Chapter 80, 42 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man.
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
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,
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أما من استغنى
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
فأنت له تصدى
To him dost thou attend;
To him you give attention.
To him do you address yourself.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
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
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وهو يخشى
And with fear (in his heart),
While he fears [Allah],
And he fears,
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him you are distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
كلا إنها تذكرة
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
فمن شاء ذكره
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
In honored books,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
بأيدي سفرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
In the hands of scribes
كرام بررة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble and dutiful.
Noble, virtuous.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
من أي شيء خلقه
From what stuff hath He created him?
From what substance did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
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,
ثم السبيل يسره
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then He eased the way for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look to his food,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And produce therein corn,
And caused to grow within it grain
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
وعنبا وقضبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and clover,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And Olives and Dates,
And olive and palm trees
And the olive and the palm,
وحدائق غلبا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And thick gardens,
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and herbage
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the deafening cry comes,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly 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 wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
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.
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.
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, joyous.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them:
Blackness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.