Abasa
Chapter 80, 42 verses
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Shakir
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Arabic
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Pickthall
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Transliteration
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Word by word
Shakir
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Transliteration
AAabasa watawalla
Word by word
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Shakir
Because there came to him the blind man.
Pickthall
Because the blind man came unto him.
Transliteration
An jaahu alaAAma
Word by word
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Shakir
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Arabic
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Pickthall
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Transliteration
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Word by word
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Shakir
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Arabic
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Pickthall
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Transliteration
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Word by word
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Shakir
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Pickthall
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Transliteration
Amma mani istaghna
Word by word
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Shakir
To him do you address yourself.
Pickthall
Unto him thou payest regard.
Transliteration
Faanta lahu tasadda
Word by word
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Shakir
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Arabic
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Pickthall
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Transliteration
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Word by word
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Shakir
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Arabic
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Pickthall
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Transliteration
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
Word by word
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Pickthall
And hath fear,
Transliteration
Wahuwa yakhsha
Word by word
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Shakir
From him will you divert yourself.
Pickthall
From him thou art distracted.
Transliteration
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Word by word
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Shakir
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Pickthall
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Transliteration
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Shakir
So let him who pleases mind it.
Pickthall
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Transliteration
Faman shaa thakarahu
Word by word
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Shakir
In honored books,
Pickthall
On honoured leaves
Transliteration
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Word by word
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Shakir
Exalted, purified,
Pickthall
Exalted, purified,
Transliteration
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Word by word
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Shakir
In the hands of scribes
Pickthall
(Set down) by scribes
Transliteration
Biaydee safaratin
Word by word
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Shakir
Noble, virtuous.
Pickthall
Noble and righteous.
Transliteration
Kiramin bararatin
Word by word
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Shakir
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Arabic
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Pickthall
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Transliteration
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Word by word
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Of what thing did He create him?
Pickthall
From what thing doth He create him ?
Transliteration
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Word by word
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Shakir
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Arabic
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Pickthall
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Transliteration
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Word by word
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Pickthall
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Transliteration
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Word by word
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Arabic
ثم أماته فأقبره
Pickthall
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Transliteration
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Word by word
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Arabic
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Pickthall
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Transliteration
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Word by word
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Arabic
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Pickthall
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Transliteration
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Word by word
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then let man look to his food,
Arabic
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Pickthall
Let man consider his food:
Transliteration
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Word by word
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Shakir
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Arabic
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Pickthall
How We pour water in showers
Transliteration
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Word by word
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Shakir
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Arabic
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Pickthall
Then split the earth in clefts
Transliteration
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Word by word
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Shakir
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Arabic
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Pickthall
And cause the grain to grow therein
Transliteration
Faanbatna feeha habban
Word by word
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Shakir
And grapes and clover,
Pickthall
And grapes and green fodder
Transliteration
WaAAinaban waqadban
Word by word
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Shakir
And the olive and the palm,
Pickthall
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Transliteration
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
Word by word
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Shakir
And thick gardens,
Pickthall
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Transliteration
Wahadaiqa ghulban
Word by word
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Shakir
And fruits and herbage
Pickthall
And fruits and grasses:
Transliteration
Wafakihatan waabban
Word by word
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Shakir
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Arabic
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Pickthall
Provision for you and your cattle.
Transliteration
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Word by word
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Shakir
But when the deafening cry comes,
Arabic
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Pickthall
But when the Shout cometh
Transliteration
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Word by word
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Shakir
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Arabic
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Pickthall
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Transliteration
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
Word by word
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Shakir
And his mother and his father,
Pickthall
And his mother and his father
Transliteration
Waommihi waabeehi
Word by word
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Shakir
And his spouse and his son - -
Pickthall
And his wife and his children,
Transliteration
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
Word by word
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Shakir
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Arabic
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Pickthall
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Transliteration
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Word by word
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Shakir
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Arabic
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Pickthall
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Transliteration
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Word by word
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Shakir
Laughing, joyous.
Pickthall
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Transliteration
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Word by word
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Shakir
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Arabic
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Pickthall
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Transliteration
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Word by word
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Shakir
Darkness shall cover them.
Pickthall
Veiled in darkness,
Transliteration
Tarhaquha qataratun
Word by word
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Shakir
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Arabic
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Pickthall
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Transliteration
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Word by word
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ