He Frowned — The Study Quran Translation – Parallel Quran

1 He Frowned

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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He frowned and turned away

AAabasa watawalla

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

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because the blind man came to him

An jaahu al-aAAma

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

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And what would apprise thee? Perhaps he would purify himself

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

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or be reminded, such that the reminder might benefit him

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

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As for him who deems himself beyond need

Amma mani istaghna

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

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to him dost thou attend

Faanta lahu tasadda

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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though thou art not answerable, should he not be purified

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

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But as for him who came to thee striving earnestl

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

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فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

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from him thou art diverted

Faanta AAanhu talahha

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

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Nay! Truly it is a reminder

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

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so let whomsoever will, remember it

Faman shaa thakarahu

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

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on pages honored

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

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exalted and purified

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

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in the hands of scribes

Bi-aydee safaratin

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

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noble and pious

Kiramin bararatin

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

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May man perish! How ungrateful is he

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

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From what thing did He create him

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

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From a drop He created him, then proportioned him

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

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then He made the way easy for him

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

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Then He caused him to die and buried him

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

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Then, when He willed, He resurrected him

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

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Nay! But he has not accomplished what He commanded him

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

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So let man consider his food

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

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that We pour down water in abundance

Anna sababna almaa sabban

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

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then We split the earth in fissures

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

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and cause grains to grow therein

Faanbatna feeha habban

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

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and vines and herbs

WaAAinaban waqadban

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

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and olives and date palms

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

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and gardens densely planted

Wahada-iqa ghulban

وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

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and fruit and pastures

Wafakihatan waabban

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

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as sustenance for you and for your flocks

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

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So when the Piercing Cry does come

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

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that Day when a man will flee from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

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and his mother and his father

Waommihi waabeehi

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

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and his spouse and his children

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

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For every man that Day his affair shall suffice him

Likulli imri-in minhum yawma-ithin sha/nun yughneehi

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

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Faces that Day shall be shining, radiant

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

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laughing, joyous

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

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And faces that Day shall be covered with dust

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

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overspread with darkness

Tarhaquha qataratun

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

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Those, they are the disbelievers, the profligates

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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