عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١﴾
'Abasa wa tawallaa.
All 42 ayat of Surah Abasa in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah. It is in juz 30 (para 30).
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١﴾
'Abasa wa tawallaa.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ ﴿٢﴾
An jaa-ahul 'a-maa
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾
Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ ﴿٤﴾
Au yaz zak karu fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٥﴾
Amma manis taghnaa
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ ﴿٦﴾
Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ﴿٧﴾
Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ ﴿٨﴾
Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ ﴿٩﴾
Wahuwa yakhshaa,
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ﴿١٠﴾
Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ﴿١١﴾
Kalla innaha tazkirah
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ﴿١٢﴾
Faman shaa a zakarah
فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ ﴿١٣﴾
Fi suhufim mukar rama,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ ﴿١٤﴾
Marfoo'atim mutah hara,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ ﴿١٥﴾
Bi'aidee safara
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ ﴿١٦﴾
Kiraamim bararah.
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾
Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ﴿١٨﴾
Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ﴿١٩﴾
Min nutfah; khalaqahu faqad-darah.
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ﴿٢٠﴾
Thummas sabeela yas-sarah
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ ﴿٢١﴾
Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ ﴿٢٢﴾
Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ﴿٢٣﴾
Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ ﴿٢٤﴾
Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا ﴿٢٥﴾
Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا ﴿٢٦﴾
Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا ﴿٢٧﴾
Fa ambatna feeha habba
وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا ﴿٢٨﴾
Wa 'inabaw-wa qadba
وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا ﴿٢٩﴾
Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا ﴿٣٠﴾
Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba
وَفَٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا ﴿٣١﴾
Wa faki hataw-wa abba.
مَّتَٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ ﴿٣٢﴾
Mata'al-lakum wa li-an'amikum.
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ﴿٣٣﴾
Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ ﴿٣٤﴾
Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ﴿٣٥﴾
Wa ummihee wa abeeh
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ﴿٣٦﴾
Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ ﴿٣٧﴾
Likul limri-im-minuhm yaumaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh
وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ ﴿٣٨﴾
Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;
ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ ﴿٣٩﴾
Dahi katum mustab shirah
وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ ﴿٤٠﴾
Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ﴿٤١﴾
Tarhaquha qatarah.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ ﴿٤٢﴾
Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.
Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.
About this surah
Surah Abasa (سُورَةُ عَبَسَ), "He frowned", is surah 80 of the Quran. It has 42 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 30 (para 30), and covers page 585 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
We have not found an authentic hadith that names a particular virtue for Surah Abasa. Its reward is the reward of reciting the Quran itself: the Prophet ﷺ said that every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Reports you may see that promise specific rewards for this surah should be checked for their grading before they are shared.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910: every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Graded hasan sahih.
Questions
Surah Abasa has 42 ayat.
It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
Abasa means "He frowned".
Surah Abasa is in juz 30 (para 30).