Surah Abasa سُورَةُ عَبَسَ

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ1

(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ2

Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ3

But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ4

Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ5

As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ6

To him dost thou attend;

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ7

Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ8

But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ9

And with fear (in his heart),

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ10

Of him wast thou unmindful.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ11

By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ12

Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ13

(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,

مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ14

Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ15

(Written) by the hands of scribes-

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ16

Honourable and Pious and Just.

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ17

Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ18

From what stuff hath He created him?

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ19

From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ20

Then doth He make His path smooth for him;

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ21

Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ22

Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ23

By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ24

Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا25

For that We pour forth water in abundance,

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا26

And We split the earth in fragments,

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا27

And produce therein corn,

وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا28

And Grapes and nutritious plants,

وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا29

And Olives and Dates,

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا30

And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

وَفَٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا31

And fruits and fodder,-

مَّتَٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ32

For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ33

At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ34

That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ35

And from his mother and his father,

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ36

And from his wife and his children.

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ37

Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ38

Some faces that Day will be beaming,

ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ39

Laughing, rejoicing.

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ40

And other faces that Day will be dust-stained,

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ41

Blackness will cover them:

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ42

Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.