Tafseer Translation

{1} بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

The Prophet frowned and turned away

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{2} أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

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{3} وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

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

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{4} أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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{5} أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

As for he who thinks himself without need,

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{6} فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

To him you give attention.

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{7} وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

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{8} وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

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{9} وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

While he fears [Allah],

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{10} فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

From him you are distracted.

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{11} كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

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{12} فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So whoever wills may remember it.

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{13} فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

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{14} مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

Exalted and purified,

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{15} بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

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{16} كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ

Noble and dutiful.

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{17} قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

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{18} مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

From what substance did He create him?

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{19} مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;

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{20} ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then He eased the way for him;

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{21} ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

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{22} ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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{23} كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

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{24} فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Then let mankind look at his food -

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{25} أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا

How We poured down water in torrents,

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{26} ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

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{27} فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا

And caused to grow within it grain

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{28} وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا

And grapes and herbage

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{29} وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا

And olive and palm trees

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{30} وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا

And gardens of dense shrubbery

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{31} وَفَـٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا

And fruit and grass -

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{32} مَّتَـٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

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{33} فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

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{34} يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

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{35} وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And his mother and his father

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{36} وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And his wife and his children,

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{37} لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

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{38} وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

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{39} ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

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{40} وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

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{41} تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them.

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{42} أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

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