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