Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
AAabasa watawalla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
An jaahu alaAAma
أن جاءه الأعمى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Amma mani istaghna
أما من استغنى
To him do you address yourself.
To him dost thou attend;
Faanta lahu tasadda
فأنت له تصدى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And he fears,
And with fear (in his heart),
Wahuwa yakhsha
وهو يخشى
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فأنت عنه تلهى
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كلا إنها تذكرة
So let him who pleases mind it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
In honored books,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
في صحف مكرمة
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مرفوعة مطهرة
In the hands of scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Biaydee safaratin
بأيدي سفرة
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Kiramin bararatin
كرام بررة
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Of what thing did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
من أي شيء خلقه
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Then let man look to his food,
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in fragments,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And produce therein corn,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And grapes and clover,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وعنبا وقضبا
And the olive and the palm,
And Olives and Dates,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وزيتونا ونخلا
And thick gardens,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وحدائق غلبا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and fodder, -
Wafakihatan waabban
وفاكهة وأبا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
But when the deafening cry comes,
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
And his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
وأمه وأبيه
And his spouse and his son - -
And from his wife and his children.
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وصاحبته وبنيه
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضاحكة مستبشرة
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
Tarhaquha qataratun
ترهقها قترة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة