سُورَةُ عبس
80. Abasa
He frowned
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١
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He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away
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أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ٢
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Because there came to him the blind man,1853 [interrupting].
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1853ʿAbdullāh, the son of Umm Maktūm.
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ٣
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But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified1854
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1854As a result of what he learns from you.
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ٤
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Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
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أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ٥
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As for he who thinks himself without need,1855
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1855i.e., without need of faith or need of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Here it is in reference to a certain influential member of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to bring to Islām.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ٦
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To him you give attention.
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وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ٧
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And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.1856
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1856The Prophet (ﷺ) was responsible only for conveying the message, not for ultimate guidance.
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ٨
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But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
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وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ٩
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While he fears [Allāh],
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فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ١٠
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From him you are distracted.
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كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ١١
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No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;
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فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ١٢
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So whoever wills may remember it.1857
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1857The revelation. Or "Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ١٣
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[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
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مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ١٤
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Exalted and purified,
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بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ١٥
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[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
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كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ١٦
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Noble and dutiful.
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قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ١٧
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Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;1858 how disbelieving is he.
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1858i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ١٨
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From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?
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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ١٩
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From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;1859
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1859His proportions, provisions, life span, etc.
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ٢٠
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Then He eased the way for him;1860
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1860Into this world (i.e., his birth) . It may also refer to life itself, which has been made easier by Allāh's guidance.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ٢١
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Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.1861
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1861To conceal his decaying body.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ٢٢
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Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ٢٣
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No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
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فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ٢٤
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Then let mankind look at his food -
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أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا٢٥
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How We poured down water in torrents,
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ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا٢٦
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Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
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فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا٢٧
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And caused to grow within it grain
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وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا٢٨
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And grapes and herbage
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وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا٢٩
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And olive and palm trees
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وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا٣٠
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And gardens of dense shrubbery
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وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا٣١
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And fruit and grass -
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مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ٣٢
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[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
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فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ٣٣
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But when there comes the Deafening Blast1862
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1862The piercing blast of the Horn which signals resurrection. Aṣ-Ṣākhkhah is also a name for the Day of Resurrection.
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ٣٤
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On the Day a man will flee from his brother
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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ٣٥
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And his mother and his father
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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ٣٦
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And his wife and his children,
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لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ٣٧
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For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.1863
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1863i.e., to occupy him. He will be concerned only with himself, thus forgetting all others.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ٣٨
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[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ٣٩
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Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ٤٠
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And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
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تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ٤١
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Blackness will cover them.
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ٤٢
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Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
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