Surah 'Abasa (عبس) • He Frowned

Quran 80:3

80:3

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

wamā yud'rīka laʿallahu yazzakkā

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

— Saheeh International

for all you know, he might have grown in spirit,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَمَاwamāBut what
يُدْرِيكَyud'rīkawould make you know
لَعَلَّهُۥlaʿallahuthat he might
يَزَّكَّىٰٓyazzakkāpurify himself