkness.

  • 80:42
    42

    أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

    These will be the faces of the sinful disbelievers.