Surah Abasa - English Translation by The Monotheist Group Edition
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He frowned and turned away
Surah Abasa, Verse 1
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
When the blind one came to him
Surah Abasa, Verse 2
وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
And what makes you know, perhaps he is seeking to purify
Surah Abasa, Verse 3
أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ
Or to remember, so the remembrance will benefit him
Surah Abasa, Verse 4
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
As for the one who was rich
Surah Abasa, Verse 5
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
You were addressing yourself to him
Surah Abasa, Verse 6
وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And why does it concern you that he does not want to purify
Surah Abasa, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ
And as for the one who came to you seeking
Surah Abasa, Verse 8
وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ
While he was fearful
Surah Abasa, Verse 9
فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
You were too pre-occupied for him
Surah Abasa, Verse 10
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ
No, this is but a reminder
Surah Abasa, Verse 11
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
For whoever wills to remember
Surah Abasa, Verse 12
فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ
In records which are honourable
Surah Abasa, Verse 13
مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ
Raised and pure
Surah Abasa, Verse 14
بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ
By the hands of scribes
Surah Abasa, Verse 15
كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ
Honourable and righteous
Surah Abasa, Verse 16
قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ
Mankind is killed for his rejection
Surah Abasa, Verse 17
مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From what did He create him
Surah Abasa, Verse 18
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
From a seed He created him and moulded him
Surah Abasa, Verse 19
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then the path He made easy for him
Surah Abasa, Verse 20
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ
Then He made him die and buried him
Surah Abasa, Verse 21
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Then if He wishes He resurrects him
Surah Abasa, Verse 22
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Alas, when what has been ordained is complete
Surah Abasa, Verse 23
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Let man look to his provisions
Surah Abasa, Verse 24
أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا
We have poured the water abundantly
Surah Abasa, Verse 25
ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا
Then We cracked the land with cracks
Surah Abasa, Verse 26
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا
And We made grow in it seeds
Surah Abasa, Verse 27
وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا
And grapes and pasture
Surah Abasa, Verse 28
وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا
And olives and palm trees
Surah Abasa, Verse 29
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا
And gardens in variety
Surah Abasa, Verse 30
وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا
And fruits and vegetables
Surah Abasa, Verse 31
مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ
An offering to you and your livestock
Surah Abasa, Verse 32
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
So when the screaming shout comes
Surah Abasa, Verse 33
يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ
The Day when a person will run from his brother
Surah Abasa, Verse 34
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and father
Surah Abasa, Verse 35
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
And his mate and children
Surah Abasa, Verse 36
لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ
For every person on that Day is a matter that concerns him
Surah Abasa, Verse 37
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ
Faces on that Day which are openly displayed
Surah Abasa, Verse 38
ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ
Laughing and seeking good news
Surah Abasa, Verse 39
وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ
And faces on that Day with dust on them
Surah Abasa, Verse 40
تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Being burdened by remorse
Surah Abasa, Verse 41
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ
Those are the rejecters, the wicked
Surah Abasa, Verse 42