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