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عبس42 āyāt · 23 tafsīrs
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
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1. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) frowned and turned away.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
passionate, the Merciful: [80:1] He, the Prophet, frowned, glowered with his face, and turned away, [80:2] because the blind man came to him: ‘Abd Allah son of Umm Makttim, 1 who interrupted him while he was busy with those notables of Quryash whose submission [to God] he was very eager for. The blind man was not aware that he was busy with these and so he called out to him, ‘Teach me of what God has taught you’. However, the Prophet (s) went off to his house. He was then reproached for this with what was revealed in this sura.…
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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.
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وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
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3. O Messenger! What do you know, maybe this blind man may be purified of his sins?
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him, ‘Greetings to him on whose account God reproached me!’, and would lay down his cloak for him. [80:3] And how would you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself (yazzakkd: the original ta [of yatazakka ] has been assimilated with the zay ), that is, [perhaps] he would purge himself of sins by what he hears from you, [80:4] or be admonished ( yadhdhakkar : the original ta [of yatadhakkar] has been assimilated with the dhal) and so the reminder, the admonition heard from you, might benefit him (a variant reading [for tanfauhu] has tanfaahu as the response to the optative statement). [80…
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4. Or that he may take heed of the advices he hears from you and benefit from them?
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أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
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5. As for those who feel they have no need to bring faith in what you have brought, due to the wealth they possess.
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ptative statement). [80:5] But as for the one [who thinks himself] self-sufficient, through wealth, [80:6] to him you [do] attend ( tasadda : a variant reading has tassadda, where the original second ta [of tatasadda] has been assimilated with the sad), [him] you accept and turn your attention to; [80:7] yet it is not your concern if he does not cleanse himself, [if he does not] believe. [80:8] But as for him who comes to you hurrying ( yas‘d is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the subjed: of [the verb] jaa, comes’) [80:9] fearfid, of God ( wa-huwa yakhsha is a circumstantial qual…
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6. You persevere behind them and are attentive to them.
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وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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7. What blame will there be on you if he is not purified of his sins by not repenting to Allah?
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وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
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8. As for the one who comes to you running, searching for goodness.
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وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
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9. And he fears his Lord.
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فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
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10. You are preoccupied from him with others i.e. the senior idolaters.
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al qualifier referring to the subject of [the verb] yas’a, ‘hurrying’) — this being the blind man — [80:10] to him you pay no heed ( talahhd : the original second ta [of tatalahha ] has been omitted), that is to say, from him you are diStracfted [by other things]. [80:11] No indeed!, do not behave like this.…
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11. It should not be like that; it is only admonition and a reminder for those who pay attention.
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فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
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12. So whoever wishes to remember Allah should remember Him, and take heed of what is in this Qur’ān.
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فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
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13. Because this Qur’ān is in blessed scrolls, with the angels.
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مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
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14. They are raised on a high place, pure; no dirt or filth reaches them.
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e] honoured, by God, [80:14] elevated, in the heavens, purified, exalted above the touch of devils, [80:15] in the hands of scribes, who write it down from the Preserved Tablet, [80:16] noble, pious, obedient to God, exalted be He: these being the angels. 1 'Abd Allah son of Umm Maktum, the blind man regarding whom the Prophet was reproached in Qur’an 8o:iff. He is said to have emigrated from Mecca soon after the Battle of Badr. The Prophet esteemed him and on more than one occasion he is said to have left ‘Abd Allah in charge of Medina while he was away on raids.…
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15. And they are in the hands of Messengers among the angels.
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كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
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16. They are honourable in the eyes of their Lord, frequent performers of goodness and obedience.
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قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
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17. The disbelieving human is cursed; how severe is his disbelief in Allah!
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said to have been killed at the Battle of al-Qadisiyya (16/637); see al-Dhahabi, Siyar, 1, 360-65. [80:17] Perish man!, accursed be the disbeliever! What has made him ungrateful? (an interrogative statement meant as a rebuke) — what has driven him to disbelief? [80:18] From what thing has He created him? (an interrogative meant as an affirmative, which He then explains by saying): [80:19] From a drop of Sperm did He create him then proportion him, [in stages] as a blood-clot, then an embryo up to the ladl [stage] of his creation. [80:20] Then He made the way, his exit from his mother’s…
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18. What substance did Allah create him from, that he has the right to display arrogance on earth and disbelieve in Him?!
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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
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19. He created him from a small amount of fluid, and managed his creation in stages.
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ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
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20. Then after these stages, He made the exit from his mother’s belly easy for him.
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ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
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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.
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ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
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22. Then, when He wishes, He will resurrect him for accounting and requital.
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im in a grave that hides him; [80:22] then, when He wills, He will raise him, for the Resurrection. [80:23] No indeed! Verily, he has not accomplished, he has not done, what He, his Lord, commanded him, to [do]. [80:24] So let man consider, in reflection, his [source of] food, how it is determined and procured for him: [80:25] that We pour down water, from the clouds, plenteously; [80:26] then We Split the earth into fissures, with vegetation, [80:27] and cause the grains, such as wheat and barley, to grow therein, [80:28] and vines and herbs (qadb is moiSt qatt), [80:30] and gardens o…
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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.
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فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
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24. So the human who disbelieves in Allah should look at the food he eats: how did he come to acquire it?
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أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
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25. It originates from the rain descending from the sky with force and in abundance.
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ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
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26. Then, I split open the earth, so it springs forth with plants.
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فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
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27. I then make grains grow on it, i.e. wheat, corn etc.
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وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
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28. And I make fresh grapes and fodder grow on it, so it can be feed for your livestock.
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وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
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29. And I also make olives and date palms grow on it.
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وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
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30. I also make abundant gardens and trees grow on it.
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وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
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31. And I make fruits grow on it, together with things your livestock graze.
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h trees, [80:31] and fruits and pastures (abb is what cattle graze; it is also said to be ‘.draw’), [80:32] as sustenance (understand mataan as mut‘atan or tamtfan, as explained above in the previous sura) for you and your flocks (also as [explained] above). [80:33] So when the [deafening] Cry, the second blaSt, comes — [80:34] the day when a man will flee from his [own] brother, [80:36] and his wife and his sons (yawma, ‘the day [when] ’, is a substitution for idha, ‘when, the response to which is indicated by [what follows]) — [80:37] every person that day will have a matter to preocc…
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32. For your benefit, and the benefit of your livestock.
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fruits and pastures (abb is what cattle graze; it is also said to be ‘.draw’), [80:32] as sustenance (understand mataan as mut‘atan or tamtfan, as explained above in the previous sura) for you and your flocks (also as [explained] above). [80:33] So when the [deafening] Cry, the second blaSt, comes — [80:34] the day when a man will flee from his [own] brother, [80:36] and his wife and his sons (yawma, ‘the day [when] ’, is a substitution for idha, ‘when, the response to which is indicated by [what follows]) — [80:37] every person that day will have a matter to preoccupy him, a predicament…
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33. So when the great shriek will come that will deafen the ears i.e. the second blowing.
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يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
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34. On that day a person will run from his brother.
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وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
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35. And he will run from his parents.
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وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
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36. And he will run from his wife and children.
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لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
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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.
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
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38. The faces of the fortunate ones that day will be bright.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
son will be preoccupied with his own self. [80:38] On that day some faces will be shining, radiant, [80:39] laughing, joyous, happy — these are the believers. [80:40] And some faces on that day will be covered with duSt, [80:41] overcast, covered, with gloom, darkness and blackness. [80:42] Those, the people of this predicament, are the disbelievers, the profligates, those who have com¬ bined disbelief with profligacy. In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful: [81:1] When the sun is folded away, enfolded and Stripped of its light, [81:2] and when the Stars scatter, [when] th…
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39. Laughing in happiness due to what Allah has prepared for them out of His mercy.
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وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
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40. And the faces of the wretched people will have dust on them on that day.
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تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
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41. Darkness will come over them.
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أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
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42. Those described above in that state will be the ones who combined disbelief and transgression.
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