Chapter 80, 42 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
The Prophet frowned and turned away
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أما من استغنى
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
فأنت له تصدى
To him you give attention.
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وهو يخشى
While he fears [Allah],
And hath fear,
And he fears,
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him you are distracted.
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
كلا إنها تذكرة
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
فمن شاء ذكره
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
في صحف مكرمة
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
بأيدي سفرة
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
كرام بررة
Noble and dutiful.
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
من أي شيء خلقه
From what substance did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He eased the way for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let mankind look at his food -
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
How We poured down water in torrents,
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And caused to grow within it grain
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olive and palm trees
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
وحدائق غلبا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his wife and his children,
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (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 -
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.