How to memorize Surah 'Abasa

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Surah 'Abasa: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 80:1

   عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

   'Abasa wa tawallaa.

   He frowned and turned ˹his attention˺ away

2. 80:2

   أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

   An jaa-ahul 'a-maa

   ˹simply˺ because the blind man came to him ˹interrupting˺.

3. 80:3

   وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

   Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.

   You never know ˹O Prophet˺, perhaps he may be purified

4. 80:4

   أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

   Au yaz zak karu fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.

   or he may be mindful, benefitting from the reminder.

5. 80:5

   أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

   Amma manis taghnaa

   As for the one who was indifferent

6. 80:6

   فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

   Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa

   you gave him your ˹undivided˺ attention

7. 80:7

   وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

   Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.

   even though you are not to blame if he would not be purified.

8. 80:8

   وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

   Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a

   But as for the one who came to you, eager ˹to learn˺

9. 80:9

   وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

   Wahuwa yakhshaa,

   being in awe ˹of Allah˺

10. 80:10

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.

    you were inattentive to him.

11. 80:11

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

    Kalla innaha tazkirah

    But no! This ˹revelation˺ is truly a reminder.

12. 80:12

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

    Faman shaa a zakarah

    So let whoever wills be mindful of it.

13. 80:13

    فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

    Fi suhufim mukar rama,

    It is ˹written˺ on pages held in honour—

14. 80:14

    مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

    Marfoo'atim mutah hara,

    highly esteemed, purified—

15. 80:15

    بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

    Bi'aidee safara

    by the hands of angel-scribes

16. 80:16

    كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

    Kiraamim bararah.

    honourable and virtuous.

17. 80:17

    قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

    Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.

    Condemned are ˹disbelieving˺ humans! How ungrateful they are ˹to Allah˺!

18. 80:18

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

    Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq

    From what substance did He create them?

19. 80:19

    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

    Min nutfatin khalaqahoo faqaddarah.

    He created them from a sperm-drop, and ordained their development.

20. 80:20

    ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

    Thummas sabeela yas-sarah

    Then He makes the way easy for them

21. 80:21

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

    Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah

    then causes them to die and be buried.

22. 80:22

    ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

    Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah

    Then when He wills, He will resurrect them.

23. 80:23

    كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

    Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.

    But no! They have failed to comply with what He ordered.

24. 80:24

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

    Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih

    Let people then consider their food:

25. 80:25

    أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

    Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.

    how We pour down rain in abundance

26. 80:26

    ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

    Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.

    and meticulously split the earth open ˹for sprouts˺

27. 80:27

    فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

    Fa ambatna feeha habba

    causing grain to grow in it

28. 80:28

    وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

    Wa 'inabaw-wa qadba

    as well as grapes and greens

29. 80:29

    وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

    Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'

    and olives and palm trees

30. 80:30

    وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

    Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba

    and dense orchards

31. 80:31

    وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

    Wa faki hataw-wa abba.

    and fruit and fodder—

32. 80:32

    مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

    Mata'al-lakum wa li-an'amikum.

    all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.

33. 80:33

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

    Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.

    Then, when the Deafening Blast comes to pass—

34. 80:34

    يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

    Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh

    on that Day every person will flee from their own siblings

35. 80:35

    وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

    Wa ummihee wa abeeh

    and ˹even˺ their mother and father

36. 80:36

    وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

    Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.

    and ˹even˺ their spouse and children.

37. 80:37

    لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

    Likul limri-im-minuhm yaumaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh

    For then everyone will have enough concern of their own.

38. 80:38

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

    Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;

    On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright

39. 80:39

    ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

    Dahi katum mustab shirah

    laughing and rejoicing

40. 80:40

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

    Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a

    while ˹other˺ faces will be dusty

41. 80:41

    تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

    Tarhaquha qatarah.

    cast in gloom—

42. 80:42

    أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

    Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.

    those are the disbelievers, the ˹wicked˺ sinners.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.