AAabasa watawalla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
An jaahu alaAAma
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
Because there came to him the blind man.
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Faanta lahu tasadda
فأنت له تصدى
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وما عليك ألا يزكى
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وهو يخشى
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
Biaydee safaratin
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
Kiramin bararatin
كرام بررة
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
من أي شيء خلقه
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
We pour forth water in abundance.
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وحدائق غلبا
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
Wafakihatan waabban
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
وأمه وأبيه
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Tarhaquha qataratun
ترهقها قترة
Darkness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.