80 - Surah Abasa

He Frowned

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem



1. 'Abasa wa tawallaa.(The Prophet) frowned and turned away, عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

2. An jaa-ahul 'a-maaBecause there came to him the blind man (interrupting).أَنْ جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

3. Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

4. Aw yazzakkaru fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

5. Amma manis taghnaaAs to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

6. Fa-anta lahu tasaddaaTo him dost thou attend;فَأَنْتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

7. Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

8. Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'aBut as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

9. Wahuwa yakhshaa,And with fear (in his heart),وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

10. Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.Of him wast thou unmindful.فَأَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

11. Kalla innaha tazkirahBy no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

12. Faman shaa a zakarahTherefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

13. Fi suhufim mukar rama,(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,فِي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ

14. Marfoo'atim mutah hara,Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ

15. Bi'aidee safara(Written) by the hands of scribes-بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

16. Kiraamim bararah.Honourable and Pious and Just.كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

17. Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;قُتِلَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

18. Min aiyyi shai-in KhalaqFrom what stuff hath He created him?مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

19. Min nutfatin khalaqahoo faqaddarah.From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

20. Thummas sabeela yas-sarahThen doth He make His path smooth for him;ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

21. Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarahThen He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

22. Thumma iza shaa-a ansharahThen, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْشَرَهُ

23. Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

24. Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amihThen let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْإِنْسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

25. Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.For that We pour forth water in abundance,أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

26. Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.And We split the earth in fragments,ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

27. Fa ambatna feeha habbaAnd produce therein corn,فَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

28. Wa 'inabaw-wa qadbaAnd Grapes and nutritious plants,وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

29. Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'And Olives and Dates,وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

30. Wa hadaa-iqa ghulbaAnd enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

31. Wa faki hataw-wa abba.And fruits and fodder,-وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

32. Mata'al-lakum wa li-an'amikum.For use and convenience to you and your cattle.مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

33. Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

34. Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheehThat Day shall a man flee from his own brother,يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

35. Wa ummihee wa abeehAnd from his mother and his father,وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

36. Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.And from his wife and his children.وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

37. Likul limri-im-minhum yawmaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneehEach one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

38. Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;Some faces that Day will be beaming,وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُسْفِرَةٌ

39. Dahi katum mustab shirahLaughing, rejoicing.ضَاحِكَةٌ مُسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

40. Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar aAnd other faces that Day will be dust-stained,وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

41. Tarhaquha qatarah.Blackness will cover them:تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

42. Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ