Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
The Prophet frowned and turned away
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you give attention.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him you are distracted.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So whoever wills may remember it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
In honored books,
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what substance did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He eased the way for him;
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let mankind look at his food -
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
How We poured down water in torrents,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and herbage
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olive and palm trees
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruit and grass -
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ