Surah 80 · Makki

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He Frowned · 42 ayat

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80:1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ﴿1﴾

The Prophet frowned and turned away

80:2

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ﴿2﴾

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

80:3

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ﴿3﴾

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

80:4

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ﴿4﴾

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

80:5

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ﴿5﴾

As for he who thinks himself without need

80:6

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ﴿6﴾

To him you give attention

80:7

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ﴿7﴾

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

80:8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ﴿8﴾

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

80:9

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ﴿9﴾

While he fears [Allah]

80:10

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ﴿10﴾

From him you are distracted

80:11

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ﴿11﴾

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

80:12

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ﴿12﴾

So whoever wills may remember it

80:13

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ﴿13﴾

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

80:14

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ﴿14﴾

Exalted and purified

80:15

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ﴿15﴾

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

80:16

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ﴿16﴾

Noble and dutiful

80:17

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ﴿17﴾

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

80:18

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ﴿18﴾

From what substance did He create him

80:19

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ﴿19﴾

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

80:20

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ﴿20﴾

Then He eased the way for him

80:21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ﴿21﴾

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

80:22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ﴿22﴾

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

80:23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ﴿23﴾

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

80:24

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ﴿24﴾

Then let mankind look at his food

80:25

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا﴿25﴾

How We poured down water in torrents

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا﴿26﴾

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

80:27

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا﴿27﴾

And caused to grow within it grain

80:28

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا﴿28﴾

And grapes and herbage

80:29

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا﴿29﴾

And olive and palm trees

80:30

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا﴿30﴾

And gardens of dense shrubbery

80:31

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا﴿31﴾

And fruit and grass

80:32

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ﴿32﴾

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

80:33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ﴿33﴾

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

80:34

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ﴿34﴾

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

80:35

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ﴿35﴾

And his mother and his father

80:36

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ﴿36﴾

And his wife and his children

80:37

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ﴿37﴾

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

80:38

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ﴿38﴾

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

80:39

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ﴿39﴾

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

80:40

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ﴿40﴾

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

80:41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ﴿41﴾

Blackness will cover them

80:42

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ﴿42﴾

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones

Translation

Saheeh International by Umm Muhammad. Arabic text sourced from The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia. Dataset Quran JSON v3.1.2, CC-BY-SA-4.0.