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
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
1AAabasa watawalla
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
2An jaahu alaAAma
وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
3Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ
4Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
5Amma mani istaghna
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
6Faanta lahu tasadda
وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
7Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ
8Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ
9Wahuwa yakhsha
فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
10Faanta AAanhu talahha
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ
11Kalla innaha tathkiratun
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
12Faman shaa thakarahu
فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ
13Fee suhufin mukarramatin
مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ
14MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ
15Biaydee safaratin
كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ
16Kiramin bararatin
قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ
17Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
18Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
19Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
20Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ
21Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
22Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
23Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
24Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا
25Anna sababna almaa sabban
ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا
26Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا
27Faanbatna feeha habban
وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا
28WaAAinaban waqadban
وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا
29Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا
30Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا
31Wafakihatan waabban
مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ
32MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
33Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ
34Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
35Waommihi waabeehi
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
36Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ
37Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ
38Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ
39Dahikatun mustabshiratun
وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ
40Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
41Tarhaquha qataratun
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ
42Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
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