He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
To him you attend;
To him dost thou attend;
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as to him who came to you running,
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And he fears,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And with fear (in his heart),
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
In honored books,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes
In the hands of scribes (angels).
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and obedient.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look to his food,
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
We pour forth water in abundance.
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in clefts.
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And produce therein corn,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And the olive and the palm,
And olives and date-palms,
And Olives and Dates,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And thick gardens,
And gardens dense with many trees,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and fodder, -
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the deafening cry comes,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
And from his wife and his children.
And from his wife and his children.
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
Darkness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ