Abasa -- He frowned

42 verses · meccan

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

The Prophet frowned and turned away

Ayah 1

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

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

Ayah 2

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

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

Ayah 3

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

Ayah 4

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

As for he who thinks himself without need

Ayah 5

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

To him you give attention

Ayah 6

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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

Ayah 7

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

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

Ayah 8

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

While he fears [Allah]

Ayah 9

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

From him you are distracted

Ayah 10

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةࣱ‏

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

Ayah 11

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So whoever wills may remember it

Ayah 12

فِي صُحُفࣲ مُّكَرَّمَةࣲ‏

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

Ayah 13

مَّرۡفُوعَةࣲ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

Exalted and purified

Ayah 14

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةࣲ‏

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

Ayah 15

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةࣲ‏

Noble and dutiful

Ayah 16

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

Ayah 17

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

From what substance did He create him

Ayah 18

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

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

Ayah 19

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then He eased the way for him

Ayah 20

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

Ayah 21

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

Ayah 22

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

Ayah 23

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Then let mankind look at his food

Ayah 24

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبࣰّ ا

How We poured down water in torrents

Ayah 25

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقࣰّ ا

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

Ayah 26

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبࣰّ ا

And caused to grow within it grain

Ayah 27

وَعِنَبࣰ ا وَقَضۡبࣰ ا

And grapes and herbage

Ayah 28

وَزَيۡتُونࣰ ا وَنَخۡلࣰ ا

And olive and palm trees

Ayah 29

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبࣰ ا

And gardens of dense shrubbery

Ayah 30

وَفَٰكِهَةࣰ وَأَبࣰّ ا

And fruit and grass

Ayah 31

مَّتَٰعࣰ ا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

Ayah 32

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

Ayah 33

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

Ayah 34

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And his mother and his father

Ayah 35

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And his wife and his children

Ayah 36

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيࣲٕ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ شَأۡنࣱ يُغۡنِيهِ

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

Ayah 37

وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ مُّسۡفِرَةࣱ‏

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

Ayah 38

ضَاحِكَةࣱ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةࣱ‏

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

Ayah 39

وَوُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةࣱ‏

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

Ayah 40

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them

Ayah 41

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones

Ayah 42