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Abasa
Chapter 80, 42 verses
Pickthall
Saheeh International
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Word by word
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Saheeh International
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Word by word
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Pickthall
Because the blind man came unto him.
Saheeh International
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
Word by word
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Pickthall
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Saheeh International
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Word by word
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Pickthall
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Saheeh International
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Word by word
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Pickthall
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Saheeh International
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Word by word
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Pickthall
Unto him thou payest regard.
Saheeh International
To him you give attention.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Word by word
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Pickthall
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Saheeh International
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
Word by word
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Pickthall
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Saheeh International
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But as to him who came to you running,
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وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Pickthall
And hath fear,
Saheeh International
While he fears [Allah],
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Word by word
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Pickthall
From him thou art distracted.
Saheeh International
From him you are distracted.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Word by word
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Pickthall
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Saheeh International
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Pickthall
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Saheeh International
So whoever wills may remember it.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Word by word
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Pickthall
On honoured leaves
Saheeh International
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Word by word
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Pickthall
Exalted, purified,
Saheeh International
Exalted and purified,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
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مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Pickthall
(Set down) by scribes
Saheeh International
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
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بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Pickthall
Noble and righteous.
Saheeh International
Noble and dutiful.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
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كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Pickthall
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Saheeh International
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Word by word
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Pickthall
From what thing doth He create him ?
Saheeh International
From what substance did He create him?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From what thing did He create him?
Word by word
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Pickthall
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Saheeh International
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Word by word
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Pickthall
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Saheeh International
Then He eased the way for him;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Word by word
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Pickthall
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Saheeh International
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Word by word
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Pickthall
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Saheeh International
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Word by word
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Pickthall
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Saheeh International
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Word by word
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Pickthall
Let man consider his food:
Saheeh International
Then let mankind look at his food -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let man look at his food:
Word by word
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Pickthall
How We pour water in showers
Saheeh International
How We poured down water in torrents,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We pour forth water in abundance.
Word by word
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Pickthall
Then split the earth in clefts
Saheeh International
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Word by word
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Pickthall
And cause the grain to grow therein
Saheeh International
And caused to grow within it grain
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Word by word
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Pickthall
And grapes and green fodder
Saheeh International
And grapes and herbage
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Word by word
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Pickthall
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Saheeh International
And olive and palm trees
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Word by word
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Pickthall
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Saheeh International
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Word by word
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Pickthall
And fruits and grasses:
Saheeh International
And fruit and grass -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Word by word
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Pickthall
Provision for you and your cattle.
Saheeh International
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Word by word
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Pickthall
But when the Shout cometh
Saheeh International
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Word by word
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Pickthall
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Saheeh International
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Word by word
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Pickthall
And his mother and his father
Saheeh International
And his mother and his father
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his mother and his father,
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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Pickthall
And his wife and his children,
Saheeh International
And his wife and his children,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Pickthall
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Saheeh International
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Word by word
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Pickthall
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Saheeh International
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Word by word
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Pickthall
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Saheeh International
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Word by word
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Pickthall
Veiled in darkness,
Saheeh International
Blackness will cover them.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
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تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Pickthall
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Saheeh International
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).