AAabasa watawalla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
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.
The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
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, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man.
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you attend;
To him you give attention.
To him do you address yourself.
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 not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to you running,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Wahuwa yakhsha
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
While he fears [Allah],
And he fears,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him you are distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
In honored books,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes (angels).
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
In the hands of scribes
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and obedient.
Noble and dutiful.
Noble, virtuous.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing did He create him?
From what substance did He create him?
Of what thing did 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 sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then He eased the way for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food:
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look to his food,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
We pour forth water in abundance.
How We poured down water in torrents,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And caused to grow within it grain
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and clover,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olives and date-palms,
And olive and palm trees
And the olive and the palm,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens dense with many trees,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And thick gardens,
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and herbage
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the deafening cry comes,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
And 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,
And his spouse and his son - -
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, joyous.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
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 ones.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.