Surah Abasa: Arabic, Transliteration & Translation

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. 80:1

   عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰىٓۙ

   'Abasa watawall(a)

   He frowned and turned away

2. 80:2

   اَنْ جَاۤءَهُ الْاَعْمٰىۗ

   An jaa-ahul a'm(a)

   that the blind man came to him.

3. 80:3

   وَمَا يُدْرِيْكَ لَعَلَّهٗ يَزَّكّٰىٓۙ

   Wamaa yudriika la'allahu yazzakk(a)

   How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself,

4. 80:4

   اَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرٰىۗ

   Au yadz-dzakkaru fatanfa'ahudz-dzikr(a)

   or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him.

5. 80:5

   اَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنٰىۙ

   Ammaa maniistaghn(a)

   Now he who waxes indifferent,

6. 80:6

   فَاَنْتَ لَهٗ تَصَدّٰىۗ

   Fa-anta lahu tashadd(a)

   you attend to him,

7. 80:7

   وَمَا عَلَيْكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰىۗ

   Wamaa 'alaika alaa yazzakk(a)

   though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself.

8. 80:8

   وَاَمَّا مَنْ جَاۤءَكَ يَسْعٰىۙ

   Wa-ammaa man jaa-aka yas'(a)

   But he who comes to you running,

9. 80:9

   وَهُوَ يَخْشٰىۙ

   Wahuwa yakhsy(a)

   and fears (Allah),

10. 80:10

    فَاَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهّٰىۚ

    Fa-anta 'anhu talahh(a)

    you pay no heed to him.

11. 80:11

    كَلَّآ اِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ ۚ

    Kalaa innahaa tadzkiratun

    No indeed; this is only a Reminder.

12. 80:12

    فَمَنْ شَاۤءَ ذَكَرَهٗ ۘ

    Faman syaa-a dzakarah(u)

    So whoso wills may give heed to it.

13. 80:13

    فِيْ صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۙ

    Fii shuhufin mukarramatin

    It is contained in scrolls highly honoured,

14. 80:14

    مَّرْفُوْعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ ۢ ۙ

    Marfuu'atin muthahharatin

    most exalted and purified,

15. 80:15

    بِاَيْدِيْ سَفَرَةٍۙ

    Biaidii safaratin

    borne by the hands of scribes,

16. 80:16

    كِرَامٍۢ بَرَرَةٍۗ

    Kiraamin bararatin

    noble and purified.

17. 80:17

    قُتِلَ الْاِنْسَانُ مَآ اَكْفَرَهٗۗ

    Qutila-insaanu maa akfarah(u)

    Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth.

18. 80:18

    مِنْ اَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهٗۗ

    Min ai-yi syai-in khalaqah(u)

    Out of what did Allah create him?

19. 80:19

    مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍۗ خَلَقَهٗ فَقَدَّرَهٗۗ

    Min nuthfatin khalaqahu faqaddarah(u)

    Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him,

20. 80:20

    ثُمَّ السَّبِيْلَ يَسَّرَهٗۙ

    Tsummassabiila yassarah(u)

    and then made the course of life easy for him,

21. 80:21

    ثُمَّ اَمَاتَهٗ فَاَقْبَرَهٗۙ

    Tsumma amaatahu fa-aqbarah(u)

    then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave,

22. 80:22

    ثُمَّ اِذَا شَاۤءَ اَنْشَرَهٗۗ

    Tsumma idzaa syaa-a ansyarah(u)

    and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life.

23. 80:23

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ اَمَرَهٗۗ

    Kalaa lammaa yaqdhi maa amarah(u)

    Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him.

24. 80:24

    فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْاِنْسَانُ اِلٰى طَعَامِهٖٓ ۙ

    Falyanzhuri-insaanu ila tha'aamih(i)

    So let man just consider his food:

25. 80:25

    اَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاۤءَ صَبًّاۙ

    Annaa shababnaal maa-a shabban

    We poured water, pouring it in great abundance,

26. 80:26

    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْاَرْضَ شَقًّاۙ

    Tsumma syaqaqnaal ardha syaqqan

    and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder;

27. 80:27

    فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا حَبًّاۙ

    Fa-anbatnaa fiihaa habban

    then caused the grain to grow out of it,

28. 80:28

    وَّعِنَبًا وَّقَضْبًاۙ

    Wa'inaban waqadhban

    together with grapes and vegetables,

29. 80:29

    وَّزَيْتُوْنًا وَّنَخْلًاۙ

    Wazaituunan wanakhlaa

    and olives and palms,

30. 80:30

    وَّحَدَاۤئِقَ غُلْبًا

    Wahadaa-iqa ghulban

    and dense orchards,

31. 80:31

    وَفَاكِهَةً وَّاَبًّا

    Wafaakihatan wa-abban

    and fruits and pastures –

32. 80:32

    مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْۗ

    Mataa'an lakum wal-an'aamikum

    all this as a provision for you and your cattle.

33. 80:33

    فَاِذَا جَاۤءَتِ الصَّاۤخَّةُ ۖ

    Fa-idzaa jaa-atish-shaakh-khat(u)

    But when the deafening cry shall be sounded

34. 80:34

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ اَخِيْهِۙ

    Yauma yafirrul maru min akhiih(i)

    on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother,

35. 80:35

    وَاُمِّهٖ وَاَبِيْهِۙ

    Wa-ummihi wa-abiih(i)

    and his mother and his father;

36. 80:36

    وَصَاحِبَتِهٖ وَبَنِيْهِۗ

    Washaahibatihi wabaniih(i)

    and his consort and his children;

37. 80:37

    لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ شَأْنٌ يُّغْنِيْهِۗ

    Likulliimri-in minhum yauma-idzin sya'nun yughniih(i)

    on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself.

38. 80:38

    وُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَىِٕذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌۙ

    Wujuuhun yauma-idzin musfiratun

    Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness,

39. 80:39

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ ۚ

    Dhaahikatun mustabsyiratun

    and be cheerful and joyous.

40. 80:40

    وَوُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَىِٕذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۙ

    Wawujuuhun yauma-idzin 'alaihaa ghabaratun

    Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden,

41. 80:41

    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ۗ

    Tarhaquhaa qataratun

    enveloped by darkness.

42. 80:42

    اُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ ࣖ

    Uula-ika humul kafaratul fajarat(u)

    These will be the unbelievers, the wicked.

Translation and transliteration are the same texts used in the Al Quran MP3 (Offline) app. Audio: everyayah.com and mp3quran.net.