Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
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
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
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
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him dost thou attend;
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And with fear (in his heart),
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
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
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
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
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
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
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
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
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
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
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
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
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And produce therein corn,
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And Olives and Dates,
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and fodder, -
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
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
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
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
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them:
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.