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Basmala, before verse 1: بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. Verse 1:

   عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ1

   He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away

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2. Verse 2:

   أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ2

   Because there came to him the blind man,^{note 1853} [interrupting].

   Notes, Verse 2

   [1853] ʿAbdullāh, the son of Umm Maktūm.

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3. Verse 3:

   وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ3

   But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified^{note 1854}

   Notes, Verse 3

   [1854] As a result of what he learns from you.

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4. Verse 4:

   أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ4

   Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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5. Verse 5:

   أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ5

   As for he who thinks himself without need,^{note 1855}

   Notes, Verse 5

   [1855] i.e., without need of faith or need of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Here it is in reference to a certain influential member of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to bring to Islām.

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6. Verse 6:

   فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ6

   To him you give attention.

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7. Verse 7:

   وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ7

   And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.^{note 1856}

   Notes, Verse 7

   [1856] The Prophet (ﷺ) was responsible only for conveying the message, not for ultimate guidance.

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8. Verse 8:

   وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ8

   But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

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9. Verse 9:

   وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ9

   While he fears [Allāh],

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10. Verse 10:

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ10

    From him you are distracted.

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11. Verse 11:

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ11

    No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;

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12. Verse 12:

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ12

    So whoever wills may remember it.^{note 1857}

    Notes, Verse 12

    [1857] The revelation. Or "Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .

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13. Verse 13:

    فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ13

    [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

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14. Verse 14:

    مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ14

    Exalted and purified,

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15. Verse 15:

    بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ15

    [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

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16. Verse 16:

    كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ16

    Noble and dutiful.

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17. Verse 17:

    قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ17

    Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;^{note 1858} how disbelieving is he.

    Notes, Verse 17

    [1858] i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.

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18. Verse 18:

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ18

    From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?

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19. Verse 19:

    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ19

    From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;^{note 1859}

    Notes, Verse 19

    [1859] His proportions, provisions, life span, etc.

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20. Verse 20:

    ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ20

    Then He eased the way for him;^{note 1860}

    Notes, Verse 20

    [1860] Into this world (i.e., his birth) . It may also refer to life itself, which has been made easier by Allāh's guidance.

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21. Verse 21:

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ21

    Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.^{note 1861}

    Notes, Verse 21

    [1861] To conceal his decaying body.

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22. Verse 22:

    ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ22

    Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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23. Verse 23:

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ23

    No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

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24. Verse 24:

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ24

    Then let mankind look at his food -

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25. Verse 25:

    أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا25

    How We poured down water in torrents,

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26. Verse 26:

    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا26

    Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

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27. Verse 27:

    فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا27

    And caused to grow within it grain

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28. Verse 28:

    وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا28

    And grapes and herbage

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29. Verse 29:

    وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا29

    And olive and palm trees

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30. Verse 30:

    وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا30

    And gardens of dense shrubbery

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31. Verse 31:

    وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا31

    And fruit and grass -

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32. Verse 32:

    مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ32

    [As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

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33. Verse 33:

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ33

    But when there comes the Deafening Blast^{note 1862}

    Notes, Verse 33

    [1862] The piercing blast of the Horn which signals resurrection. Aṣ-Ṣākhkhah is also a name for the Day of Resurrection.

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34. Verse 34:

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ34

    On the Day a man will flee from his brother

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35. Verse 35:

    وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ35

    And his mother and his father

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36. Verse 36:

    وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ36

    And his wife and his children,

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37. Verse 37:

    لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ37

    For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.^{note 1863}

    Notes, Verse 37

    [1863] i.e., to occupy him. He will be concerned only with himself, thus forgetting all others.

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38. Verse 38:

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ38

    [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

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39. Verse 39:

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ39

    Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

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40. Verse 40:

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ40

    And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

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41. Verse 41:

    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ41

    Blackness will cover them.

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42. Verse 42:

    أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ42

    Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

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