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
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because the blind man came unto him.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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)
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
Unto him thou payest regard.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
And hath fear,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him thou art distracted.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
On honoured leaves
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
(Set down) by scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Noble and righteous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
From what thing doth He create him ?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
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.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
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.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Let man consider his food:
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
How We pour water in showers
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then split the earth in clefts
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And cause the grain to grow therein
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and green fodder
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and grasses:
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Provision for you and your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the Shout cometh
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
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
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his wife and his children,
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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).
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
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,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Veiled in darkness,
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ