Surah Abasa - English Translation by Maududi
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He frowned and turned away
Surah Abasa, Verse 1
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
that the blind man came to him
Surah Abasa, Verse 2
وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself
Surah Abasa, Verse 3
أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ
or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him
Surah Abasa, Verse 4
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
Now he who waxes indifferent
Surah Abasa, Verse 5
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
you attend to him
Surah Abasa, Verse 6
وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself
Surah Abasa, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ
But he who comes to you running
Surah Abasa, Verse 8
وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ
and fears (Allah)
Surah Abasa, Verse 9
فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
you pay no heed to him
Surah Abasa, Verse 10
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ
No indeed; this is only a Reminder
Surah Abasa, Verse 11
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
So whoso wills may give heed to it
Surah Abasa, Verse 12
فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ
It is contained in scrolls highly honoured
Surah Abasa, Verse 13
مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ
most exalted and purified
Surah Abasa, Verse 14
بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ
borne by the hands of scribes
Surah Abasa, Verse 15
كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ
noble and purified
Surah Abasa, Verse 16
قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ
Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth
Surah Abasa, Verse 17
مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Out of what did Allah create him
Surah Abasa, Verse 18
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him
Surah Abasa, Verse 19
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
and then made the course of life easy for him
Surah Abasa, Verse 20
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ
then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave
Surah Abasa, Verse 21
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life
Surah Abasa, Verse 22
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him
Surah Abasa, Verse 23
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
So let man just consider his food
Surah Abasa, Verse 24
أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا
We poured water, pouring it in great abundance
Surah Abasa, Verse 25
ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا
and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder
Surah Abasa, Verse 26
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا
then caused the grain to grow out of it
Surah Abasa, Verse 27
وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا
together with grapes and vegetables
Surah Abasa, Verse 28
وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا
and olives and palms
Surah Abasa, Verse 29
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا
and dense orchards
Surah Abasa, Verse 30
وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا
and fruits and pastures –
Surah Abasa, Verse 31
مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ
all this as a provision for you and your cattle
Surah Abasa, Verse 32
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
But when the deafening cry shall be sounded
Surah Abasa, Verse 33
يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ
on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother
Surah Abasa, Verse 34
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
and his mother and his father
Surah Abasa, Verse 35
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
and his consort and his children
Surah Abasa, Verse 36
لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ
on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself
Surah Abasa, Verse 37
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ
Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness
Surah Abasa, Verse 38
ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ
and be cheerful and joyous
Surah Abasa, Verse 39
وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ
Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden
Surah Abasa, Verse 40
تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
enveloped by darkness
Surah Abasa, Verse 41
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ
These will be the unbelievers, the wicked
Surah Abasa, Verse 42