Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
Because the blind man came unto him.
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أما من استغنى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
Unto him thou payest regard.
فأنت له تصدى
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And hath fear,
وهو يخشى
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
From him thou art distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فمن شاء ذكره
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
On honoured leaves
في صحف مكرمة
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
(Set down) by scribes
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
Noble and righteous.
كرام بررة
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
From what thing doth He create him ?
من أي شيء خلقه
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثم السبيل يسره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Let man consider his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
How We pour water in showers
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Then split the earth in clefts
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And cause the grain to grow therein
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And grapes and green fodder
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وحدائق غلبا
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and grasses:
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
Provision for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
But when the Shout cometh
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Veiled in darkness,
ترهقها قترة
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu