Chapter 80, 42 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
أما من استغنى
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
فأنت له تصدى
To him you give attention.
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وهو يخشى
While he fears [Allah],
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him you are distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
كلا إنها تذكرة
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
فمن شاء ذكره
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
في صحف مكرمة
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
In honored books,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
بأيدي سفرة
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
كرام بررة
Noble and dutiful.
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
من أي شيء خلقه
From what substance did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He eased the way for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
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,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
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.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
How We poured down water in torrents,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And caused to grow within it grain
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olive and palm trees
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وحدائق غلبا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
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,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
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,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ