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‘Abasa

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

1. He¹ frowned and turned (his) back,

1. i.e., the Prophet ﷺ

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 2

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

2. When the blind man² came to him.

2. I.e., Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum interrupting, while seeking guidance, and the Prophet (ﷺ) was preoccupied in inviting the notables of Quraysh to Islam.

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وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

3. But what would make you perceive that he (the blind man) might be purified³?

3. As a result of what he learns from you.

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أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

4. Or be reminded, and the reminder might benefit him?

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أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

5. As for the one who considers himself free from need (of Divine guidance)⁴,

4. Here it is referring to that influential pagan of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to embrace Islam.

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فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

6. To him you give full attention.

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وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

7. Though you will not be blamed, if he does not purify himself (from sins),

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وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

8. But as to the one who comes to you striving hard (to be guided),

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وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

9. And is in Awe (and Reverence before Allah),

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فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

10. You ignore him and divert your attention to another (hoping that he embraces Islam).

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كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

11. Nay, this is a Reminder (i.e., the Qur’an).

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فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

12. So let him who wills give heed to it.

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فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

13. It is in honored scripts,

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مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

14. Exalted, purified,

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بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

15. In the hands of angelic scribes,

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كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

16. Noble and virtuous.

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قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

17. Cursed is man (the denier). How ungrateful is he!

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مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

18. Of what thing did (Allah) create him?

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مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

19. Out of a drop of semen; He created him, then He destined for him,

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ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

20. As for the way⁵, He made easy for him,

5. I.e., his exit from his mother's womb, or his course of life or the way to true guidance.

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ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

21. Then He causes him to die, and be buried;

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ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

22. And will resurrect him when He wills.

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كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

23. Nay, he has not dully fulfilled what He (Allah) commanded him.

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فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

24. Let man consider (the source of) the food (that he eats),

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أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

25. We pour down the water, pouring (it) in abundance,

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ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

26. Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder (with sprouts),

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فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

27. To grow therein grain,

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وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

28. And grapes and clover,

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وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

29. And olive trees and date-palms,

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وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

30. And gardens dense with many trees,

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وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

31. And fruits and grass -

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مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

32. A provision for you and for your cattle.

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فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

33. When the deafening blast⁶ comes,

6. the second blowing of the trumpet

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يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

34. The Day on which a man shall flee from his brother,

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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

35. And his mother and father,

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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

36. And his consort and children;

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لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

37. Every one of them will on that Day have enough concern of his own⁷.

7. And so they will forget all others besides themselves and their deeds.

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وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

38. (Some) faces on that Day will be bright,

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ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

39. Laughing and joyous.

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وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

40. But (other) faces on that Day will be gloomy,

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

41. Covered by darkness.

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أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

42. These are the deniers, the wicked ones.