بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Chapter 80, 42 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because the blind man came unto him.
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
فأنت له تصدى
Unto him thou payest regard.
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وهو يخشى
And hath fear,
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him thou art distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
فمن شاء ذكره
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
في صحف مكرمة
On honoured leaves
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
بأيدي سفرة
(Set down) by scribes
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
كرام بررة
Noble and righteous.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
من أي شيء خلقه
From what thing doth He create him ?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
ثم السبيل يسره
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Let man consider his food:
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
How We pour water in showers
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then split the earth in clefts
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And cause the grain to grow therein
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and green fodder
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
وحدائق غلبا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and grasses:
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Provision for you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the Shout cometh
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ترهقها قترة
Veiled in darkness,
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.