Surah Abasa (عبس)

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

The Prophet frowned and turned away

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

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

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

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

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

As for he who thinks himself without need

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

To him you give attention

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

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

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

While he fears [Allah]

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

From him you are distracted

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So whoever wills may remember it

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

Exalted and purified

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

Noble and dutiful

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

From what substance did He create him

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

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

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then He eased the way for him

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Then let mankind look at his food

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

How We poured down water in torrents

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

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

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

And caused to grow within it grain

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

And grapes and herbage

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

And olive and palm trees

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

And gardens of dense shrubbery

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

And fruit and grass

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And his mother and his father

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And his wife and his children

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

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

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

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

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones