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 could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
Amma mani istaghna
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him dost thou attend;
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
Wahuwa yakhsha
And with fear (in his heart),
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Faman shaa thakarahu
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Biaydee safaratin
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what stuff hath He created 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 hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And produce therein corn,
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And Olives and Dates,
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and fodder, -
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from 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
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing.
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 be dust - stained,
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
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.