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 could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
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 that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit 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 to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
فأنت له تصدى
To him dost thou attend;
To him do you address yourself.
Unto him thou payest regard.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وهو يخشى
And with fear (in his heart),
And he fears,
And hath fear,
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him will you divert yourself.
From him thou art distracted.
كلا إنها تذكرة
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
فمن شاء ذكره
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
In honored books,
On honoured leaves
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
بأيدي سفرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes
(Set down) by scribes
كرام بررة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and righteous.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
من أي شيء خلقه
From what stuff hath He created him?
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
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 doth He make His path smooth 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
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 it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
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
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath 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 man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let man look to his food,
Let man consider his food:
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then split the earth in clefts
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And produce therein corn,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And cause the grain to grow therein
وعنبا وقضبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and green fodder
وزيتونا ونخلا
And Olives and Dates,
And the olive and the palm,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وحدائق غلبا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And thick gardens,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when the Shout cometh
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his own 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 from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
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 beaming,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
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
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.