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
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
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)
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him dost thou attend;
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).
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
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
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
And hath fear,
And with fear (in his heart),
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him thou art distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
On honoured leaves
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
(Set down) by scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble and righteous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what stuff hath He created him?
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,
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
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.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
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.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
How We pour water in showers
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then split the earth in clefts
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And cause the grain to grow therein
And produce therein corn,
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and green fodder
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And Olives and Dates,
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and fodder, -
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Provision for you and your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the Shout cometh
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
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
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his wife and his children,
And from 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
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.
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing.
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,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them:
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.