Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
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
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة