Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because the blind man came unto him.
أن جاءه الأعمى
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أما من استغنى
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
Unto him thou payest regard.
فأنت له تصدى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
And hath fear,
وهو يخشى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
From him thou art distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كلا إنها تذكرة
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فمن شاء ذكره
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
On honoured leaves
في صحف مكرمة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
(Set down) by scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and righteous.
كرام بررة
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth 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,
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
Let man consider his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then split the earth in clefts
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And cause the grain to grow therein
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and green fodder
وعنبا وقضبا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وحدائق غلبا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
وفاكهة وأبا
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when the Shout cometh
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
ترهقها قترة
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة