عبس

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

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

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

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 there came to him the blind man.

2 Because the blind man came unto him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

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

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

6 To him you attend;

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

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

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

8 But as to him who came to you running,

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

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

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

9 And he fears,

9 And hath fear,

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

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 From him thou art distracted.

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

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

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

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

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

13 In honored books,

13 On honoured leaves

14 Exalted (in dignity), purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

15 In the hands of scribes (angels).

15 In the hands of scribes

15 (Set down) by scribes

16 Honourable and obedient.

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Noble and righteous.

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

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

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

18 From what thing did He create him?

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

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

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

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

20 Then He makes the Path easy for him.

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

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

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

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

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 Then let man look at his food:

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Let man consider his food:

25 We pour forth water in abundance.

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

25 How We pour water in showers

26 And We split the earth in clefts.

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

26 Then split the earth in clefts

27 And We cause therein the grain to grow,

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

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

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and green fodder

29 And olives and date-palms,

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

30 And gardens dense with many trees,

30 And thick gardens,

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and grasses:

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

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

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

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 But when the Shout cometh

34 That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

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

34 On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

35 And from his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father

36 And from his wife and his children.

36 And his spouse and his son - -

36 And his wife and his children,

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

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

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

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

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

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

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

39 Laughing, joyous.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

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

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

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

41 Darkness will cover them.

41 Darkness shall cover them.

41 Veiled in darkness,

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 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.