Surah ‘Abasa (80): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Full text of Surah ‘Abasa, verse by verse

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١﴾

'Abasa wa tawallaa.

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ ﴿٢﴾

An jaa-ahul 'a-maa

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

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.

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

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ ﴿٤﴾

Au yaz zak karu fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

Amma manis taghnaa

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ ﴿٦﴾

Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa

6 To him you give attention.

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ﴿٧﴾

Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.

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

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a

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

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Wahuwa yakhshaa,

9 While he fears [Allah],

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.

10 From him you are distracted.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ﴿١١﴾

Kalla innaha tazkirah

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ﴿١٢﴾

Faman shaa a zakarah

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ ﴿١٣﴾

Fi suhufim mukar rama,

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ ﴿١٤﴾

Marfoo'atim mutah hara,

14 Exalted and purified,

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ ﴿١٥﴾

Bi'aidee safara

15 [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ ﴿١٦﴾

Kiraamim bararah.

16 Noble and dutiful.

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ﴿١٨﴾

Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq

18 From what substance did He create him?

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ﴿١٩﴾

Min nutfah; khalaqahu faqad-darah.

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

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ﴿٢٠﴾

Thummas sabeela yas-sarah

20 Then He eased the way for him;

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ ﴿٢١﴾

Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah

21 Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ ﴿٢٢﴾

Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ﴿٢٣﴾

Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.

23 No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ ﴿٢٤﴾

Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا ﴿٢٥﴾

Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا ﴿٢٦﴾

Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.

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

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا ﴿٢٧﴾

Fa ambatna feeha habba

27 And caused to grow within it grain

وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا ﴿٢٨﴾

Wa 'inabaw-wa qadba

28 And grapes and herbage

وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا ﴿٢٩﴾

Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'

29 And olive and palm trees

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا ﴿٣٠﴾

Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

وَفَٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا ﴿٣١﴾

Wa faki hataw-wa abba.

31 And fruit and grass -

مَّتَٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ ﴿٣٢﴾

Mata'al-lakum wa li-an'amikum.

32 [As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ﴿٣٣﴾

Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ ﴿٣٤﴾

Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh

34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ﴿٣٥﴾

Wa ummihee wa abeeh

35 And his mother and his father

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ﴿٣٦﴾

Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.

36 And his wife and his children,

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ ﴿٣٧﴾

Likul limri-im-minuhm yaumaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh

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

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ ﴿٣٨﴾

Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;

38 [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ ﴿٣٩﴾

Dahi katum mustab shirah

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ ﴿٤٠﴾

Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a

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

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ﴿٤١﴾

Tarhaquha qatarah.

41 Blackness will cover them.

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ ﴿٤٢﴾

Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.