Chapter 80, 42 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
أن جاءه الأعمى
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).
Because there came to him the blind man.
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
فأنت له تصدى
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
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).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وهو يخشى
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
فمن شاء ذكره
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
كرام بررة
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
من أي شيء خلقه
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
We pour forth water in abundance.
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
وحدائق غلبا
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
وأمه وأبيه
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ترهقها قترة
Darkness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
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).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.