Surah Abasa

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ۝١

He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ ۝٢

Because there came to him the blind man,¹⁸⁵³ [interrupting].

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ ۝٣

But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified¹⁸⁵⁴

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ ۝٤

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ۝٥

As for he who thinks himself without need,¹⁸⁵⁵

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ ۝٦

To him you give attention.

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ۝٧

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.¹⁸⁵⁶

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ ۝٨

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

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ ۝٩

While he fears [Allāh],

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ۝١٠

From him you are distracted.

كـَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ ۝١١

No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ۝١٢

So whoever wills may remember it.¹⁸⁵⁷

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ ۝١٣

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ ۝١٤

Exalted and purified,

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ ۝١٥

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ ۝١٦

Noble and dutiful.

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ ۝١٧

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;¹⁸⁵⁸ how disbelieving is he.

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ۝١٨

From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ۝١٩

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;¹⁸⁵⁹

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ۝٢٠

Then He eased the way for him;¹⁸⁶⁰

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ ۝٢١

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.¹⁸⁶¹

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ ۝٢٢

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

كـَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ۝٢٣

No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ ۝٢٤

Then let mankind look at his food -

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا ۝٢٥

How We poured down water in torrents,

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا ۝٢٦

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

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا ۝٢٧

And caused to grow within it grain

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا ۝٢٨

And grapes and herbage

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا ۝٢٩

And olive and palm trees

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا ۝٣٠

And gardens of dense shrubbery

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا ۝٣١

And fruit and grass -

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ ۝٣٢

[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ۝٣٣

But when there comes the Deafening Blast¹⁸⁶²

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ ۝٣٤

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ۝٣٥

And his mother and his father

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ۝٣٦

And his wife and his children,

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ ۝٣٧

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.¹⁸⁶³

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ ۝٣٨

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

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ ۝٣٩

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ ۝٤٠

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

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ۝٤١

Blackness will cover them.

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ ۝٤٢

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.