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Surah 80 · Makkah · 42 verses · 133 words
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Surah 'Abasa, “He Frowned”, is surah 80 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 42 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١ ▶
عَبَسَ ʿabasa He frowned وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallā and turned away
1. He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away
Roots in this verse: و ل ي
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ ٢ ▶
أَن an Because جَاءَهُ jāahu came to him الْأَعْمَىٰ l-aʿmā the blind man
2. Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ع م ي
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ ٣ ▶
وَمَا wamā But what يُدْرِيكَ yud'rīka would make you know لَعَلَّهُ laʿallahu that he might يَزَّكَّىٰ yazzakkā purify himself
3. But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ز ك و
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ ٤ ▶
أَوْ aw Or يَذَّكَّرُ yadhakkaru be reminded فَتَنفَعَهُ fatanfaʿahu so would benefit him الذِّكْرَىٰ l-dhik'rā the reminder
4. Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ن ف ع
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ ٥ ▶
أَمَّا ammā As for مَنِ mani (him) who اسْتَغْنَىٰ is'taghnā considers himself free from need
5. As for he who thinks himself without need,
Roots in this verse: غ ن ي
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ ٦ ▶
فَأَنتَ fa-anta So you لَهُ lahu to him تَصَدَّىٰ taṣaddā give attention
6. To him you give attention.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka upon you أَلَّا allā that not يَزَّكَّىٰ yazzakkā he purifies himself
7. And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Roots in this verse: ز ك و
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ ٨ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But as for مَن man (he) who جَاءَكَ jāaka came to you يَسْعَىٰ yasʿā striving
8. But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ س ع ي
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ ٩ ▶
وَهُوَ wahuwa While he يَخْشَىٰ yakhshā fears
9. While he fears [Allāh],
Roots in this verse: خ ش ي
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ١٠ ▶
فَأَنتَ fa-anta But you عَنْهُ ʿanhu from him تَلَهَّىٰ talahhā (are) distracted
10. From him you are distracted.
Roots in this verse: ل ه و
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ ١١ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it تَذْكِرَةٌ tadhkiratun (is) a reminder
11. No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ ١٢ ▶
فَمَن faman So whosoever شَاءَ shāa wills ذَكَرَهُ dhakarahu may remember it
12. So whoever wills may remember it.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ذ ك ر
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ ١٣ ▶
فِي fī In صُحُفٍ ṣuḥufin sheets مُّكَرَّمَةٍ mukarramatin honored
13. [It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Roots in this verse: ك ر م
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ ١٤ ▶
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ marfūʿatin Exalted مُّطَهَّرَةٍ muṭahharatin purified
14. Exalted and purified,
Roots in this verse: ر ف ع ط ه ر
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ ١٥ ▶
بِأَيْدِي bi-aydī In (the) hands سَفَرَةٍ safaratin (of) scribes
15. [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
Roots in this verse: ي د ي س ف ر
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ ١٦ ▶
كِرَامٍ kirāmin Noble بَرَرَةٍ bararatin dutiful
16. Noble and dutiful.
Roots in this verse: ك ر م ب ر ر
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ ١٧ ▶
قُتِلَ qutila Is destroyed الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu [the] man مَا mā how أَكْفَرَهُ akfarahu ungrateful is he
17. Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; how disbelieving is he.
Roots in this verse: ق ت ل أ ن س ك ف ر
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ ١٨ ▶
مِنْ min From أَيِّ ayyi what شَيْءٍ shayin thing خَلَقَهُ khalaqahu He created him
18. From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ش ي أ خ ل ق
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ ١٩ ▶
مِن min From نُّطْفَةٍ nuṭ'fatin a semen-drop خَلَقَهُ khalaqahu He created him فَقَدَّرَهُ faqaddarahu then He proportioned him
19. From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;
Roots in this verse: ن ط ف خ ل ق ق د ر
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ ٢٠ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then السَّبِيلَ l-sabīla the way يَسَّرَهُ yassarahu He made easy for him
20. Then He eased the way for him;
Roots in this verse: س ب ل ي س ر
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ ٢١ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then أَمَاتَهُ amātahu He causes him to die فَأَقْبَرَهُ fa-aqbarahu and provides a grave for him
21. Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Roots in this verse: م و ت
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ ٢٢ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then إِذَا idhā when شَاءَ shāa He wills أَنشَرَهُ ansharahu He will resurrect him
22. Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ن ش ر
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ ٢٣ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay لَمَّا lammā Not يَقْضِ yaqḍi he has accomplished مَا mā what أَمَرَهُ amarahu He commanded him
23. No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Roots in this verse: ق ض ي أ م ر
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ ٢٤ ▶
فَلْيَنظُرِ falyanẓuri Then let look الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu the man إِلَىٰ ilā at طَعَامِهِ ṭaʿāmihi his food
24. Then let mankind look at his food -
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر أ ن س ط ع م
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا ٢٥ ▶
أَنَّا annā That [We] صَبَبْنَا ṣababnā [We] poured الْمَاءَ l-māa the water صَبًّا ṣabban (in) abundance
25. How We poured down water in torrents,
Roots in this verse: م و ه
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا ٢٦ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then شَقَقْنَا shaqaqnā We cleaved الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth شَقًّا shaqqan splitting
26. Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Roots in this verse: ش ق ق أ ر ض
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا ٢٧ ▶
فَأَنبَتْنَا fa-anbatnā Then We caused to grow فِيهَا fīhā therein حَبًّا ḥabban grain
27. And caused to grow within it grain
Roots in this verse: ن ب ت ح ب ب
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا ٢٨ ▶
وَعِنَبًا waʿinaban And grapes وَقَضْبًا waqaḍban and green fodder
28. And grapes and herbage
Roots in this verse: ع ن ب
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا ٢٩ ▶
وَزَيْتُونًا wazaytūnan And olive وَنَخْلًا wanakhlan and date-palms
29. And olive and palm trees
Roots in this verse: ن خ ل
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا ٣٠ ▶
وَحَدَائِقَ waḥadāiqa And gardens غُلْبًا ghul'ban (of) thick foliage
30. And gardens of dense shrubbery
Roots in this verse: غ ل ب
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا ٣١ ▶
وَفَاكِهَةً wafākihatan And fruits وَأَبًّا wa-abban and grass
31. And fruit and grass -
Roots in this verse: ف ك ه
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ ٣٢ ▶
مَّتَاعًا matāʿan (As) a provision لَّكُمْ lakum for you وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ wali-anʿāmikum and for your cattle
32. [As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
Roots in this verse: م ت ع ن ع م
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ ٣٣ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā But when جَاءَتِ jāati comes الصَّاخَّةُ l-ṣākhatu the Deafening Blast
33. But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ ٣٤ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يَفِرُّ yafirru will flee الْمَرْءُ l-maru a man مِنْ min from أَخِيهِ akhīhi his brother
34. On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Roots in this verse: ي و م ف ر ر م ر أ أ خ و
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ ٣٥ ▶
وَأُمِّهِ wa-ummihi And his mother وَأَبِيهِ wa-abīhi and his father
35. And his mother and his father
Roots in this verse: أ م م أ ب و
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ ٣٦ ▶
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ waṣāḥibatihi And his wife وَبَنِيهِ wabanīhi and his children
36. And his wife and his children,
Roots in this verse: ص ح ب ب ن ي
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ ٣٧ ▶
لِكُلِّ likulli For every امْرِئٍ im'ri-in man مِّنْهُمْ min'hum among them يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day شَأْنٌ shanun (will be) a matter يُغْنِيهِ yugh'nīhi occupying him
37. For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل م ر أ ي و م غ ن ي
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ ٣٨ ▶
وُجُوهٌ wujūhun Faces يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day مُّسْفِرَةٌ mus'firatun (will be) bright
38. [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Roots in this verse: و ج ه ي و م س ف ر
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ ٣٩ ▶
ضَاحِكَةٌ ḍāḥikatun Laughing مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ mus'tabshiratun rejoicing at good news
39. Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Roots in this verse: ض ح ك ب ش ر
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ ٤٠ ▶
وَوُجُوهٌ wawujūhun And faces يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā upon them غَبَرَةٌ ghabaratun (will be) dust
40. And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Roots in this verse: و ج ه ي و م
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ٤١ ▶
تَرْهَقُهَا tarhaquhā Will cover them قَتَرَةٌ qataratun darkness
41. Blackness will cover them.
Roots in this verse: ر ه ق
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ ٤٢ ▶
أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those هُمُ humu [they] الْكَفَرَةُ l-kafaratu (are) the disbelievers الْفَجَرَةُ l-fajaratu the wicked ones
42. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ف ج ر
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