Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
The Prophet frowned and turned away
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
To him you give attention.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
While he fears [Allah],
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him you are distracted.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
So whoever wills may remember it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted and purified,
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Noble and dutiful.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
From what substance did He create him?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He eased the way for him;
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let mankind look at his food -
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
How We poured down water in torrents,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And caused to grow within it grain
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and herbage
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olive and palm trees
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruit and grass -
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his wife and his children,
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.