Chapter 80, 42 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
أن جاءه الأعمى
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
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).
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أما من استغنى
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
فأنت له تصدى
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you attend;
وما عليك ألا يزكى
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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).
وأما من جاءك يسعى
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as to him who came to you running,
وهو يخشى
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
فأنت عنه تلهى
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
كلا إنها تذكرة
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
فمن شاء ذكره
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
في صحف مكرمة
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
مرفوعة مطهرة
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
بأيدي سفرة
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
In the hands of scribes (angels).
كرام بررة
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Honourable and obedient.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
من أي شيء خلقه
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what thing did He create him?
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
ثم السبيل يسره
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثم أماته فأقبره
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let man look at his food:
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
We pour forth water in abundance.
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We split the earth in clefts.
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
وعنبا وقضبا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وزيتونا ونخلا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olives and date-palms,
وحدائق غلبا
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens dense with many trees,
وفاكهة وأبا
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and herbage
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
وأمه وأبيه
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
وصاحبته وبنيه
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
ضاحكة مستبشرة
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
ترهقها قترة
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Darkness will cover them.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
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).