Plain Arabic & English text (Surat 'Abasa)
Ayah 1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He frowned and turned away
Ayah 2
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Because came to him the blind man
Ayah 3
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
But what would make you know that he might purify himself
Ayah 4
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Or be reminded so would benefit him the reminder
Ayah 5
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for (him) who considers himself free from need
Ayah 6
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
So you to him give attention
Ayah 7
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And not upon you that not he purifies himself
Ayah 8
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for (he) who came to you striving
Ayah 9
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
While he fears
Ayah 10
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
But you from him (are) distracted
Ayah 11
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay Indeed, it (is) a reminder
Ayah 12
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
So whosoever wills may remember it
Ayah 13
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
In sheets honored
Ayah 14
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Exalted purified
Ayah 15
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
In (the) hands (of) scribes
Ayah 16
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble dutiful
Ayah 17
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Is destroyed [the] man how ungrateful is he
Ayah 18
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From what thing He created him
Ayah 19
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
From a semen-drop He created him then He proportioned him
Ayah 20
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then the way He made easy for him
Ayah 21
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die and provides a grave for him
Ayah 22
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Then when He wills He will resurrect him
Ayah 23
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Nay Not he has accomplished what He commanded him
Ayah 24
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Then let look the man at his food
Ayah 25
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
That [We] [We] poured the water (in) abundance
Ayah 26
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cleaved the earth splitting
Ayah 27
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Then We caused to grow therein grain
Ayah 28
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and green fodder
Ayah 29
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olive and date-palms
Ayah 30
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens (of) thick foliage
Ayah 31
وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and grass
Ayah 32
مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
(As) a provision for you and for your cattle
Ayah 33
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
But when comes the Deafening Blast
Ayah 34
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
(The) Day will flee a man from his brother
Ayah 35
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father
Ayah 36
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his children
Ayah 37
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
For every man among them that Day (will be) a matter occupying him
Ayah 38
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Faces that Day (will be) bright
Ayah 39
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing rejoicing at good news
Ayah 40
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And faces that Day upon them (will be) dust
Ayah 41
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Will cover them darkness
Ayah 42
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
Those [they] (are) the disbelievers the wicked ones
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat 'Abasa?
Surat 'Abasa (عبس) has 42 verses.
Was Surat 'Abasa revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat 'Abasa was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat 'Abasa on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat 'Abasa spans pages 585 to 585.
What is Surat 'Abasa about?
The Surah is so designated after the word `abasa with which it opens.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.