Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
An jaahu alaAAma
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man.
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
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
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Faanta lahu tasadda
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you give attention.
To him do you address yourself.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
And he fears,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him you are distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
In honored books,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
Biaydee safaratin
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
In the hands of scribes
Kiramin bararatin
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
Noble, virtuous.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what substance did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
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
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He eased the way for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
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
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look to his food,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
How We poured down water in torrents,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and clover,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olive and palm trees
And the olive and the palm,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And thick gardens,
Wafakihatan waabban
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and herbage
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the deafening cry comes,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
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
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, joyous.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Tarhaquha qataratun
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.