عبس
'Abasa - Surah 80
42 verses
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
He frowned* and turned away,
He frowned (Äbasa)* and (Wa) turned away (Tawalla),
أَنْ جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
because a blind man came to him.
because (An) a blind man (El'A'maa) came to him (Jaa'a-hu).
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
“But what will make you know perhaps he might purify,
“But (Wa) what (Maa) will make you (s) know (Yud'rii-ka) perhaps he (the blind) (Laällahu) might purify (Yazzakka),
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
or could be reminded and the Remembrance would benefit him?”
or (Aw') could be reminded (Yazzakkaru) and (Fa) the Remembrance (Ez'Zik'ra) would benefit him (Tanfaä-hu)?” (51:55)
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for one who gave up;
As for (Ammaa) one who (Mani) gave up (Es'tag'naa);
فَأَنْتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
thus you confronted him.
thus (Fa) you (s) confronted him (Tasoddaa La-hu).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And what is upon you if he will not purify?
And (Wa) what (Maa) is upon you (s) (Älai'ka) if he will not (Alla) purify (Yazzakka)?
وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for one who came to you striving
But (Wa) as for (Ammaa) one who (Man) came to you (s) (Jaa'a-ka) striving (Yas'ää)
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
while he feared;
while (Wa) he (Huwa) feared (Yakh'sha);
فَأَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
thus you were heedless of him.
thus (Fa) you (s) (Anta) were heedless (Talahha) of him (Än'hu).
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay! Indeed, it is a reminder;
Nay (Kallaa)! Indeed, it (Innahaa) is a reminder (Taz'kirat');
فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
so whoever wills should remember it
so (Fa) whoever (Man) wills (Shaa'a) should remember it (Zakara-hu)
فِي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ
in ennobled pages,
in (Fii) ennobled (Mukarramat') pages (Suhufin), (98:2-3)
مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ
elevated and purified,
elevated (Mar'fuuätin) and purified (Mutohhara'),
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
inscribed by the hands,
inscribed (Safarat') by (Bi) the hands (Ai'dii),
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
dignified and justified.
dignified (Kiraami) and justified (Bararat').
قُتِلَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
The human being opposes what accuses him of infidelity.
The human being (El' Insaanu) opposes (Qutila) what (Maa) accuses him of infidelity (Ak'fara-hu).
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what at all did HE create him?
From (Min') what (Ayyi) at all (Shai'in) did HE (God) create him (Khalaqa-hu)?
مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
HE created him from sperm and predestined him;
HE created him (Khalaqa-hu) from (Min) sperm (Nut'fatin) and (Fa) predestined him (Qaddara-hu);
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
then HE made the way easy for him;
then (Thumma) HE made the way (Es'Sabiila) easy for him (-Yassara-hu);