Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because the blind man came unto him.
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
فأنت له تصدى
Unto him thou payest regard.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وهو يخشى
And hath fear,
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him thou art distracted.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
في صحف مكرمة
On honoured leaves
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
بأيدي سفرة
(Set down) by scribes
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
كرام بررة
Noble and righteous.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
من أي شيء خلقه
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثم السبيل يسره
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Let man consider his food:
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
How We pour water in showers
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and green fodder
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وحدائق غلبا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and grasses:
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Provision for you and your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the Shout cometh
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his wife and his children,
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
ترهقها قترة
Veiled in darkness,
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.