Tafsir of Abasa 80:10

Surah 'Abasa (He Frowned): Verse 10

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّى

(But as for him who turns away,)

Translation & Exegesis:

This means you busy yourself with him. The root verb is lahā (to be preoccupied/distracted). It is read as talahhā (you busy yourself) or tatalahhā (as read by Talhah ibn Musarrif).

Abu Ja'far read it as yalhī (it distracts you), meaning: "The importance of the chieftains distracts you."

If one asks: "The statement: {فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ مُصَدَّى} (But as for him who turns away) followed by {فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّى} (But as for him who turns away [from you]) implies a specific address (to the Prophet, peace be upon him). Why is this specificity used?"

The answer is: Yes, it is specific. Its meaning is to rebuke the act of turning toward [the rich man] and turning away [from the poor man]. That is, someone like you, specifically, should not turn toward the rich man and turn away from the poor man.

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

(No! Indeed, it is a reminder.)