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