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Abasa, He frowned

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Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs 'an 'Asim - Murattal

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Surah introduction: Tafsir as-Sa'di (Arabic)

تفسير سورة عبس

وهي مكية

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Tafsir as-Sa'di, Arabic v1.0.0, QuranEnc.com

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

English Translation - Noor International Center. Version: 1.1.2. Last updated: 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

  1. 1

    عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    (1) He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away

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    أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

    (2) Because there came to him the blind man,[1853] [interrupting].

    Footnotes

    [1853]- ʿAbdullāh, the son of Umm Maktūm.

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    وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

    (3) But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified[1854]

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    [1854]- As a result of what he learns from you.

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    أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

    (4) Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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    أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    (5) As for he who thinks himself without need,[1855]

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    [1855]- i.e., without need of faith or need of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Here it is in reference to a certain influential member of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to bring to Islām.

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    فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

    (6) To him you give attention.

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    وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

    (7) And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.[1856]

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    [1856]- The Prophet (ﷺ) was responsible only for conveying the message, not for ultimate guidance.

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    وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

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

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    وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

    (9) While he fears [Allāh],

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    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    (10) From him you are distracted.

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  11. 11

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

    (11) No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;

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  12. 12

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

    (12) So whoever wills may remember it.[1857]

    Footnotes

    [1857]- The revelation. Or "Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .

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    فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

    (13) [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

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  14. 14

    مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

    (14) Exalted and purified,

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    بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

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

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  16. 16

    كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

    (16) Noble and dutiful.

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  17. 17

    قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

    (17) Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;[1858] how disbelieving is he.

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    [1858]- i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.

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  18. 18

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

    (18) From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?

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    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

    (19) From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;[1859]

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    [1859]- His proportions, provisions, life span, etc.

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    ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

    (20) Then He eased the way for him;[1860]

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    [1860]- Into this world (i.e., his birth) . It may also refer to life itself, which has been made easier by Allāh's guidance.

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  21. 21

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

    (21) Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.[1861]

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    [1861]- To conceal his decaying body.

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  22. 22

    ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

    (22) Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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  23. 23

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

    (23) No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

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    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

    (24) Then let mankind look at his food -

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    أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

    (25) How We poured down water in torrents,

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    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

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

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  27. 27

    فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

    (27) And caused to grow within it grain

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  28. 28

    وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

    (28) And grapes and herbage

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    وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

    (29) And olive and palm trees

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    وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

    (30) And gardens of dense shrubbery

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    وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

    (31) And fruit and grass -

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    مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

    (32) [As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

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  33. 33

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

    (33) But when there comes the Deafening Blast[1862]

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    [1862]- The piercing blast of the Horn which signals resurrection. Aṣ-Ṣākhkhah is also a name for the Day of Resurrection.

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  34. 34

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

    (34) On the Day a man will flee from his brother

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  35. 35

    وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

    (35) And his mother and his father

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  36. 36

    وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

    (36) And his wife and his children,

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  37. 37

    لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

    (37) For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.[1863]

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    [1863]- i.e., to occupy him. He will be concerned only with himself, thus forgetting all others.

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  38. 38

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

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

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  39. 39

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

    (39) Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

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    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

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

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    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

    (41) Blackness will cover them.

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    أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

    (42) Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

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Surah conclusion: Tafsir as-Sa'di (Arabic)

والحمد لله ربِّ العالمين

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