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.
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).
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Faanta lahu tasadda
فأنت له تصدى
To him you attend;
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).
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to you running,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وهو يخشى
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Biaydee safaratin
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Kiramin bararatin
كرام بررة
Honourable and obedient.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
من أي شيء خلقه
From 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.
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food:
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
We pour forth water in abundance.
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in clefts.
Faanbatna feeha habban
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olives and date-palms,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وحدائق غلبا
And gardens dense with many trees,
Wafakihatan waabban
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and 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)
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
وأمه وأبيه
And from his mother and his father,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from his wife and his children.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Tarhaquha qataratun
ترهقها قترة
Darkness will 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).