Surah information

Name

سُورَةُ عَبَسَ

English name

Abasa

Translation

He frowned

Number

80

Ayahs

42

Revelation

Meccan

Translations

بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1

۞ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰۤ 

HE FROWNED and turned away

2

أَن جَاۤءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ 

because the blind man approached him!

3

وَمَا یُدۡرِیكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ یَزَّكَّىٰۤ 

Yet for all thou didst know, [O Muhammad,] he might perhaps have grown in purity,

4

أَوۡ یَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰۤ 

or have been reminded [of the truth], and helped by this reminder.

5

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ 

Now as for him who believes himself to be self-sufficient

6

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ 

to him didst thou give thy whole attention,

7

وَمَا عَلَیۡكَ أَلَّا یَزَّكَّىٰ 

although thou art not accountable for his failure to attain to purity;

8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاۤءَكَ یَسۡعَىٰ 

but as for him who came unto thee full of eagerness

9

وَهُوَ یَخۡشَىٰ 

and in awe [of God]

10

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ 

him didst thou disregard!