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.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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 there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Wahuwa yakhsha
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Anna sababna almaa sabban
We pour forth water in abundance.
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
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).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ