He Frowned (‘Abasa)
Verses 17-32 GROUP_1561 80.17-32
17
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Woe to man! How ungrateful he is!
18
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Of what [stuff] has He created him?
19
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Out of a drop of sperm! He creates and proportions him,
20
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
He makes his path easy for him.
21
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes him to die and be buried.
22
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاء أَنشَرَهُ
Then when He pleases, He will bring him back to life.
23
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Yet man declines to do His bidding.
24
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَى طَعَامِهِ
Let man reflect on the food he eats.
25
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاء صَبًّا
We let the rain pour down in torrents
26
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
and then We cleaved the earth asunder.
27
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
We make the grain grow out of it,
28
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
and grape vines and vegetables,
29
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
and olive trees and date palms
30
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
and burgeoning enclosed gardens
31
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
and fruits and fodder
32
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
as provision for you and for your cattle to enjoy.
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Commentary
(a) The driving force behind the true godliness required of a man is, in reality, his sense of gratitude. If he gives serious consideration to his creation and the various natural systems in operation around him, a sense of gratitude towards his Lord will eventually develop in him. The state of being resulting from these feelings of gratitude and obligation is known as godliness, or adoration of God in the real sense.