Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
To him you attend;
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as to him who came to you running,
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and obedient.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing did He create him?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
Then let man look at his food:
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
We pour forth water in abundance.
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in clefts.
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
And olives and date-palms,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
And gardens dense with many trees,
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
And from 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.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
Darkness will cover them.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).