Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because the blind man came unto him.
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
To him dost thou attend;
Unto him thou payest regard.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
And with fear (in his heart),
And hath fear,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him thou art distracted.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
On honoured leaves
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
(Set down) by scribes
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble and righteous.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Let man consider his food:
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then split the earth in clefts
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And produce therein corn,
And cause the grain to grow therein
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and green fodder
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
And Olives and Dates,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and grasses:
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the Shout cometh
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
And from his wife and his children.
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.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
Veiled in darkness,
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.