Kitab

Abasa

Chapter 80, 42 verses

  • Pickthall
  • Yusuf Ali
  • Hilali & Muhsin Khan
  • Word by word
Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away

Yusuf Ali

(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.

Yusuf Ali

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)

Yusuf Ali

But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -

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 ?

Yusuf Ali

Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit 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,

Yusuf Ali

As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

Word by word

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Pickthall

Unto him thou payest regard.

Yusuf Ali

To him dost thou attend;

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).

Yusuf Ali

Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).

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

Yusuf Ali

But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

But as to him who came to you running,

Word by word

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

Pickthall

And hath fear,

Yusuf Ali

And with fear (in his heart),

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).

Word by word

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

Pickthall

From him thou art distracted.

Yusuf Ali

Of him wast thou unmindful.

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,

Yusuf Ali

By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:

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,

Yusuf Ali

Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

Word by word

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Pickthall

On honoured leaves

Yusuf Ali

(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),

Word by word

فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

Pickthall

Exalted, purified,

Yusuf Ali

Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Exalted (in dignity), purified,

Word by word

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

Pickthall

(Set down) by scribes

Yusuf Ali

(Written) by the hands of scribes -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In the hands of scribes (angels).

Word by word

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

Pickthall

Noble and righteous.

Yusuf Ali

Honourable and Pious and Just.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Honourable and obedient.

Word by word

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

Pickthall

Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!

Yusuf Ali

Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

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 ?

Yusuf Ali

From what stuff hath He created 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,

Yusuf Ali

From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

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,

Yusuf Ali

Then doth He make His path smooth 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;

Yusuf Ali

Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

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.

Yusuf Ali

Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).

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.

Yusuf Ali

By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath 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:

Yusuf Ali

Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then let man look at his food:

Word by word

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Pickthall

How We pour water in showers

Yusuf Ali

For that We pour forth water in abundance,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

We pour forth water in abundance.

Word by word

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

Pickthall

Then split the earth in clefts

Yusuf Ali

And We split the earth in fragments,

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

Yusuf Ali

And produce therein corn,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And We cause therein the grain to grow,

Word by word

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

Pickthall

And grapes and green fodder

Yusuf Ali

And Grapes and nutritious plants,

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

Yusuf Ali

And Olives and Dates,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And olives and date-palms,

Word by word

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

Pickthall

And garden - closes of thick foliage

Yusuf Ali

And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And gardens dense with many trees,

Word by word

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

Pickthall

And fruits and grasses:

Yusuf Ali

And fruits and fodder, -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And fruits and herbage

Word by word

وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

Pickthall

Provision for you and your cattle.

Yusuf Ali

For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

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

Yusuf Ali

At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -

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

Yusuf Ali

That Day shall a man flee from his own 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

Yusuf Ali

And from his mother and his father,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And from his mother and his father,

Word by word

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

Pickthall

And his wife and his children,

Yusuf Ali

And from his wife and his children.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And from his wife and his children.

Word by word

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

Pickthall

Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

Yusuf Ali

Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

Word by word

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

Pickthall

On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

Yusuf Ali

Some faces that Day will be beaming,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

Word by word

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Pickthall

Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

Yusuf Ali

Laughing, rejoicing.

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,

Yusuf Ali

And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

Word by word

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Pickthall

Veiled in darkness,

Yusuf Ali

Blackness will cover them:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Darkness will cover them.

Word by word

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Pickthall

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

Yusuf Ali

Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.

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).

Word by word

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

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