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