Surah 80. Abasa — He Frowned

(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

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

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

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

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

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

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

To him dost thou attend;

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

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

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

And with fear (in his heart),

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

Of him wast thou unmindful.

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

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

فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

(Written) by the hands of scribes-

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

Honourable and Pious and Just.

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

From what stuff hath He created him?

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

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

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Then doth He make His path smooth for him;

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

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

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

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

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

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

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

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

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

For that We pour forth water in abundance,

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

And We split the earth in fragments,

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

And produce therein corn,

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

And Grapes and nutritious plants,

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

And Olives and Dates,

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

And fruits and fodder,-

وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

And from his mother and his father,

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And from his wife and his children.

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

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

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

Some faces that Day will be beaming,

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Laughing, rejoicing.

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

And other faces that Day will be dust-stained,

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them:

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

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

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ