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80. Surah 'Abasa, English Translation

He Frowned

Read the complete Surah 'Abasa with its English translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
80:1
عبس وتولى ١
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١
١
He frowned and turned ˹his attention˺ away,
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80:2
ان جاءه الاعمى ٢
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ ٢
٢
˹simply˺ because the blind man came to him ˹interrupting˺.1
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80:3
وما يدريك لعله يزكى ٣
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ ٣
٣
You never know ˹O Prophet˺, perhaps he may be purified,
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80:4
او يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى ٤
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ ٤
٤
or he may be mindful, benefitting from the reminder.
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80:5
اما من استغنى ٥
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ٥
٥
As for the one who was indifferent,
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80:6
فانت له تصدى ٦
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ ٦
٦
you gave him your ˹undivided˺ attention,
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80:7
وما عليك الا يزكى ٧
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ٧
٧
even though you are not to blame if he would not be purified.
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80:8
واما من جاءك يسعى ٨
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ ٨
٨
But as for the one who came to you, eager ˹to learn˺,
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80:9
وهو يخشى ٩
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ ٩
٩
being in awe ˹of Allah˺,
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80:10
فانت عنه تلهى ١٠
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ١٠
١٠
you were inattentive to him.
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80:11
كلا انها تذكرة ١١
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ١١
١١
But no! This ˹revelation˺ is truly a reminder.
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80:12
فمن شاء ذكره ١٢
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ١٢
١٢
So let whoever wills be mindful of it.
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80:13
في صحف مكرمة ١٣
فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ ١٣
١٣
It is ˹written˺ on pages held in honour—
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80:14
مرفوعة مطهرة ١٤
مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ ١٤
١٤
highly esteemed, purified—
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80:15
بايدي سفرة ١٥
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ ١٥
١٥
by the hands of angel-scribes,
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80:16
كرام بررة ١٦
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ ١٦
١٦
honourable and virtuous.
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80:17
قتل الانسان ما اكفره ١٧
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ ١٧
١٧
Condemned are ˹disbelieving˺ humans! How ungrateful they are ˹to Allah˺!
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80:18
من اي شيء خلقه ١٨
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ١٨
١٨
From what substance did He create them?
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80:19
من نطفة خلقه فقدره ١٩
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ١٩
١٩
He created them from a sperm-drop, and ordained their development.
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80:20
ثم السبيل يسره ٢٠
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ٢٠
٢٠
Then He makes the way easy for them,1
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80:21
ثم اماته فاقبره ٢١
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ ٢١
٢١
then causes them to die and be buried.1
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80:22
ثم اذا شاء انشره ٢٢
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ ٢٢
٢٢
Then when He wills, He will resurrect them.
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80:23
كلا لما يقض ما امره ٢٣
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ٢٣
٢٣
But no! They have failed to comply with what He ordered.
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80:24
فلينظر الانسان الى طعامه ٢٤
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ ٢٤
٢٤
Let people then consider their food:
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80:25
انا صببنا الماء صبا ٢٥
اَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا ٢٥
٢٥
how We pour down rain in abundance
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80:26
ثم شققنا الارض شقا ٢٦
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا ٢٦
٢٦
and meticulously split the earth open ˹for sprouts˺,
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80:27
فانبتنا فيها حبا ٢٧
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا ٢٧
٢٧
causing grain to grow in it,
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80:28
وعنبا وقضبا ٢٨
وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا ٢٨
٢٨
as well as grapes and greens,
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80:29
وزيتونا ونخلا ٢٩
وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا ٢٩
٢٩
and olives and palm trees,
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80:30
وحدايق غلبا ٣٠
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا ٣٠
٣٠
and dense orchards,
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80:31
وفاكهة وابا ٣١
وَفَـٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا ٣١
٣١
and fruit and fodder—
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80:32
متاعا لكم ولانعامكم ٣٢
مَّتَـٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ ٣٢
٣٢
all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.
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80:33
فاذا جاءت الصاخة ٣٣
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ٣٣
٣٣
Then, when the Deafening Blast1 comes to pass—
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80:34
يوم يفر المرء من اخيه ٣٤
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ ٣٤
٣٤
on that Day every person will flee from their own siblings,
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80:35
وامه وابيه ٣٥
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ٣٥
٣٥
and ˹even˺ their mother and father,
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80:36
وصاحبته وبنيه ٣٦
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ٣٦
٣٦
and ˹even˺ their spouse and children.
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80:37
لكل امري منهم يوميذ شان يغنيه ٣٧
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ ٣٧
٣٧
For then everyone will have enough concern of their own.
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80:38
وجوه يوميذ مسفرة ٣٨
وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ ٣٨
٣٨
On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright,
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80:39
ضاحكة مستبشرة ٣٩
ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ ٣٩
٣٩
laughing and rejoicing,
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80:40
ووجوه يوميذ عليها غبرة ٤٠
وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ ٤٠
٤٠
while ˹other˺ faces will be dusty,
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80:41
ترهقها قترة ٤١
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ٤١
٤١
cast in gloom—
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80:42
اولايك هم الكفرة الفجرة ٤٢
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ ٤٢
٤٢
those are the disbelievers, the ˹wicked˺ sinners.
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