Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And hath fear,
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ