عبس

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

2 Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).

2 Because the blind man came unto him.

3 And what would make you know that he would purify himself,

3 And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

3 What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

4 Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?

4 Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?

4 Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?

5 As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),

5 As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 To him you attend;

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

7 And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself

7 What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).

7 Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).

8 And as to him who comes to you striving hard,

8 But as to him who came to you running,

8 But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose

9 And he fears,

9 And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).

9 And hath fear,

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

10 From him thou art distracted.

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

13 In honored books,

13 (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),

13 On honoured leaves

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted (in dignity), purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

15 In the hands of scribes

15 In the hands of scribes (angels).

15 (Set down) by scribes

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Honourable and obedient.

16 Noble and righteous.

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

17 Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

17 Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what thing did He create him?

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

19 Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,

19 From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.

19 From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,

20 Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)

20 Then He makes the Path easy for him.

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

21 Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,

21 Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

22 Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.

22 Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

22 Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

23 Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.

23 Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.

23 Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Then let man look at his food:

24 Let man consider his food:

25 That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,

25 We pour forth water in abundance.

25 How We pour water in showers

26 Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,

26 And We split the earth in clefts.

26 Then split the earth in clefts

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And We cause therein the grain to grow,

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

28 And grapes and green fodder

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olives and date-palms,

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

30 And thick gardens,

30 And gardens dense with many trees,

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and grasses:

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

32 (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)

33 But when the Shout cometh

34 The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,

34 That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

34 On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

35 And his mother and his father,

35 And from his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father

36 And his spouse and his son - -

36 And from his wife and his children.

36 And his wife and his children,

37 Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.

37 Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

37 Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

38 (Many) faces on that day shall be bright,

38 Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

39 Laughing, joyous.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

40 And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,

40 And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

40 And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,

41 Darkness shall cover them.

41 Darkness will cover them.

41 Veiled in darkness,

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

42 Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.