Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because the blind man came unto him.
An jaahu alaAAma
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Amma mani istaghna
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
Unto him thou payest regard.
Faanta lahu tasadda
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And he fears,
And hath fear,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
From him thou art distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let him who pleases mind it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
In honored books,
On honoured leaves
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes
(Set down) by scribes
Biaydee safaratin
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and righteous.
Kiramin bararatin
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look to his food,
Let man consider his food:
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then split the earth in clefts
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And cause the grain to grow therein
Faanbatna feeha habban
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and green fodder
WaAAinaban waqadban
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And the olive and the palm,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And thick gardens,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
Wafakihatan waabban
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when the Shout cometh
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Tarhaquha qataratun
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ