Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
The Prophet frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him you give attention.
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
And hath fear,
While he fears [Allah],
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
From him thou art distracted.
From him you are distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So whoever wills may remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
On honoured leaves
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
(Set down) by scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
Noble and righteous.
Noble and dutiful.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what substance did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He eased the way for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Let man consider his food:
Then let mankind look at his food -
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
How We pour water in showers
How We poured down water in torrents,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And cause the grain to grow therein
And caused to grow within it grain
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and herbage
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And olive and palm trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
And fruits and grasses:
And fruit and grass -
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
Provision for you and your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when the Shout cometh
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.