Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
The Prophet frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أن جاءه الأعمى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أما من استغنى
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you give attention.
فأنت له تصدى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
While he fears [Allah],
وهو يخشى
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him you are distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كلا إنها تذكرة
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills may remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
في صحف مكرمة
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted and purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بأيدي سفرة
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble and dutiful.
كرام بررة
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what substance did 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 sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He eased the way for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let mankind look at his food -
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
How We poured down water in torrents,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And caused to grow within it grain
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and herbage
وعنبا وقضبا
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olive and palm trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وحدائق غلبا
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruit and grass -
وفاكهة وأبا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
On the Day a man will flee 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
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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, that Day, will have upon them dust.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Blackness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة