80:1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١
He frowned and turned away,
سورة عبسSurah 'Abasa · He Frowned
Meccan42 ayahsPage 585Juz 30
Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq al-Minshawi · murattal
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
80:2
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ ٢
when the blind man came to him[1].
Tafsir Notes
[1] Abdullah ibn Um Maktūm, an early Muslim who was blind, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) seeking knowledge and guidance, while the Prophet (ﷺ) was in the middle of a discussion with some leading pagans of Makkah, calling them to Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) frowned and turned his attention from him. So this Makkan surah was revealed.
80:3
وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ ٣
How would you know? Perhaps he might be purified[2],
Tafsir Notes
[2] Through the knowledge he learns from you.
80:4
أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ ٤
or he might take heed and benefit from the reminder?
80:5
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ٥
But he who was indifferent[3],
Tafsir Notes
[3] Towards faith. Here it is referring to that influential pagan of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to embrace Islam.
80:6
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ ٦
you give him your full attention,
80:7
وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ٧
although you are not to be blamed if he does not purify himself[4].
Tafsir Notes
[4] The Prophets are only responsible to convey the message, not for people’s guidance.
80:8
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ ٨
But as for the one who came to you striving [for purification],
80:9
وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ ٩
and he fears Allah,
80:10
فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ١٠
you let yourself be distracted from him.
80:11
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ ١١
No indeed; this is a reminder –
80:12
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ١٢
so whoever wills may give heed to it –
80:13
فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ ١٣
on venerable pages,
80:14
مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ ١٤
exalted and purified,
80:15
بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ ١٥
[preserved] in the hands of angel-scribes,
80:16
كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ ١٦
honorable and obedient.
80:17
قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ ١٧
Woe to man; how ungrateful he is[5]!
Tafsir Notes
[5] i.e., the disbelievers.
80:18
مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ١٨
From what did He create him?
80:19
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ١٩
He created him from a drop of semen and proportioned him[6],
Tafsir Notes
[6] His creation, provisions, life span, etc.
80:20
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ٢٠
then He made the way easy for him[7];
Tafsir Notes
[7] i.e., the way out of his mothers’ wombs (his birth), or the way to guidance.
80:21
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ ٢١
then He caused him to die and be buried;
80:22
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ ٢٢
then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
80:23
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ٢٣
Yet he has not fulfilled what He commanded him.
80:24
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ ٢٤
Let man consider the food he eats:
80:25
أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا ٢٥
How We pour down rainwater in torrents,
80:26
ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا ٢٦
and cause the soil to split open [for sprouts],
80:27
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا ٢٧
and cause grains to grow in it,
80:28
وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا ٢٨
as well as grapes and fodder,
80:29
وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا ٢٩
and olive trees and date palms,
80:30
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا ٣٠
and dense orchards,
80:31
وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا ٣١
and fruits and grass,
80:32
مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ ٣٢
as provision for you and your livestock.
80:33
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ٣٣
But when the Deafening Blast[8] comes,
Tafsir Notes
[8] The piercing Blast; the second Blast for resurrection.
80:34
يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ ٣٤
on that Day everyone will flee from his brother,
80:35
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ٣٥
and from his mother and father,
80:36
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ٣٦
and from his wife and children.
80:37
لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ ٣٧
On that day, everyone will have enough concern of his own[9].
Tafsir Notes
[9] Thus forgetting all others.
80:38
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ ٣٨
On that Day, some faces will be bright,
80:39
ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ ٣٩
cheerful and rejoicing;
80:40
وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ ٤٠
while other faces will be dust-stained,
80:41
تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ٤١
covered in darkness.
80:42
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ ٤٢
Such are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Sources
- Mushaf text: King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex (Madinah), narration of Hafs from ʿAsim, in the Uthmani script.
- Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19, QuranEnc.com
- Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quran — QuranEnc.com, retrieved 2026-09-14
- Recitation: Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq al-Minshawi (murattal), via quran.com and everyayah.com.
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