'Abasa · Ayah 1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away
Quran 80:1 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
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Surah 'Abasa
He Frowned · 42 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 30 · Page 585
سورة عبس
Surah 'Abasa
Surah 'Abasa is chapter 80 of the Quran, with 42 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 30, on page 585 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “He Frowned”, and it was the 24th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
'Abasa · Ayah 2
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man,[1853] [interrupting].
Translator's notes
[1853] ʿAbdullāh, the son of Umm Maktūm.
Quran 80:2 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 3
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified[1854]
Translator's notes
[1854] As a result of what he learns from you.
Quran 80:3 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 4
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
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'Abasa · Ayah 5
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for he who thinks himself without need,[1855]
Translator's notes
[1855] i.e., without need of faith or need of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Here it is in reference to a certain influential member of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to bring to Islām.
Quran 80:5 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 6
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you give attention.
Quran 80:6 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 7
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.[1856]
Translator's notes
[1856] The Prophet (ﷺ) was responsible only for conveying the message, not for ultimate guidance.
Quran 80:7 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 8
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Quran 80:8 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 9
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
While he fears [Allāh],
Quran 80:9 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 10
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him you are distracted.
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'Abasa · Ayah 11
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;
Quran 80:11 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 12
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
So whoever wills may remember it.[1857]
Translator's notes
[1857] The revelation. Or "Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .
Quran 80:12 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 13
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Quran 80:13 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 14
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Exalted and purified,
Quran 80:14 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 15
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
Quran 80:15 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 16
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
Quran 80:16 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 17
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;[1858] how disbelieving is he.
Translator's notes
[1858] i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.
Quran 80:17 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 18
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?
Quran 80:18 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 19
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;[1859]
Translator's notes
[1859] His proportions, provisions, life span, etc.
Quran 80:19 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 20
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He eased the way for him;[1860]
Translator's notes
[1860] Into this world (i.e., his birth) . It may also refer to life itself, which has been made easier by Allāh's guidance.
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'Abasa · Ayah 21
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.[1861]
Translator's notes
[1861] To conceal his decaying body.
Quran 80:21 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 22
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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'Abasa · Ayah 23
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
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'Abasa · Ayah 24
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Then let mankind look at his food -
Quran 80:24 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 25
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
How We poured down water in torrents,
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'Abasa · Ayah 26
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Quran 80:26 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 27
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
Quran 80:27 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 28
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and herbage
Quran 80:28 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 29
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olive and palm trees
Quran 80:29 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 30
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Quran 80:30 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 31
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruit and grass -
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'Abasa · Ayah 32
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
Quran 80:32 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 33
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast[1862]
Translator's notes
[1862] The piercing blast of the Horn which signals resurrection. Aṣ-Ṣākhkhah is also a name for the Day of Resurrection.
Quran 80:33 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 34
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
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'Abasa · Ayah 35
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father
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'Abasa · Ayah 36
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
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'Abasa · Ayah 37
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.[1863]
Translator's notes
[1863] i.e., to occupy him. He will be concerned only with himself, thus forgetting all others.
Quran 80:37 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 38
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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'Abasa · Ayah 39
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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'Abasa · Ayah 40
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
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'Abasa · Ayah 41
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
Quran 80:41 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
'Abasa · Ayah 42
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Quran 80:42 ('Abasa) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Frequently asked questions
How many ayahs are in Surah 'Abasa?
42 ayahs. 'Abasa is chapter 80 and was revealed in Makkah.
Which juz is Surah 'Abasa in?
Juz 30. Its first ayah is on page 585 of the Madinah mushaf.
What does the name 'Abasa mean?
The name 'Abasa means “He Frowned”.
Where do the Arabic text and the translation come from?
The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text (version 1.1) and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2). Both are shown exactly as published, unchanged.
Text sources
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Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
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Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
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Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0