Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
An jaahu alaAAma
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Amma mani istaghna
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
Faanta lahu tasadda
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
Wahuwa yakhsha
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Biaydee safaratin
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
Kiramin bararatin
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He eased the way for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at his food -
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
Faanbatna feeha habban
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
WaAAinaban waqadban
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
Wafakihatan waabban
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ