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Abul Ala Maududi

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80 `Abasa عَبَسَ

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
80:1 عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
80:1
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
He frowned and turned away
80:2 أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
80:2
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
that the blind man came to him.
80:3 وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
80:3
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself,
80:4 أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
80:4
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him.
80:5 أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
80:5
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Now he who waxes indifferent,
80:6 فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
80:6
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
you attend to him,
80:7 وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
80:7
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself.
80:8 وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
80:8
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
But he who comes to you running,
80:9 وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
80:9
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and fears (Allah),
80:10 فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
80:10
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
you pay no heed to him.
80:11 كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
80:11
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
No indeed; this is only a Reminder.
80:12 فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
80:12
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
So whoso wills may give heed to it.
80:13 فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
80:13
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
It is contained in scrolls highly honoured,
80:14 مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
80:14
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
most exalted and purified,
80:15 بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
80:15
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
borne by the hands of scribes,
80:16 كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
80:16
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
noble and purified.
80:17 قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
80:17
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth.
80:18 مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
80:18
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Out of what did Allah create him?
80:19 مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
80:19
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him,
80:20 ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
80:20
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and then made the course of life easy for him,
80:21 ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
80:21
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave,
80:22 ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
80:22
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life.
80:23 كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
80:23
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him.
80:24 فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
80:24
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
So let man just consider his food:
80:25 أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
80:25
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
We poured water, pouring it in great abundance,
80:26 ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
80:26
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder;
80:27 فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
80:27
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
then caused the grain to grow out of it,
80:28 وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
80:28
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
together with grapes and vegetables,
80:29 وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
80:29
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and olives and palms,
80:30 وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
80:30
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and dense orchards,
80:31 وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
80:31
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and fruits and pastures –
80:32 مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
80:32
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
all this as a provision for you and your cattle.
80:33 فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
80:33
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
But when the deafening cry shall be sounded
80:34 يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
80:34
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother,
80:35 وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
80:35
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and his mother and his father;
80:36 وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
80:36
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and his consort and his children;
80:37 لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
80:37
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself.
80:38 وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
80:38
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness,
80:39 ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
80:39
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
and be cheerful and joyous.
80:40 وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
80:40
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden,
80:41 تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
80:41
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
enveloped by darkness.
80:42 أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
80:42
Abul Ala Maududi (English) :
These will be the unbelievers, the wicked.