Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
AAabasa watawalla
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
Amma mani istaghna
As for he who thinks himself without need,
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you give attention.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
Wahuwa yakhsha
While he fears [Allah],
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him you are distracted.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills may remember it.
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted and purified,
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Biaydee safaratin
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Kiramin bararatin
Noble and dutiful.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what substance did 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 sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He eased the way for him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let mankind look at his food -
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
How We poured down water in torrents,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And caused to grow within it grain
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and herbage
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olive and palm trees
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruit and grass -
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
On the Day a man will flee 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
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Tarhaquha qataratun
Blackness will cover them.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.