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