Quran 80:3

Surah 'Abasa, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 42 in Surah 'Abasa (عبس), chapter 80 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

EnglishSaheeh International: But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (நபியே! உம்மிடம் வந்த அவர்) அவர் தூய்மையாகி விடக்கூடும் என்பதை நீர் அறிவீரா?
SinhalaRuwwad Center: ඔහු පිවිතුරු වනු ඇතැයි නුඹව දැනුවත් කරනුයේ කුමක් ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: تجھے کیا خبر شاید وه سنور جاتا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: あなたにどうして分ろうか，かれは清められるかも知れないことが。
ChineseMa Jian: 你怎能知道呢？他也许能受薰陶，

Tafsir of 80:3

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Prophet being reprimanded because He frowned at a Weak Man More than one of the scholars of Tafsir mentioned that one day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was addressing one of the great leaders of the Quraysh while hoping that he would accept Islam. While he was speaking in direct conversation with him, Ibn Umm Maktum came to him, and he was of those who had accepted Islam in its earliest days. He (Ibn Umm Maktum) then began asking the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about something, urgently beseeching him. The Prophet hoped that the man would be guided, so he asked Ibn Umm Maktum to wait for a moment so he could complete his conversation. He frowned in the face of Ibn Umm Maktum and turned away from him in order to face the other man. Thus, Allah revealed, عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى - أَن جَآءَهُ الاٌّعْمَى - وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّى (He frowned and turned away. Because there came to him the blind man. And how can you know that he might become pure) meaning, he may attain purification and cleanliness in his soul.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)