Surah 'Abasa, Ayah 3 (80:3)

عَبَسَ

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

Quran 80:3 is ayah 3 of Surah 'Abasa (“He Frowned”), a Meccan surah of 42 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 585 of the Madani Mushaf.

80:3
وَمَايُدْرِيكَلَعَلَّهُۥيَزَّكَّىٰٓ٣
wamā yud'rīka laʿallahu yazzakkā

But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified(3)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāBut what
  2. يُدْرِيكَyud'rīkawould make you know
  3. لَعَلَّهُۥlaʿallahuthat he might
  4. يَزَّكَّىٰٓyazzakkāpurify himself

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