'Abasa
عبس
He Frowned · 42 ayahs
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- 1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He frowned and turned away
- 2
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
that the blind man came to him.
- 3
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself,
- 4
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him.
- 5
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Now he who waxes indifferent,
- 6
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
you attend to him,
- 7
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself.
- 8
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But he who comes to you running,
- 9
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
and fears (Allah),
- 10
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
you pay no heed to him.