Sura Lxxx. 'abasa, Or He Frowned. Section 1
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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],
Sra Lxxx.: 'Abasa, Or He Frowned.
Section 1
1. AAabasa watawalla
1. (The Prophet) frowned
And turned away,
2. An jaahu al-aAAma
2. Because there came to him
The blind man (interrupting).
3. Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
3. But what could tell thee
But that perchance he might
Grow (in spiritual understanding)?--
4. Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu aLththikra
4. Or that he might receive
Admonition, and the teaching
Might profit him?
5. Amma mani istaghna
5. As to one who regards
Himself as self-sufficient,
6. Faanta lahu tasadda
6. To him dost thou attend;
7. Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
7. Though it is no blame
To thee if he grow not
(In spiritual understanding).
8. Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
8. But as to him who came
To thee striving earnestly,
9. Wahuwa yakhsha
9. And with fear
(In his heart),
10. Faanta AAanhu talahha
10. Of him wast thou unmindful.
11. Kalla innaha tathkiraTun
11. By no means
(Should it be so)!
For it is indeed
A Message of instruction:
12. Faman shaa thakarahU
12. Therefore let whoso will,
Keep it in remembrance.
13. Fee suhufin mukarramaTin
13. (It is) in Books
Held (greatly) in honour,
14. MarfooAAatin mutahharaTin
14. Exalted (in dignity),
Kept pure and holy,
15. Bi-aydee safaraTin
15. (Written) by the hands
Of scribes--
16. Kiramin bararaTin
16. Honourable and
Pious and Just.
17. Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahU
17. Woe to man!
What hath made him
Reject God:
18. Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahU
18. From what stuff
Hath He created him?
19. Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahU
19. From a sperm-drop:
He hath created him, and then
Mouldeth him in due proportions;
20. Thumma aLssabeela yassarahU
20. Then doth He make
His path smooth for him;
21. Thumma amatahu faaqbarahU
21. Then He causeth him to die,
And putteth him in his Grave;
22. Thumma itha shaa ansharahU
22. Then, when it is
His Will, He will
Raise him up (again).
23. Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahU
23. By no means hath he
Fulfilled what God
Hath commanded him.
24. Falyan"th"uri al-insanu ila taAAamihI
24. Then let man look
At his Food,
(And how We provide it):
25. Anna sababna almaa sabbaN
25. For that We pour forth
Water in abundance,
26. Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqaN
26. And We split the earth
In fragments,
27. Faanbatna feeha habbaN
27. And produce therein Corn,
28. WaAAinaban waqadbaN
28. And Grapes and nutritious Plants,
29. Wazaytoonan wanakhlaN
29. And Olives and Dates,
30. Wahada-iqa ghulbaN
30. And enclosed Gardens,
Dense with lofty trees,
31. Wafakihatan waabbaN
31. And Fruits and Fodder,--
32. MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum
32. For use and convenience
To you and your cattle.
33. Fa-itha jaati aLssakhkhaTu
33. At length, when there
Comes the Deafening Noise,--
34. Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehI
34. That Day shall a man
Flee from his own brother,
35. Waommihi waabeehI
35. And from his mother
And his father,
36. Wasahibatihi wabaneehI
36. And from his wife
And his children.
37. Likulli imri-in minhum yawma-ithin sha/nun yughneehI
37. Each one of them,
That Day, will have
Enough concern (of his own)
To make him indifferent
To the others,
38. Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiraTun
38. Some Faces that Day
Will be beaming,
39. Dahikatun mustabshiraTun
39. Laughing, rejoicing.
40. Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaraTun
40. And other faces that Day
Will be dust-stained;
41. Tarhaquha qataraTun
41. Blackness will cover them:
42. Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaraTu
42. Such will be
The Rejecters of God,
The Doers of Iniquity.
"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],
Sra Lxxx.: 'Abasa, Or He Frowned.
Section 1
1. AAabasa watawalla
1. (The Prophet) frowned
And turned away,
2. An jaahu al-aAAma
2. Because there came to him
The blind man (interrupting).
3. Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
3. But what could tell thee
But that perchance he might
Grow (in spiritual understanding)?--
4. Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu aLththikra
4. Or that he might receive
Admonition, and the teaching
Might profit him?
5. Amma mani istaghna
5. As to one who regards
Himself as self-sufficient,
6. Faanta lahu tasadda
6. To him dost thou attend;
7. Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
7. Though it is no blame
To thee if he grow not
(In spiritual understanding).
8. Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
8. But as to him who came
To thee striving earnestly,
9. Wahuwa yakhsha
9. And with fear
(In his heart),
10. Faanta AAanhu talahha
10. Of him wast thou unmindful.
11. Kalla innaha tathkiraTun
11. By no means
(Should it be so)!
For it is indeed
A Message of instruction:
12. Faman shaa thakarahU
12. Therefore let whoso will,
Keep it in remembrance.
13. Fee suhufin mukarramaTin
13. (It is) in Books
Held (greatly) in honour,
14. MarfooAAatin mutahharaTin
14. Exalted (in dignity),
Kept pure and holy,
15. Bi-aydee safaraTin
15. (Written) by the hands
Of scribes--
16. Kiramin bararaTin
16. Honourable and
Pious and Just.
17. Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahU
17. Woe to man!
What hath made him
Reject God:
18. Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahU
18. From what stuff
Hath He created him?
19. Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahU
19. From a sperm-drop:
He hath created him, and then
Mouldeth him in due proportions;
20. Thumma aLssabeela yassarahU
20. Then doth He make
His path smooth for him;
21. Thumma amatahu faaqbarahU
21. Then He causeth him to die,
And putteth him in his Grave;
22. Thumma itha shaa ansharahU
22. Then, when it is
His Will, He will
Raise him up (again).
23. Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahU
23. By no means hath he
Fulfilled what God
Hath commanded him.
24. Falyan"th"uri al-insanu ila taAAamihI
24. Then let man look
At his Food,
(And how We provide it):
25. Anna sababna almaa sabbaN
25. For that We pour forth
Water in abundance,
26. Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqaN
26. And We split the earth
In fragments,
27. Faanbatna feeha habbaN
27. And produce therein Corn,
28. WaAAinaban waqadbaN
28. And Grapes and nutritious Plants,
29. Wazaytoonan wanakhlaN
29. And Olives and Dates,
30. Wahada-iqa ghulbaN
30. And enclosed Gardens,
Dense with lofty trees,
31. Wafakihatan waabbaN
31. And Fruits and Fodder,--
32. MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum
32. For use and convenience
To you and your cattle.
33. Fa-itha jaati aLssakhkhaTu
33. At length, when there
Comes the Deafening Noise,--
34. Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehI
34. That Day shall a man
Flee from his own brother,
35. Waommihi waabeehI
35. And from his mother
And his father,
36. Wasahibatihi wabaneehI
36. And from his wife
And his children.
37. Likulli imri-in minhum yawma-ithin sha/nun yughneehI
37. Each one of them,
That Day, will have
Enough concern (of his own)
To make him indifferent
To the others,
38. Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiraTun
38. Some Faces that Day
Will be beaming,
39. Dahikatun mustabshiraTun
39. Laughing, rejoicing.
40. Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaraTun
40. And other faces that Day
Will be dust-stained;
41. Tarhaquha qataraTun
41. Blackness will cover them:
42. Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaraTu
42. Such will be
The Rejecters of God,
The Doers of Iniquity.
