عبس

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ﴿1﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ﴿2﴾

Because there came to him the blind man,1 [interrupting].

Translation: Sahih International

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ﴿3﴾

But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified1

Translation: Sahih International

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ﴿4﴾

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

Translation: Sahih International

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ﴿5﴾

As for he who thinks himself without need,1

Translation: Sahih International

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ﴿6﴾

To him you give attention.

Translation: Sahih International

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ﴿7﴾

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.1

Translation: Sahih International

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ﴿8﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ﴿9﴾

While he fears [Allāh],

Translation: Sahih International

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ﴿10﴾

From him you are distracted.

Translation: Sahih International

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ﴿11﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ﴿12﴾

So whoever wills may remember it.1

Translation: Sahih International

فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ﴿13﴾

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

Translation: Sahih International

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ﴿14﴾

Exalted and purified,

Translation: Sahih International

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ﴿15﴾

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

Translation: Sahih International

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ﴿16﴾

Noble and dutiful.

Translation: Sahih International

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ﴿17﴾

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;1 how disbelieving is he.

Translation: Sahih International

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ﴿18﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ﴿19﴾

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;1

Translation: Sahih International

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ﴿20﴾

Then He eased the way for him;1

Translation: Sahih International

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ﴿21﴾

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.1

Translation: Sahih International

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ﴿22﴾

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

Translation: Sahih International

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ﴿23﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ﴿24﴾

Then let mankind look at his food -

Translation: Sahih International

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا﴿25﴾

How We poured down water in torrents,

Translation: Sahih International

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا﴿26﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا﴿27﴾

And caused to grow within it grain

Translation: Sahih International

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا﴿28﴾

And grapes and herbage

Translation: Sahih International

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا﴿29﴾

And olive and palm trees

Translation: Sahih International

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا﴿30﴾

And gardens of dense shrubbery

Translation: Sahih International

وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا﴿31﴾

And fruit and grass -

Translation: Sahih International

مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ﴿32﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ﴿33﴾

But when there comes the Deafening Blast1

Translation: Sahih International

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ﴿34﴾

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

Translation: Sahih International

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ﴿35﴾

And his mother and his father

Translation: Sahih International

وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ﴿36﴾

And his wife and his children,

Translation: Sahih International

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ﴿37﴾

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.1

Translation: Sahih International

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ﴿38﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ﴿39﴾

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

Translation: Sahih International

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ﴿40﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ﴿41﴾

Blackness will cover them.

Translation: Sahih International

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ﴿42﴾

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

Translation: Sahih International