Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him dost thou attend;
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And hath fear,
And with fear (in his heart),
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
From him thou art distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
On honoured leaves
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
(Set down) by scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Noble and righteous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what stuff hath He created him?
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did He create him?
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He eased the way for him;
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at his food -
How We pour water in showers
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
Then split the earth in clefts
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
And cause the grain to grow therein
And produce therein corn,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
And grapes and green fodder
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And Olives and Dates,
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
Provision for you and your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
But when the Shout cometh
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them:
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.