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Verse 1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Transliteration
'Abasa wa tawallaa.
Translation
He frowned and turned ˹his attention˺ away,
Surah 80
He Frowned
عبس
Abasa
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Verse 2
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Transliteration
An jaa-ahul 'a-maa
Translation
˹simply˺ because the blind man came to him ˹interrupting˺.
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Verse 3
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Transliteration
Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.
Translation
You never know ˹O Prophet˺, perhaps he may be purified,
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Verse 4
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Aw yazzakkaru fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.
Translation
or he may be mindful, benefitting from the reminder.
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Verse 5
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Amma manis taghnaa
Translation
As for the one who was indifferent,
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Verse 6
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Transliteration
Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa
Translation
you gave him your ˹undivided˺ attention,
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Verse 7
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Transliteration
Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.
Translation
even though you are not to blame if he would not be purified.
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Verse 8
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a
Translation
But as for the one who came to you, eager ˹to learn˺,
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Verse 9
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Transliteration
Wahuwa yakhshaa,
Translation
being in awe ˹of Allah˺,
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Verse 10
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Transliteration
Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.
Translation
you were inattentive to him.
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Verse 11
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ
Transliteration
Kalla innaha tazkirah
Translation
But no! This ˹revelation˺ is truly a reminder.
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Verse 12
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Transliteration
Faman shaa a zakarah
Translation
So let whoever wills be mindful of it.
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Verse 13
فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ
Transliteration
Fi suhufim mukar rama,
Translation
It is ˹written˺ on pages held in honour—
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Verse 14
مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Transliteration
Marfoo'atim mutah hara,
Translation
highly esteemed, purified—
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Verse 15
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ
Transliteration
Bi'aidee safara
Translation
by the hands of angel-scribes,
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Verse 16
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ
Transliteration
Kiraamim bararah.
Translation
honourable and virtuous.
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Verse 17
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Transliteration
Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.
Translation
Condemned are ˹disbelieving˺ humans! How ungrateful they are ˹to Allah˺!
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Verse 18
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Transliteration
Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq
Translation
From what substance did He create them?
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Verse 19
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Transliteration
Min nutfatin khalaqahoo faqaddarah.
Translation
He created them from a sperm-drop, and ordained their development.
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Verse 20
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Transliteration
Thummas sabeela yas-sarah
Translation
Then He makes the way easy for them,
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Verse 21
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Transliteration
Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah
Translation
then causes them to die and be buried.
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Verse 22
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Transliteration
Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah
Translation
Then when He wills, He will resurrect them.
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Verse 23
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Transliteration
Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.
Translation
But no! They have failed to comply with what He ordered.
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Verse 24
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Transliteration
Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih
Translation
Let people then consider their food:
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Verse 25
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا
Transliteration
Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.
Translation
how We pour down rain in abundance
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Verse 26
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا
Transliteration
Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.
Translation
and meticulously split the earth open ˹for sprouts˺,
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Verse 27
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا
Transliteration
Fa ambatna feeha habba
Translation
causing grain to grow in it,
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Verse 28
وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا
Transliteration
Wa 'inabaw-wa qadba
Translation
as well as grapes and greens,
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Verse 29
وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا
Transliteration
Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'
Translation
and olives and palm trees,
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Verse 30
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا
Transliteration
Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba
Translation
and dense orchards,
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Verse 31
وَفَٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا
Transliteration
Wa faki hataw-wa abba.
Translation
and fruit and fodder—
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Verse 32
مَّتَٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Transliteration
Mata'al-lakum wa li-an'amikum.
Translation
all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.
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Verse 33
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Transliteration
Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.
Translation
Then, when the Deafening Blast comes to pass—
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Verse 34
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Transliteration
Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh
Translation
on that Day every person will flee from their own siblings,
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Verse 35
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Transliteration
Wa ummihee wa abeeh
Translation
and ˹even˺ their mother and father,
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Verse 36
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Transliteration
Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.
Translation
and ˹even˺ their spouse and children.
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Verse 37
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ
Transliteration
Likul limri-im-minhum yawmaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh
Translation
For then everyone will have enough concern of their own.
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Verse 38
وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ
Transliteration
Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;
Translation
On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright,
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Verse 39
ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ
Transliteration
Dahi katum mustab shirah
Translation
laughing and rejoicing,
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Verse 40
وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ
Transliteration
Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a
Translation
while ˹other˺ faces will be dusty,
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Verse 41
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Transliteration
Tarhaquha qatarah.
Translation
cast in gloom—
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Verse 42
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
Transliteration
Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.
Translation
those are the disbelievers, the ˹wicked˺ sinners.