Surat ‘Abasa Verse No. 23: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 23 from Surah ‘Abasa : Number of verses 42 - - page 585 - Part 30.
﴾كـَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ﴿
[ عبس: 23]
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
English - Sahih International
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(80:23) Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him. *16
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*16) "Duty" implies the duty that Allah has enjoined on every man in the form of natural guidance as well as the duty to which man's own existence and every particle of the universe, from the earth to the heavens, and every manifestation of Divine power are pointing, and that duty also which Allah has conveyed in every age through His Prophets and Books and disseminated through the righteous people of every period. (For explanation, see E.N. 5 of Surah Ad- Dahr). In the present context the object is to express the meaning that on the basis of the truths stated in the above verses, it was man's duty to have obeyed his Creator, but, contrary to this, he adopted the way of disobedience and did not fulfil the demand of his being His creature.
Source : ‘Abasa Verse 23: No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.