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‘Abasa

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 2

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

(2) Because there came to him the blind man,^[1853] [interrupting].

[1853]- ʿAbdullāh, the son of Umm Maktūm.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 3

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

(3) But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified^[1854]

[1854]- As a result of what he learns from you.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 4

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

(4) Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 5

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

(5) As for he who thinks himself without need,^[1855]

[1855]- i.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.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 6

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

(6) To him you give attention.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 7

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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

[1856]- The Prophet (ﷺ) was responsible only for conveying the message, not for ultimate guidance.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 9

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

(9) While he fears [Allāh],

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 10

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

(10) From him you are distracted.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 11

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 12

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

(12) So whoever wills may remember it.^[1857]

[1857]- The revelation. Or "Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 13

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

(13) [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 14

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

(14) Exalted and purified,

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 15

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

(15) [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 16

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

(16) Noble and dutiful.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 17

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

(17) Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;^[1858] how disbelieving is he.

[1858]- i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 18

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 19

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

(19) From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;^[1859]

[1859]- His proportions, provisions, life span, etc.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 20

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

(20) Then He eased the way for him;^[1860]

[1860]- Into this world (i.e., his birth) . It may also refer to life itself, which has been made easier by Allāh's guidance.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

(21) Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.^[1861]

[1861]- To conceal his decaying body.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

(22) Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 24

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

(24) Then let mankind look at his food -

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 25

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

(25) How We poured down water in torrents,

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 26

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 27

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

(27) And caused to grow within it grain

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 28

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

(28) And grapes and herbage

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 29

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

(29) And olive and palm trees

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 30

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

(30) And gardens of dense shrubbery

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 31

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

(31) And fruit and grass -

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 32

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

(33) But when there comes the Deafening Blast^[1862]

[1862]- The piercing blast of the Horn which signals resurrection. Aṣ-Ṣākhkhah is also a name for the Day of Resurrection.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 34

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

(34) On the Day a man will flee from his brother

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 35

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

(35) And his mother and his father

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 36

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

(36) And his wife and his children,

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 37

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

(37) For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.^[1863]

[1863]- i.e., to occupy him. He will be concerned only with himself, thus forgetting all others.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 38

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

(38) [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 39

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

(39) Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 40

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

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

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

(41) Blackness will cover them.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 42

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

(42) Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.