Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
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,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
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
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
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,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And hath fear,
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
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,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
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.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ