عبس

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

2 Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

2 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).

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

3 But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

3 And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

3 And what would make you know that he would purify himself,

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

4 Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?

4 Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

5 As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

5 As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),

6 To him you give attention.

6 To him you attend;

6 To him do you address yourself.

7 And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

7 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).

7 And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself

8 But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

8 But as to him who came to you running,

8 And as to him who comes to you striving hard,

9 While he fears [Allah],

9 And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).

9 And he fears,

10 From him you are distracted.

10 Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

10 From him will you divert yourself.

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

11 Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

12 So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

13 (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),

13 In honored books,

14 Exalted and purified,

14 Exalted (in dignity), purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

15 [Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,

15 In the hands of scribes (angels).

15 In the hands of scribes

16 Noble and dutiful.

16 Honourable and obedient.

16 Noble, virtuous.

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

17 Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

18 From what substance did He create him?

18 From what thing did He create him?

18 Of what thing did He create him?

19 From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;

19 From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.

19 Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,

20 Then He eased the way for him;

20 Then He makes the Path easy for him.

20 Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)

21 Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

21 Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

21 Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

22 Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

22 Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.

23 No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

23 Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.

23 Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

24 Then let man look at his food:

24 Then let man look to his food,

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

25 We pour forth water in abundance.

25 That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,

26 Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

26 And We split the earth in clefts.

26 Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,

27 And caused to grow within it grain

27 And We cause therein the grain to grow,

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

28 And grapes and herbage

28 And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

28 And grapes and clover,

29 And olive and palm trees

29 And olives and date-palms,

29 And the olive and the palm,

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

30 And gardens dense with many trees,

30 And thick gardens,

31 And fruit and grass -

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and herbage

32 [As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

32 (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

33 Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother

34 That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

34 The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,

35 And his mother and his father

35 And from his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father,

36 And his wife and his children,

36 And from his wife and his children.

36 And his spouse and his son - -

37 For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

37 Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

37 Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.

38 [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

38 Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

38 (Many) faces on that day shall be bright,

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

39 Laughing, joyous.

40 And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

40 And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

40 And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,

41 Blackness will cover them.

41 Darkness will cover them.

41 Darkness shall cover them.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

42 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).

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.