Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
AAabasa watawalla
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
An jaahu alaAAma
Because the blind man came unto him.
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
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
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
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
To him do you address yourself.
To him dost thou attend;
Faanta lahu tasadda
Unto him thou payest regard.
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
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And he fears,
And with fear (in his heart),
Wahuwa yakhsha
And hath fear,
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him thou art distracted.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
So let him who pleases mind it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
In honored books,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
On honoured leaves
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
In the hands of scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Biaydee safaratin
(Set down) by scribes
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble and righteous.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Of what thing did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing doth He create him ?
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
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then maketh the way easy for him,
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
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
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
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
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
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Let man consider his food:
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
How We pour water in showers
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in fragments,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And produce therein corn,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and clover,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and green fodder
And the olive and the palm,
And Olives and Dates,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And thick gardens,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and fodder, -
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and grasses:
A provision for you and for your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Provision for you and your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the Shout cometh
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
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
And his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father
And his spouse and his son - -
And from his wife and his children.
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his wife and his children,
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
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
Tarhaquha qataratun
Veiled in darkness,
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.