Surah 'Abasa in Swahili: translation and audio

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration ʿabasa watawallā

Swahili Alikunja kipaji na akageuka,

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

Transliteration an jāahu l-aʿmā

Swahili Kwa sababu alimjia kipofu!

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā yud'rīka laʿallahu yazzakkā

Swahili Na nini kitakujuulisha pengine yeye atatakasika?

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

Transliteration aw yadhakkaru fatanfaʿahu l-dhik'rā

Swahili Au atawaidhika, na mawaidha yamfae?

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Transliteration ammā mani is'taghnā

Swahili Ama ajionaye hana haja,

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

Transliteration fa-anta lahu taṣaddā

Swahili Wewe ndio unamshughulikia?

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Transliteration wamā ʿalayka allā yazzakkā

Swahili Na si juu yako kama hakutakasika.

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

Transliteration wa-ammā man jāaka yasʿā

Swahili Ama anaye kujia kwa juhudi,

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

Transliteration wahuwa yakhshā

Swahili Naye anaogopa,

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Transliteration fa-anta ʿanhu talahhā

Swahili Ndio wewe unampuuza?

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Transliteration kallā innahā tadhkiratun

Swahili Sivyo hivyo! Huku ni kukumbushana.

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Transliteration faman shāa dhakarahu

Swahili Basi anaye penda akumbuke.

فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

Transliteration fī ṣuḥufin mukarramatin

Swahili Yamo katika kurasa zilizo hishimiwa,

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

Transliteration marfūʿatin muṭahharatin

Swahili Zilizo inuliwa, zilizo takaswa.

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

Transliteration bi-aydī safaratin

Swahili Zimo mikononi mwa Malaika waandishi,

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

Transliteration kirāmin bararatin

Swahili Watukufu, wema.

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

Transliteration qutila l-insānu mā akfarahu

Swahili Ameangamia mwanaadamu! Nini kinacho mkufurisha?

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

Transliteration min ayyi shayin khalaqahu

Swahili Kwa kitu gani amemuumba?

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Transliteration min nuṭ'fatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

Swahili Kwa tone la manii, akamuumba na akamkadiria.

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Transliteration thumma l-sabīla yassarahu

Swahili Kisha akamsahilishia njia.

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

Transliteration thumma amātahu fa-aqbarahu

Swahili Kisha akamfisha, akamtia kaburini.

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Transliteration thumma idhā shāa ansharahu

Swahili Kisha apendapo atamfufua.

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Transliteration kallā lammā yaqḍi mā amarahu

Swahili La! Hajamaliza aliyo muamuru.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Transliteration falyanẓuri l-insānu ilā ṭaʿāmihi

Swahili Hebu mtu na atazame chakula chake.

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

Transliteration annā ṣababnā l-māa ṣabban

Swahili Hakika Sisi tumemimina maji kwa nguvu,

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

Transliteration thumma shaqaqnā l-arḍa shaqqan

Swahili Tena tukaipasua pasua ardhi kwa nguvu,

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

Transliteration fa-anbatnā fīhā ḥabban

Swahili Kisha tukaotesha humo nafaka,

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

Transliteration waʿinaban waqaḍban

Swahili Na zabibu, na mimea ya majani,

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

Transliteration wazaytūnan wanakhlan

Swahili Na mizaituni, na mitende,

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

Transliteration waḥadāiqa ghul'ban

Swahili Na bustani zenye miti iliyo songana baraabara,

وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

Transliteration wafākihatan wa-abban

Swahili Na matunda, na malisho ya wanyama;

مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

Transliteration matāʿan lakum wali-anʿāmikum

Swahili Kwa manufaa yenu na mifugo yenu.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

Transliteration fa-idhā jāati l-ṣākhatu

Swahili Basi utakapo kuja ukelele,

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

Transliteration yawma yafirru l-maru min akhīhi

Swahili Siku ambayo mtu atamkimbia nduguye,

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

Transliteration wa-ummihi wa-abīhi

Swahili Na mamaye na babaye,

وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

Transliteration waṣāḥibatihi wabanīhi

Swahili Na mkewe na wanawe -

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

Transliteration likulli im'ri-in min'hum yawma-idhin shanun yugh'nīhi

Swahili Kila mtu miongoni mwao siku hiyo atakuwa na lake la kumtosha.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Transliteration wujūhun yawma-idhin mus'firatun

Swahili Siku hiyo ziko nyuso zitazo nawiri,

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Transliteration ḍāḥikatun mus'tabshiratun

Swahili Zitacheka, zitachangamka;

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Transliteration wawujūhun yawma-idhin ʿalayhā ghabaratun

Swahili Na nyuso siku hiyo zitakuwa na mavumbi,

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Transliteration tarhaquhā qataratun

Swahili Giza totoro litazifunika,

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

Transliteration ulāika humu l-kafaratu l-fajaratu

Swahili Hao ndio makafiri watenda maovu.