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