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Plain Arabic & English text (Surat 'Abasa)
  1. Ayah 1

    عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    He frowned and turned away

  2. Ayah 2

    أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

    Because came to him the blind man

  3. Ayah 3

    وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

    But what would make you know that he might purify himself

  4. Ayah 4

    أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

    Or be reminded so would benefit him the reminder

  5. Ayah 5

    أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    As for (him) who considers himself free from need

  6. Ayah 6

    فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

    So you to him give attention

  7. Ayah 7

    وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

    And not upon you that not he purifies himself

  8. Ayah 8

    وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

    But as for (he) who came to you striving

  9. Ayah 9

    وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

    While he fears

  10. Ayah 10

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    But you from him (are) distracted

  11. Ayah 11

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

    Nay Indeed, it (is) a reminder

  12. Ayah 12

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

    So whosoever wills may remember it

  13. Ayah 13

    فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

    In sheets honored

  14. Ayah 14

    مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

    Exalted purified

  15. Ayah 15

    بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

    In (the) hands (of) scribes

  16. Ayah 16

    كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

    Noble dutiful

  17. Ayah 17

    قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

    Is destroyed [the] man how ungrateful is he

  18. Ayah 18

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

    From what thing He created him

  19. Ayah 19

    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

    From a semen-drop He created him then He proportioned him

  20. Ayah 20

    ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

    Then the way He made easy for him

  21. Ayah 21

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

    Then He causes him to die and provides a grave for him

  22. Ayah 22

    ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

    Then when He wills He will resurrect him

  23. Ayah 23

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

    Nay Not he has accomplished what He commanded him

  24. Ayah 24

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

    Then let look the man at his food

  25. Ayah 25

    أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

    That [We] [We] poured the water (in) abundance

  26. Ayah 26

    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

    Then We cleaved the earth splitting

  27. Ayah 27

    فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

    Then We caused to grow therein grain

  28. Ayah 28

    وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

    And grapes and green fodder

  29. Ayah 29

    وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

    And olive and date-palms

  30. Ayah 30

    وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

    And gardens (of) thick foliage

  31. Ayah 31

    وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

    And fruits and grass

  32. Ayah 32

    مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

    (As) a provision for you and for your cattle

  33. Ayah 33

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

    But when comes the Deafening Blast

  34. Ayah 34

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

    (The) Day will flee a man from his brother

  35. Ayah 35

    وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

    And his mother and his father

  36. Ayah 36

    وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

    And his wife and his children

  37. Ayah 37

    لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

    For every man among them that Day (will be) a matter occupying him

  38. Ayah 38

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

    Faces that Day (will be) bright

  39. Ayah 39

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

    Laughing rejoicing at good news

  40. Ayah 40

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

    And faces that Day upon them (will be) dust

  41. Ayah 41

    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

    Will cover them darkness

  42. 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.