Tafsir of Surah 'Abasa (80) — He Frowned · عبس

Meccan surah, 42 ayat. Read the whole surah

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'Abasa 80:1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

The Prophet frowned and turned away

Tafsir 80:1

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) frowned and turned away.

'Abasa 80:2

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting]

Tafsir 80:2

Because of the arrival of ‘Abdullah ibn Umm Maktūm who came asking for guidance. He was blind, and had come when the Messenger (peace be upon him) was busy with the seniors of the idolaters, hoping they would be guided.

'Abasa 80:3

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

Tafsir 80:3

O Messenger! What do you know, maybe this blind man may be purified of his sins?

'Abasa 80:4

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

Tafsir 80:4

Or that he may take heed of the advices he hears from you and benefit from them?

'Abasa 80:5

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

As for he who thinks himself without need

Tafsir 80:5

As for those who feel they have no need to bring faith in what you have brought, due to the wealth they possess.

'Abasa 80:6

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

To him you give attention

Tafsir 80:6

You persevere behind them and are attentive to them.

'Abasa 80:7

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified

Tafsir 80:7

What blame will there be on you if he is not purified of his sins by not repenting to Allah?

'Abasa 80:8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

Tafsir 80:8

As for the one who comes to you running, searching for goodness.

'Abasa 80:9

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

While he fears [Allah]

Tafsir 80:9

And he fears his Lord.

'Abasa 80:10

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

From him you are distracted

Tafsir 80:10

You are preoccupied from him with others i.e. the senior idolaters.

'Abasa 80:11

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

Tafsir 80:11

It should not be like that; it is only admonition and a reminder for those who pay attention.

'Abasa 80:12

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So whoever wills may remember it

Tafsir 80:12

So whoever wishes to remember Allah should remember Him, and take heed of what is in this Qur’ān.

'Abasa 80:13

فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

Tafsir 80:13

Because this Qur’ān is in blessed scrolls, with the angels.

'Abasa 80:14

مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

Exalted and purified

Tafsir 80:14

They are raised on a high place, pure; no dirt or filth reaches them.

'Abasa 80:15

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

Tafsir 80:15

And they are in the hands of Messengers among the angels.

'Abasa 80:16

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ

Noble and dutiful

Tafsir 80:16

They are honourable in the eyes of their Lord, frequent performers of goodness and obedience.

'Abasa 80:17

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

Tafsir 80:17

The disbelieving human is cursed; how severe is his disbelief in Allah!

'Abasa 80:18

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

From what substance did He create him

Tafsir 80:18

What substance did Allah create him from, that he has the right to display arrogance on earth and disbelieve in Him?!

'Abasa 80:19

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him

Tafsir 80:19

He created him from a small amount of fluid, and managed his creation in stages.

'Abasa 80:20

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then He eased the way for him

Tafsir 80:20

Then after these stages, He made the exit from his mother’s belly easy for him.

'Abasa 80:21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

Tafsir 80:21

Then, after spending the amount of life decreed for him, Allah caused death upon him and made a grave for him wherein he remains until he is resurrected.

'Abasa 80:22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

Tafsir 80:22

Then, when He wishes, He will resurrect him for accounting and requital.

'Abasa 80:23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

Tafsir 80:23

It is not like this disbeliever imagines: that he has fulfilled the rights of Allah upon him, because he has not fulfilled the obligatory actions Allah put upon him.

'Abasa 80:24

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Then let mankind look at his food

Tafsir 80:24

So the human who disbelieves in Allah should look at the food he eats: how did he come to acquire it?

'Abasa 80:25

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا

How We poured down water in torrents

Tafsir 80:25

It originates from the rain descending from the sky with force and in abundance.

'Abasa 80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts]

Tafsir 80:26

Then, I split open the earth, so it springs forth with plants.

'Abasa 80:27

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا

And caused to grow within it grain

Tafsir 80:27

I then make grains grow on it, i.e. wheat, corn etc.

'Abasa 80:28

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا

And grapes and herbage

Tafsir 80:28

And I make fresh grapes and fodder grow on it, so it can be feed for your livestock.

'Abasa 80:29

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا

And olive and palm trees

Tafsir 80:29

And I also make olives and date palms grow on it.

'Abasa 80:30

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا

And gardens of dense shrubbery

Tafsir 80:30

I also make abundant gardens and trees grow on it.

'Abasa 80:31

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا

And fruit and grass

Tafsir 80:31

And I make fruits grow on it, together with things your livestock graze.

'Abasa 80:32

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

Tafsir 80:32

For your benefit, and the benefit of your livestock.

'Abasa 80:33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

Tafsir 80:33

So when the great shriek will come that will deafen the ears i.e. the second blowing.

'Abasa 80:34

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

Tafsir 80:34

On that day a person will run from his brother.

'Abasa 80:35

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And his mother and his father

Tafsir 80:35

And he will run from his parents.

'Abasa 80:36

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And his wife and his children

Tafsir 80:36

And he will run from his wife and children.

'Abasa 80:37

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him

Tafsir 80:37

Each one of them will be in a state where he will be preoccupied from them due to the extreme anxiety on that day.

'Abasa 80:38

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

Tafsir 80:38

The faces of the fortunate ones that day will be bright.

'Abasa 80:39

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

Tafsir 80:39

Laughing in happiness due to what Allah has prepared for them out of His mercy.

'Abasa 80:40

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust

Tafsir 80:40

And the faces of the wretched people will have dust on them on that day.

'Abasa 80:41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them

Tafsir 80:41

Darkness will come over them.

'Abasa 80:42

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones

Tafsir 80:42

Those described above in that state will be the ones who combined disbelief and transgression.

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