Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
AAabasa watawalla
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
An jaahu alaAAma
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Amma mani istaghna
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
To him dost thou attend;
Faanta lahu tasadda
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
And with fear (in his heart),
Wahuwa yakhsha
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Faman shaa thakarahu
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Biaydee safaratin
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Kiramin bararatin
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
From what stuff hath He created 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 sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And produce therein corn,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And Olives and Dates,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and fodder, -
Wafakihatan waabban
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And from his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from 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
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them:
Tarhaquha qataratun
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu