In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
AAabasa watawalla
Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
AAabasa watawalla
Because the blind man came unto him.
أن جاءه الأعمى
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).
An jaahu alaAAma
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Amma mani istaghna
Unto him thou payest regard.
فأنت له تصدى
To him you attend;
Faanta lahu tasadda
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
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).
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to you running,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And hath fear,
وهو يخشى
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Wahuwa yakhsha
From him thou art distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فمن شاء ذكره
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
On honoured leaves
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
(Set down) by scribes
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Biaydee safaratin
Noble and righteous.
كرام بررة
Honourable and obedient.
Kiramin bararatin
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
From what thing doth He create him ?
من أي شيء خلقه
From 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
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Let man consider his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food:
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
How We pour water in showers
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
We pour forth water in abundance.
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Then split the earth in clefts
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in clefts.
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And cause the grain to grow therein
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And grapes and green fodder
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
WaAAinaban waqadban
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olives and date-palms,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وحدائق غلبا
And gardens dense with many trees,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and grasses:
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
Provision for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
But when the Shout cometh
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
And from his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from his wife and his children.
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Veiled in darkness,
ترهقها قترة
Darkness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
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).
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu