Abasa — He Frowned

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

AAabasa watawalla

The Prophet frowned and turned away

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

An jaahu alaAAma

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

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

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

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

Amma mani istaghna

As for he who thinks himself without need

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

Faanta lahu tasadda

To him you give attention

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

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

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

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

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

Wahuwa yakhsha

While he fears [Allah]

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Faanta AAanhu talahha

From him you are distracted

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Faman shaa thakarahu

So whoever wills may remember it

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

Exalted and purified

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

Biaydee safaratin

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

Kiramin bararatin

Noble and dutiful

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu

From what substance did He create him

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

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

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

Then He eased the way for him

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi

Then let mankind look at his food

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

Anna sababna almaa sabban

How We poured down water in torrents

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan

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

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

Faanbatna feeha habban

And caused to grow within it grain

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

WaAAinaban waqadban

And grapes and herbage

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

And olive and palm trees

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

Wahadaiqa ghulban

And gardens of dense shrubbery

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

Wafakihatan waabban

And fruit and grass

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

Waommihi waabeehi

And his mother and his father

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

And his wife and his children

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi

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

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun

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

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Tarhaquha qataratun

Blackness will cover them

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones