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