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 could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
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 that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him dost thou attend;
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
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).
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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
And hath fear,
And with fear (in his heart),
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
From him thou art distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
On honoured leaves
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
(Set down) by scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
Noble and righteous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what stuff hath He created 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 hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
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 doth He make His path smooth 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
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 it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
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.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
How We pour water in showers
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Then split the earth in clefts
And We split the earth in fragments,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And cause the grain to grow therein
And produce therein corn,
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And grapes and green fodder
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And Olives and Dates,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and fodder, -
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
Provision for you and your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when the Shout cometh
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
And from 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).
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
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 beaming,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
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.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.