Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) 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 (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).
Because the blind man came unto him.
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you attend;
Unto him thou payest regard.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
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).
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to you running,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Wahuwa yakhsha
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And hath fear,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him thou art distracted.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
On honoured leaves
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes (angels).
(Set down) by scribes
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and obedient.
Noble and righteous.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food:
Let man consider his food:
Anna sababna almaa sabban
We pour forth water in abundance.
How We pour water in showers
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then split the earth in clefts
Faanbatna feeha habban
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And cause the grain to grow therein
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and green fodder
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olives and date-palms,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens dense with many trees,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the Shout cometh
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from his wife and his children.
And his wife and his children,
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness will cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
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).
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.