അബസ - عبس - Abasa

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1. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ۝١

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2. Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. ‘Abdullâh bin Umm-Maktûm, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ ۝٢

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3. And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ ۝٣

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4. Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ ۝٤

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5. As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ۝٥

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6. To him you attend;

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ ۝٦

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7. What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allâh).

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ۝٧

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8. But as to him who came to you running,

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ ۝٨

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9. And is afraid (of Allâh and His punishment).

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ ۝٩

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10. Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ۝١٠

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11. Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur’ân) is an admonition.

كـَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ ۝١١

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12. So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ۝١٢

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13. (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz),

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ ۝١٣

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14. Exalted (in dignity), purified,

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ ۝١٤

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15. In the hands of scribes (angels).

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ ۝١٥

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16. Honourable and obedient.

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ ۝١٦

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17. Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ ۝١٧

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18. From what thing did He create him?

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ۝١٨

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19. From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ۝١٩

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20. Then He makes the Path easy for him.

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ۝٢٠

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21. Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ ۝٢١

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22. Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ ۝٢٢

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

كـَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ۝٢٣

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24. Then let man look at his food:

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ ۝٢٤

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25. We pour forth water in abundance.

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا ۝٢٥

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26. And We split the earth in clefts.

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا ۝٢٦

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27. And We cause therein the grain to grow,

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا ۝٢٧

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28. And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا ۝٢٨

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29. And olives and date-palms,

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا ۝٢٩

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30. And gardens dense with many trees,

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا ۝٣٠

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31. And fruits and herbage

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا ۝٣١

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32. (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ ۝٣٢

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33. Then when there comes As-Sâkhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ۝٣٣

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34. That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ ۝٣٤

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35. And from his mother and his father,

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ۝٣٥

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36. And from his wife and his children.

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ۝٣٦

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37. Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ ۝٣٧

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38. Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islâmic Monotheism),

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ ۝٣٨

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39. Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ ۝٣٩

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40. And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ ۝٤٠

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41. Darkness will cover them.

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ۝٤١

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42. Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allâh, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ ۝٤٢