سُورَةُ عبس
Surah Abasa — He frowned
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Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy-
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
AAabasa watawalla
The Prophet frowned and turned away
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أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
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وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
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أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
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أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Amma mani istaghna
As for he who thinks himself without need,
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فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you give attention.
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وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
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وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Wahuwa yakhsha
While he fears [Allah],
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فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him you are distracted.
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كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
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فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills may remember it.
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فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
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مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted and purified,
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بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Biaydee safaratin
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
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كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Kiramin bararatin
Noble and dutiful.
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قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
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مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what substance did He create him?
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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;
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ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He eased the way for him;
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ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
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ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
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فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let mankind look at his food -
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أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
How We poured down water in torrents,
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ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
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فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And caused to grow within it grain
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وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and herbage
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وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olive and palm trees
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وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens of dense shrubbery
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وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruit and grass -
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مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
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فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father
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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his wife and his children,
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لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
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تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Tarhaquha qataratun
Blackness will cover them.
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Translation: Saheeh International (Saheeh International) — Quran text and translation: Tanzil.net · Audio: EveryAyah.com, QuranicAudio.com
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