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