Quran Translation in English Surah Abasa

Abasa – (He Frowned)

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Abasa wa tawallaa

The Prophet frowned and turned away

2

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

An jaa-ahul ‘a-maa

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

3

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

Wa maa yudreeka la’allahu yaz zakkaa

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

4

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Aw yazzakkaru fatanfa ‘ahuz zikraa

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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5

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

Amma manis taghnaa

As for he who thinks himself without need,

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فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa

To him you give attention.

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وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Wa ma ‘alaika allaa yaz zakka

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

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وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

Wa amma man jaa-aka yas’a

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

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وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

Wahuwa yakhshaa,

While he fears [Allah],

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فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Fa-anta ‘anhu talah haa

From him you are distracted.

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11

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

Kalla innaha tazkirah

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

12

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Faman shaa a zakarah

So whoever wills may remember it.

13

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

Fi suhufim mukar rama,

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

14

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

Marfoo’atim mutah hara,

Exalted and purified,

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بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

Bi’aidee safara

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

16

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

Kiraamim bararah

Noble and dutiful.

17

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

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مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq

From what substance did He create him?

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مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Min nutfatin khalaqahoo faqaddarah

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;

20

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Thummas sabeela yas-sarah

Then He eased the way for him;

21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

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فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih

Then let mankind look at his food –

25

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba

How We poured down water in torrents,

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ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

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27

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

Fa ambatna feeha habba

And caused to grow within it grain

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وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

Wa ‘inabaw-wa qadba

And grapes and herbage

29

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la’

And olive and palm trees

30

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba

And gardens of dense shrubbery

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وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

Wa faki hataw-wa abba

And fruit and grass –

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مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

Mata’al-lakum wa li-an’amikum

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

Faiza jaa-atis saakhah

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

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يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

Wa ummihee wa abeeh

And his mother and his father

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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh

And his wife and his children,

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لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

Likul limri-im-minhum yawmaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

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38

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright –

39

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

Dahi katum mustab shirah

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

40

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin ‘alaiha ghabar a

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Tarhaquha qatarah

Blackness will cover them.

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أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

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