وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-
— Abasa (عَبَسَ), 80:3

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وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-
— Abasa (عَبَسَ), 80:3
وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓTransliteration: Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-
This is verse 3 of Surah Abasa (عَبَسَ, meaning "He Frowned"), the 80th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 42 total verses.