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English - Chapter 80 - Abasa

Translation by Aisha Bewley — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Abasa 80:1

He frowned and turned away

Verse 2 — Surah Abasa 80:2

because the blind man came to him

Verse 3 — Surah Abasa 80:3

But how do you know? Perhaps he would be purified

Verse 4 — Surah Abasa 80:4

or reminded, and the reminder benefit him

Verse 5 — Surah Abasa 80:5

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient

Verse 6 — Surah Abasa 80:6

you give him your complete attention

Verse 7 — Surah Abasa 80:7

but it is not up to you whether or not he is purified

Verse 8 — Surah Abasa 80:8

But as for him who comes to you eagerly

Verse 9 — Surah Abasa 80:9

Verse 10 — Surah Abasa 80:10

from him you are distracted

Verse 11 — Surah Abasa 80:11

No indeed! Truly it is a reminder

Verse 12 — Surah Abasa 80:12

and whoever wills pays heed to it

Verse 13 — Surah Abasa 80:13

Inscribed on Honoured Pages

Verse 14 — Surah Abasa 80:14

Verse 15 — Surah Abasa 80:15

by the hands of scribes

Verse 16 — Surah Abasa 80:16

Verse 17 — Surah Abasa 80:17

Curse man for his ingratitude

Verse 18 — Surah Abasa 80:18

From what thing did He create him

Verse 19 — Surah Abasa 80:19

From a drop of sperm He created him and proportioned him

Verse 20 — Surah Abasa 80:20

Then He eases the way for him

Verse 21 — Surah Abasa 80:21

Then He causes him to die and buries him

Verse 22 — Surah Abasa 80:22

Then, when He wills, He raises him from the dead

Verse 23 — Surah Abasa 80:23

No indeed! He has not done what He ordered him

Verse 24 — Surah Abasa 80:24

Man has only to look at his food

Verse 25 — Surah Abasa 80:25

We pour down plentiful water

Verse 26 — Surah Abasa 80:26

then split the earth into furrows

Verse 27 — Surah Abasa 80:27

Then We make grain grow in it

Verse 28 — Surah Abasa 80:28

and grapes and herbs

Verse 29 — Surah Abasa 80:29

and olives and dates

Verse 30 — Surah Abasa 80:30

and luxuriant gardens

Verse 31 — Surah Abasa 80:31

and orchards and meadows

Verse 32 — Surah Abasa 80:32

for you and your livestock to enjoy

Verse 33 — Surah Abasa 80:33

When the Deafening Blast comes

Verse 34 — Surah Abasa 80:34

the Day a man will flee from his brother

Verse 35 — Surah Abasa 80:35

and his mother and his father

Verse 36 — Surah Abasa 80:36

and his wife and his children

Verse 37 — Surah Abasa 80:37

on that Day every man among them will have concerns enough of his own

Verse 38 — Surah Abasa 80:38

That Day some faces will be radiant

Verse 39 — Surah Abasa 80:39

Verse 40 — Surah Abasa 80:40

That Day some faces will be dust-covered

Verse 41 — Surah Abasa 80:41

Verse 42 — Surah Abasa 80:42

Those are the dissolute kafirun