Chapter 80, 42 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
The Prophet 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 there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
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,
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
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 be reminded and the remembrance would benefit 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 he who thinks himself without need,
فأنت له تصدى
To him dost thou attend;
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
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
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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 he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وهو يخشى
And with fear (in his heart),
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are 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.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
فمن شاء ذكره
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
بأيدي سفرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
كرام بررة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
من أي شيء خلقه
From what stuff hath He created him?
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did 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 sperm - drop He created him and destined for 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 He eased the way 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 He causes his death and provides a grave for 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 wills, He will resurrect him.
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.
No! Man has not yet accomplished 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,
Then let mankind look at 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 poured down water in torrents,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And produce therein corn,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
وعنبا وقضبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
وزيتونا ونخلا
And Olives and Dates,
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
وحدائق غلبا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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 a man will flee 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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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, that Day, will have upon them dust.
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them:
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
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 ones.