Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
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).
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you attend;
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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).
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as to him who came to you running,
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
In honored books,
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Honourable and obedient.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what thing did He create him?
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let man look at his food:
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
We pour forth water in abundance.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olives and date-palms,
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens dense with many trees,
And fruits and herbage
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and herbage
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Darkness will cover them.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
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).