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