Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
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).
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
To him you attend;
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
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).
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as to him who came to you running,
And hath fear,
And he fears,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and obedient.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing did He create him?
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,
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Then let man look at his food:
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
We pour forth water in abundance.
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in clefts.
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
And olives and date-palms,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
And gardens dense with many trees,
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
And from his wife and his children.
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.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
Darkness will cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
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).