عبس

Abasa

He frowned

Revelation

Meccan

Verses

42 verses

Ruku

1 ruku

Order of revelation

24th revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

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   He frowned and turned away

2. 2

   أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

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   Because the blind man came unto him.

3. 3

   وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

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   What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

4. 4

   أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

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   Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him?

5. 5

   أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

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   As for him who thinketh himself independent,

6. 6

   فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

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   Unto him thou payest regard.

7. 7

   وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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   Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).

8. 8

   وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

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   But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose

9. 9

   وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

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   And hath fear,

10. 10

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

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    From him thou art distracted.

11. 11

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

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    Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

12. 12

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

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    So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

13. 13

    فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

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    On honoured leaves

14. 14

    مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

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    Exalted, purified,

15. 15

    بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

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    (Set down) by scribes

16. 16

    كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

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    Noble and righteous.

17. 17

    قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

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    Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful!

18. 18

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

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    From what thing doth He create him?

19. 19

    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

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    From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,

20. 20

    ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

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    Then maketh the way easy for him,

21. 21

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

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    Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

22. 22

    ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

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    Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

23. 23

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

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    Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.

24. 24

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

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    Let man consider his food:

25. 25

    أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

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    How We pour water in showers

26. 26

    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

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    Then split the earth in clefts

27. 27

    فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

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    And cause the grain to grow therein

28. 28

    وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

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    And grapes and green fodder

29. 29

    وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

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    And olive-trees and palm-trees

30. 30

    وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

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    And garden-closes of thick foliage

31. 31

    وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

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    And fruits and grasses:

32. 32

    مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

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    Provision for you and your cattle.

33. 33

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

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    But when the Shout cometh

34. 34

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

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    On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

35. 35

    وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

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    And his mother and his father

36. 36

    وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

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    And his wife and his children,

37. 37

    لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

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    Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

38. 38

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

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    On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

39. 39

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

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    Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

40. 40

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

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    And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,

41. 41

    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

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    Veiled in darkness,

42. 42

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

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    Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

About Surah Abasa

Surah Abasa is the 80th surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 42 verses in para 30.

It opens with the Prophet ﷺ frowning and turning from a blind man who came seeking guidance while he was addressing the leaders of Quraysh (80:1–10), and describes the Day a man will flee from his brother, his mother and father, his wife and his children (80:34–37).

What is the meaning of Surah Abasa?

Abasa means “He Frowned”, its first word (80:1).

How many verses are in Surah Abasa?

Surah Abasa has 42 verses (ayat) in 1 ruku.

Is Surah Abasa Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 24th surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Abasa in?

It is in para (juz) 30 of the Quran, Juz ‘Amma.

Why was Surah Abasa revealed?

It was revealed about Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum, a blind Companion who came to the Prophet ﷺ to learn while he was speaking with leaders of Quraysh (80:1–10).

Can I read Surah Abasa with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.