Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

'Abasa wa tawallaa.

An jaa-ahul 'a-maa

Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.

Au yaz zak karu fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.

Amma manis taghnaa

Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa

Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.

Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a

Wahuwa yakhshaa,

Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.

Kalla innaha tazkirah

Faman shaa a zakarah

Fi suhufim mukar rama,

Marfoo'atim mutah hara,

Bi'aidee safara

Kiraamim bararah.

Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.

Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq

Min nutfatin khalaqahoo faqaddarah.

Thummas sabeela yas-sarah

Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah

Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah

Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.

Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih

Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.

Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.

Fa ambatna feeha habba

Wa 'inabaw-wa qadba

Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'

Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba

Wa faki hataw-wa abba.

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

Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.

Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh

Wa ummihee wa abeeh

Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.

Likul limri-im-minhum yawmaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh

Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;

Dahi katum mustab shirah

Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a

Tarhaquha qatarah.

Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.

(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).

But what could tell you that per chance he might become pure (from sins)?

Or that he might receive admonition, and that the admonition might profit him?

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

To him you attend;

What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief, you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).

But as to him who came to you running.

And is afraid (of Allah and His Punishment),

Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

Nay, (do not do like this), indeed it (these Verses of this Qur'an) are an admonition,

So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honor (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz).

Exalted (in dignity), purified,

In the hands of scribes (angels).

Honorable and obedient.

Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

From what thing did He create him?

From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him, and then set him in due proportion;

Then He makes the Path easy for him;

Then He causes him to die, and puts him in his grave;

Then, when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.

Then let man look at his food,

That We pour forth water in abundance,

And We split the earth in clefts,

And We cause therein the grain to grow,

And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

And olives and date-palms,

And gardens, dense with many trees,

And fruits and Abba (herbage, etc.),

(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

Then, when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the Day of Resurrection's second blowing of Trumpet),

That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

And from his mother and his father,

And from his wife and his children.

Every man, that Day, will have enough to make him careless of others.

Some faces that Day, will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism).

Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained;

Darkness will cover them,

Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).

This Surah was revealed in Makkah early in the Prophet's mission and consists of fourty-two verses. It takes it name from the word Abasa which is in where Surah begins.

One day the Prophet SAWW was engrossed in a conversation with some of the most influential cheiftains of pagan Makkans, hoping to convince them to accept Islam. At that crucial moment, a blind man among his noble companions whose name was 'Abdullah ibn Umm Maktoom, who had accepted Islam earlier, came with a request for a repetition of explanation of certain earlier passage of the Qur'an. Annoyed by this interruption of what he then regarded as a more important endeavour, the Prophet SAWW frowned and turned away from the blind man.

The Prophet SAWW was immediately, there and then, reproved by the first ten verse of the Surah. Later on, the Prophet SAWW would greet ibn Umm Maktoom with these words of humulity: "Welcome to him regarding whom my Lord has rebuked me."

For study Purposes, the Surah may be divided into four broad sections:

Verse 1-10: These Verse were revealed concerning 'Abdullah ibn Umm Maktoom who came to the Prophet SAWW to learn from him some of what Allah had taught him.

Verse 11-16: This section stresses that the Qur'an is a reminder to those who truly wish to be reminded.

Verse 17-32:  This section re-approaches man for his arrogant rejection of the truth inspite of enjoying countless bounties Almighty Allah has given him.

Verse 32-42: This section repeats the warning of the Day of Resurrection and contrasts the happy end of the righteous believers with that of the evil disbelievers.