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عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰىٓۙ  ( عبس: ١ )

ʿabasa
عَبَسَ
He frowned
watawallā
وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
and turned away

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

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اَنْ جَاۤءَهُ الْاَعْمٰىۗ  ( عبس: ٢ )

an
أَن
Because
jāahu
جَآءَهُ
came to him
l-aʿmā
ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
the blind man

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

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وَمَا يُدْرِيْكَ لَعَلَّهٗ يَزَّكّٰىٓۙ  ( عبس: ٣ )

wamā
وَمَا
But what
yud'rīka
يُدْرِيكَ
would make you know
laʿallahu
لَعَلَّهُۥ
that he might
yazzakkā
يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
purify himself

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

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اَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرٰىۗ  ( عبس: ٤ )

aw
أَوْ
Or
yadhakkaru
يَذَّكَّرُ
be reminded
fatanfaʿahu
فَتَنفَعَهُ
so would benefit him
l-dhik'rā
ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
the reminder?

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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اَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنٰىۙ  ( عبس: ٥ )

ammā
أَمَّا
As for
mani
مَنِ
(him) who
is'taghnā
ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
considers himself free from need

As for he who thinks himself without need,

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فَاَنْتَ لَهٗ تَصَدّٰىۗ  ( عبس: ٦ )

fa-anta
فَأَنتَ
So you
lahu
لَهُۥ
to him
taṣaddā
تَصَدَّىٰ
give attention

To him you give attention.

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وَمَا عَلَيْكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰىۗ  ( عبس: ٧ )

wamā
وَمَا
And not
ʿalayka
عَلَيْكَ
upon you
allā
أَلَّا
that not
yazzakkā
يَزَّكَّىٰ
he purifies himself

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

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وَاَمَّا مَنْ جَاۤءَكَ يَسْعٰىۙ  ( عبس: ٨ )

wa-ammā
وَأَمَّا
But as for
man
مَن
(he) who
jāaka
جَآءَكَ
came to you
yasʿā
يَسْعَىٰ
striving

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

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وَهُوَ يَخْشٰىۙ  ( عبس: ٩ )

wahuwa
وَهُوَ
While he
yakhshā
يَخْشَىٰ
fears

While he fears [Allah],

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فَاَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهّٰىۚ  ( عبس: ١٠ )

fa-anta
فَأَنتَ
But you
ʿanhu
عَنْهُ
from him
talahhā
تَلَهَّىٰ
(are) distracted

From him you are distracted.

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Quran Info (About) :
'Abasa
القرآن الكريم:عبس
Ayah Sajadat (سجدة):-
Surah Name (latin):'Abasa
Chapter:80
Surah Alias:As-Saakha, As-Saffara
Surah Title:He Frowned
Number of verses:42
Total Words:130
Total Characters:533
Number of Rukūʿs:1
Classification
(Revelation Location):
Meccan
Revelation Order:24
Starting from verse:5758