Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
An jaahu alaAAma
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Amma mani istaghna
أما من استغنى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Faanta lahu tasadda
فأنت له تصدى
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Wahuwa yakhsha
وهو يخشى
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
في صحف مكرمة
In honored books,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Biaydee safaratin
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Kiramin bararatin
كرام بررة
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
من أي شيء خلقه
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثم السبيل يسره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Faanbatna feeha habban
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
WaAAinaban waqadban
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وزيتونا ونخلا
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وحدائق غلبا
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Wafakihatan waabban
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Waommihi waabeehi
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Tarhaquha qataratun
ترهقها قترة
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ