Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
An jaahu alaAAma
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Faanta lahu tasadda
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Wahuwa yakhsha
And hath fear,
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Biaydee safaratin
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Kiramin bararatin
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Anna sababna almaa sabban
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Tarhaquha qataratun
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ