عبس

80 - He Frowned ('Abasa)

Order of Revelation: 24

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

Transliteration:

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

Word by Word:

Then let look the man at his food,

Translations:

Let man, then, consider [the sources of] his food:

Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

Let man consider his food:

Then let man look at his food --

Then let mankind look at his food -

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

Transliteration:

Anna sababna almaa sabban

Word by Word:

That [We] [We] poured the water (in) abundance,

Translations:

[how it is] that We pour down water, pouring it down abundantly;

For that We pour forth water in abundance,

How We pour water in showers

How We pour down abundant water,

How We poured down water in torrents,

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

Transliteration:

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

Word by Word:

Then We cleaved the earth splitting,

Translations:

and then We cleave the earth [with new growth], cleaving it asunder,

And We split the earth in fragments,

Then split the earth in clefts

Then cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

Transliteration:

Faanbatna feeha habban

Word by Word:

Then We caused to grow therein grain,

Translations:

and thereupon We cause grain to grow out of it,

And produce therein corn,

And cause the grain to grow therein

Then cause the grain to grow therein,

And caused to grow within it grain

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

Transliteration:

WaAAinaban waqadban

Word by Word:

And grapes and green fodder,

Translations:

and vines and edible plants,

And Grapes and nutritious plants,

And grapes and green fodder

And grapes and clover,

And grapes and herbage

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

Transliteration:

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

Word by Word:

And olive and date-palms,

Translations:

and olive trees and date-palms,

And Olives and Dates,

And olive-trees and palm-trees

And the olive and the palm,

And olive and palm trees