Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
He frowned and turned (his) back,
An jaahu alaAAma
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man.
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
أما من استغنى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Faanta lahu tasadda
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
فأنت له تصدى
To him do you address yourself.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
وهو يخشى
And he fears,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him will you divert yourself.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
فمن شاء ذكره
So let him who pleases mind it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
في صحف مكرمة
In honored books,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
Biaydee safaratin
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes
Kiramin bararatin
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
كرام بررة
Noble, virtuous.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
من أي شيء خلقه
Of what thing did He create him?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
ثم السبيل يسره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look to his food,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وزيتونا ونخلا
And the olive and the palm,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
وحدائق غلبا
And thick gardens,
Wafakihatan waabban
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the deafening cry comes,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his spouse and his son - -
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, joyous.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Tarhaquha qataratun
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
ترهقها قترة
Darkness shall cover them.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.