Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
AAabasa watawalla
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
An jaahu alaAAma
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
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?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
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),
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Amma mani istaghna
To him do you address yourself.
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him dost thou attend;
Faanta lahu tasadda
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
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,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And he fears,
And hath fear,
And with fear (in his heart),
Wahuwa yakhsha
From him will you divert yourself.
From him thou art distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
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.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Faman shaa thakarahu
In honored books,
On honoured leaves
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
In the hands of scribes
(Set down) by scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Biaydee safaratin
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and righteous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Kiramin bararatin
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
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,
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
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)
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
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.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
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.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Then let man look to his food,
Let man consider his food:
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,
How We pour water in showers
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then split the earth in clefts
And We split the earth in fragments,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And cause the grain to grow therein
And produce therein corn,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and green fodder
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And the olive and the palm,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And Olives and Dates,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And thick gardens,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and fodder, -
Wafakihatan waabban
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when the Shout cometh
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
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).
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,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Darkness shall cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them:
Tarhaquha qataratun
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu