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Sūrah 80 · Verse 17

Abasa 80:17

عبس

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

Meaning

Woe to man; how ungrateful he is[5]!

[5] i.e., the disbelievers.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;[1858] how disbelieving is he.

[1858] i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

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

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful!

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

Abasa

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net