Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Because the blind man came unto him.
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
Unto him thou payest regard.
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And hath fear,
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
From him thou art distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
On honoured leaves
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
(Set down) by scribes
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Noble and righteous.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
From what thing doth He create him ?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Let man consider his food:
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
How We pour water in showers
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Then split the earth in clefts
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And cause the grain to grow therein
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And grapes and green fodder
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
And fruits and grasses:
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
Provision for you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
But when the Shout cometh
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Veiled in darkness,
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة