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سُورَةُ عَبَسَ

Abasa · 42 verses

80 : 1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Ahmed Ali

HE FROWNED AND turned away,

80 : 2

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

Ahmed Ali

Because a blind man came to him.

80 : 3

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

Ahmed Ali

What made you think that he will not grow in virtue,

80 : 4

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

Ahmed Ali

Or be admonished, and the admonition profit him?

80 : 5

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Ahmed Ali

As for him who is not in want of any thing,

80 : 6

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

Ahmed Ali

You pay full attention,

80 : 7

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Ahmed Ali

Though it is not your concern if he should not grow (in fulness).

80 : 8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

Ahmed Ali

As for him who comes to you striving (after goodness),

80 : 9

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

Ahmed Ali

And is also fearful (of God),

80 : 10

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Ahmed Ali

You neglect.

80 : 11

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ

Ahmed Ali

Assuredly this is a reminder

80 : 12

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

For any one who desires to bear it in mind,

80 : 13

فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ

Ahmed Ali

(Contained) in honoured pages,

80 : 14

مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

Ahmed Ali

Exalted and holy,

80 : 15

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ

Ahmed Ali

In the hands of scribes

80 : 16

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ

Ahmed Ali

Noble and pious.

80 : 17

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

Accursed is man. How ungrateful is he!

80 : 18

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

Of what substance God created him?

80 : 19

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

From a single sperm He created, then proportioned him,

80 : 20

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

Then made his passage easy (at birth);

80 : 21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

He will then send him to death and have him laid in the grave.

80 : 22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

Then He will raise him up again when He please.

80 : 23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Ahmed Ali

But no. He has not fulfilled what was enjoined on him.

80 : 24

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Ahmed Ali

Let man therefore consider (the sources of) his food.

80 : 25

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا

Ahmed Ali

We poured down rain abundantly,

80 : 26

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا

Ahmed Ali

Then We cracked the earth open under pressure (of germination)

80 : 27

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا

Ahmed Ali

And We made corn grow,

80 : 28

وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا

Ahmed Ali

And grapes and herbage,

80 : 29

وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا

Ahmed Ali

Olives and dates,

80 : 30

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا

Ahmed Ali

Orchards thick with trees,

80 : 31

وَفَٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا

Ahmed Ali

And fruits and fodder:

80 : 32

مَّتَٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

Ahmed Ali

A provision for you and your cattle.

80 : 33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

Ahmed Ali

But when the great calamity comes

80 : 34

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

Ahmed Ali

Man will fly from his brother,

80 : 35

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

Ahmed Ali

Mother and father,

80 : 36

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

Ahmed Ali

As well as his wife and children.

80 : 37

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ

Ahmed Ali

Each man will have enough cares that day.

80 : 38

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ

Ahmed Ali

Many faces will that day be bright,

80 : 39

ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ

Ahmed Ali

Laughing and full of joy,

80 : 40

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ

Ahmed Ali

And many will be dust-begrimed,

80 : 41

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Ahmed Ali

Covered with the blackness (of shame):

80 : 42

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

Ahmed Ali

They will be the unbelievers, transgressors.

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