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
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
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
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
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
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
And hath fear,
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
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
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
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.
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.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
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
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
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
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
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
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu