1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Sahih International
He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away
The Clear Quran
He frowned and turned ˹his attention˺ away,
Surah 80
Layered Translations
عبس
'Abasa | He Frowned | 42 ayat
Sahih International The Clear Quran
2
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Sahih International
Because there came to him the blind man,1 [interrupting].
The Clear Quran
˹simply˺ because the blind man came to him ˹interrupting˺.1
3
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Sahih International
But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified1
The Clear Quran
You never know ˹O Prophet˺, perhaps he may be purified,
4
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Sahih International
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
The Clear Quran
or he may be mindful, benefitting from the reminder.
5
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Sahih International
As for he who thinks himself without need,1
The Clear Quran
As for the one who was indifferent,
6
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Sahih International
To him you give attention.
The Clear Quran
you gave him your ˹undivided˺ attention,
7
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Sahih International
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.1
The Clear Quran
even though you are not to blame if he would not be purified.
8
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Sahih International
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
The Clear Quran
But as for the one who came to you, eager ˹to learn˺,
9
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Sahih International
While he fears [Allāh],
The Clear Quran
being in awe ˹of Allah˺,
10
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Sahih International
From him you are distracted.
The Clear Quran
you were inattentive to him.
11
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Sahih International
No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;
The Clear Quran
But no! This ˹revelation˺ is truly a reminder.
12
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Sahih International
So whoever wills may remember it.1
The Clear Quran
So let whoever wills be mindful of it.
13
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Sahih International
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
The Clear Quran
It is ˹written˺ on pages held in honour—
14
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Sahih International
Exalted and purified,
The Clear Quran
highly esteemed, purified—
15
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Sahih International
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
The Clear Quran
by the hands of angel-scribes,
16
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Sahih International
Noble and dutiful.
The Clear Quran
honourable and virtuous.
17
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Sahih International
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;1 how disbelieving is he.
The Clear Quran
Condemned are ˹disbelieving˺ humans! How ungrateful they are ˹to Allah˺!
18
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Sahih International
From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?
The Clear Quran
From what substance did He create them?
19
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Sahih International
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;1
The Clear Quran
He created them from a sperm-drop, and ordained their development.
20
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Sahih International
Then He eased the way for him;1
The Clear Quran
Then He makes the way easy for them,1
21
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Sahih International
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.1
The Clear Quran
then causes them to die and be buried.1
22
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Sahih International
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
The Clear Quran
Then when He wills, He will resurrect them.
23
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Sahih International
No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
The Clear Quran
But no! They have failed to comply with what He ordered.
24
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Sahih International
Then let mankind look at his food -
The Clear Quran
Let people then consider their food:
25
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Sahih International
How We poured down water in torrents,
The Clear Quran
how We pour down rain in abundance
26
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Sahih International
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
The Clear Quran
and meticulously split the earth open ˹for sprouts˺,
27
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Sahih International
And caused to grow within it grain
The Clear Quran
causing grain to grow in it,
28
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Sahih International
And grapes and herbage
The Clear Quran
as well as grapes and greens,
29
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Sahih International
And olive and palm trees
The Clear Quran
and olives and palm trees,
30
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Sahih International
And gardens of dense shrubbery
The Clear Quran
and dense orchards,
31
وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Sahih International
And fruit and grass -
The Clear Quran
and fruit and fodder—
32
مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
Sahih International
[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
The Clear Quran
all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.
33
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Sahih International
But when there comes the Deafening Blast1
The Clear Quran
Then, when the Deafening Blast1 comes to pass—
34
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Sahih International
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
The Clear Quran
on that Day every person will flee from their own siblings,
35
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Sahih International
And his mother and his father
The Clear Quran
and ˹even˺ their mother and father,
36
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Sahih International
And his wife and his children,
The Clear Quran
and ˹even˺ their spouse and children.
37
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Sahih International
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.1
The Clear Quran
For then everyone will have enough concern of their own.
38
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Sahih International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
The Clear Quran
On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright,
39
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Sahih International
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
The Clear Quran
laughing and rejoicing,
40
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Sahih International
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
The Clear Quran
while ˹other˺ faces will be dusty,
41
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Sahih International
Blackness will cover them.
The Clear Quran
cast in gloom—
42
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
Sahih International
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
The Clear Quran
those are the disbelievers, the ˹wicked˺ sinners.