عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned awaySaheeh International
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned awaySaheeh International
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].Saheeh International
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purifiedSaheeh International
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?Saheeh International
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for he who thinks himself without need,Saheeh International
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you give attention.Saheeh International
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.Saheeh International
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]Saheeh International
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
While he fears [Allāh],Saheeh International
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him you are distracted.Saheeh International
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;Saheeh International
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
So whoever wills may remember it.Saheeh International
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,Saheeh International
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Exalted and purified,Saheeh International
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,Saheeh International
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.Saheeh International
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; how disbelieving is he.Saheeh International
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?Saheeh International
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;Saheeh International
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He eased the way for him;Saheeh International
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.Saheeh International
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.Saheeh International
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.Saheeh International
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Then let mankind look at his food -Saheeh International
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
How We poured down water in torrents,Saheeh International
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],Saheeh International
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And caused to grow within it grainSaheeh International
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and herbageSaheeh International
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olive and palm treesSaheeh International
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens of dense shrubberySaheeh International
وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruit and grass -Saheeh International
مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.Saheeh International
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
But when there comes the Deafening BlastSaheeh International
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
On the Day a man will flee from his brotherSaheeh International
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his fatherSaheeh International
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his children,Saheeh International
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.Saheeh International
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -Saheeh International
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.Saheeh International
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.Saheeh International
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.Saheeh International
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.Saheeh International
'Abasa opens with a divine correction: the Prophet ﷺ frowned and turned away when the blind Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum came seeking knowledge while he was occupied with the elite of Quraysh. The surah establishes forever that the sincere seeker outranks the indifferent notable, then turns to man's ingratitude despite the food, water, and crops laid out for him.
'Abasa (عبس) means "He Frowned" in English. It is chapter 80 of the Holy Quran.
Surah 'Abasa has 42 verses (ayat). It appears on page 585 of the mushaf.
Surah 'Abasa is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.