عَبَسَ

Surah 'Abasa

He Frowned

42 verses · Meccan

About this surah

Surah 'Abasa (Arabic: عبس, "He Frowned") is the 80th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 42 verses, in juz 30, on pages 585–586 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.

Surah Abasa recounts how the Prophet was corrected for turning away from a blind man, emphasizing the value of sincerity in seeking knowledge.

Surah number
80
Name means
He Frowned
Revelation
Meccan
Verses
42
Juz
30
Mushaf pages
585–586
Lesson length
14 min

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    1

    AAabasa watawalla

  2. أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

    2

    An jaahu alaAAma

  3. وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

    3

    Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

  4. أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

    4

    Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

  5. أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

    5

    Amma mani istaghna

  6. فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

    6

    Faanta lahu tasadda

  7. وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

    7

    Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

  8. وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

    8

    Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

  9. وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

    9

    Wahuwa yakhsha

  10. فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    10

    Faanta AAanhu talahha

  11. كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

    11

    Kalla innaha tathkiratun

  12. فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

    12

    Faman shaa thakarahu

  13. فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

    13

    Fee suhufin mukarramatin

  14. مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

    14

    MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

  15. بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

    15

    Biaydee safaratin

  16. كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

    16

    Kiramin bararatin

  17. قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

    17

    Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu

  18. مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

    18

    Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu

  19. مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

    19

    Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

  20. ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

    20

    Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

  21. ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

    21

    Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

  22. ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

    22

    Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

  23. كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

    23

    Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

  24. فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

    24

    Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi

  25. أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

    25

    Anna sababna almaa sabban

  26. ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

    26

    Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan

  27. فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

    27

    Faanbatna feeha habban

  28. وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

    28

    WaAAinaban waqadban

  29. وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

    29

    Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

  30. وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

    30

    Wahadaiqa ghulban

  31. وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

    31

    Wafakihatan waabban

  32. مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

    32

    MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

  33. فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

    33

    Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu

  34. يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

    34

    Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

  35. وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

    35

    Waommihi waabeehi

  36. وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

    36

    Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

  37. لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

    37

    Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi

  38. وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

    38

    Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun

  39. ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

    39

    Dahikatun mustabshiratun

  40. وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

    40

    Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun

  41. تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

    41

    Tarhaquha qataratun

  42. أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

    42

    Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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