SURAH ‘ABASA (HE FROWNED)

This surah has 42 verses and it was revealed in Mecca. It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (S) that the person who recites this surah will come out of his grave smiling on the Day of Resurrection.

Writing this surah as a taweez on deerskin and keeping it in one’s possession makes one successful in all his endeavours. If it is recited during a journey, then the traveller will return home safely. Whoever recites this surah with surah at-Takweer, will be under the shade of the Holy Prophet (S) in Paradise.

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰٓىۙ‏(1)

(1) He frowned and turned (his) back,

اَنْ جَآءَهُ الْاَعْمٰىؕ‏(2)

(2) Because there came to him the blind man.

وَمَا يُدْرِيْكَ لَعَلَّهٗ يَزَّكّٰٓىۙ‏(3)

(3) And what would make you know that he would purify himself,

اَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرٰىؕ‏(4)

(4) Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?

اَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنٰىۙ‏(5)

(5) As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),

فَاَنْتَ لَهٗ تَصَدّٰىؕ‏(6)

(6) To him do you address yourself.

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰٓىؕ‏(7)

(7) And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself

وَاَمَّا مَنْ جَآءَكَ يَسْعٰىۙ‏(8)

(8) And as to him who comes to you striving hard,

وَهُوَ يَخْشٰىۙ‏(9)

(9) And he fears,

فَاَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهّٰى‌ۚ‏(10)

(10) From him will you divert yourself.

كَلَّاۤ اِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ ۚ‏(11)

(11) Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

فَمَنْ شَآءَ ذَكَرَهٗ‌ۘ‏(12)

(12) So let him who pleases mind it.

فِىْ صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۙ‏(13)

(13) In honored books,

مَّرْفُوْعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ ۭۙ‏(14)

(14) Exalted, purified,

بِاَيْدِىْ سَفَرَةٍۙ‏(15)

(15) In the hands of scribes

كِرَامٍۢ بَرَرَةٍؕ‏(16)

(16) Noble, virtuous.

قُتِلَ الْاِنْسَانُ مَاۤ اَكْفَرَهٗؕ‏(17)

(17) Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

مِنْ اَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهٗؕ‏(18)

(18) Of what thing did He create him?

مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍؕ خَلَقَهٗ فَقَدَّرَهٗ ۙ‏(19)

(19) Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,

ثُمَّ السَّبِيْلَ يَسَّرَهٗۙ‏(20)

(20) Then (as for) the way-- He has made it easy (for him)

ثُمَّ اَمَاتَهٗ فَاَقْبَرَهٗۙ‏(21)

(21) Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,

ثُمَّ اِذَا شَآءَ اَنْشَرَهٗؕ‏(22)

(22) Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَاۤ اَمَرَهٗؕ‏(23)

(23) Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.

فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْاِنْسَانُ اِلٰى طَعَامِهٖۤۙ‏(24)

(24) Then let man look to his food,

اَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَآءَ صَبًّا ۙ‏(25)

(25) That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْاَرْضَ شَقًّا ۙ‏(26)

(26) Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,

فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا حَبًّا ۙ‏(27)

(27) Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

وَّ عِنَبًا وَّقَضْبًا ۙ‏(28)

(28) And grapes and clover,

وَّزَيْتُوْنًا وَّنَخْلًا ؕ‏(29)

(29) And the olive and the palm,

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا ۙ‏(30)

(30) And thick gardens,

وَّفَاكِهَةً وَّاَبًّا ۙ‏(31)

(31) And fruits and herbage

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْؕ‏(32)

(32) A provision for you and for your cattle.

فَاِذَا جَآءَتِ الصَّآخَّةُ‏(33)

(33) But when the deafening cry comes,

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ اَخِيْهِۙ‏(34)

(34) The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,

وَاُمِّهٖ وَاَبِيْهِۙ‏(35)

(35) And his mother and his father,

وَصَاحِبَتِهٖ وَبَنِيْهِؕ‏(36)

(36) And his spouse and his son--

لِكُلِّ امْرِیءٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَاْنٌ يُّغْنِيْهِؕ‏(37)

(37) Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.

وُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ ۙ‏(38)

(38) (Many) faces on that day shall be bright,

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ ۚ‏(39)

(39) Laughing, joyous.

وَوُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ ۙ‏(40)

(40) And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ؕ‏(41)

(41) Darkness shall cover them.

اُولٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ‏(42)

(42) These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.