Abasa

1 AAabasa watawalla

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away

1 (The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

2 An jaahu alaAAma

2 Because the blind man came unto him.

2 Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).

3 Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

3 What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

3 But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -

4 Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

4 Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?

4 Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?

5 Amma mani istaghna

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

5 As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,

6 Faanta lahu tasadda

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

6 To him dost thou attend;

7 Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

7 Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).

7 Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).

8 Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

8 But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose

8 But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

9 Wahuwa yakhsha

9 And hath fear,

9 And with fear (in his heart),

10 Faanta AAanhu talahha

10 From him thou art distracted.

10 Of him wast thou unmindful.

11 Kalla innaha tathkiratun

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

11 By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:

12 Faman shaa thakarahu

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

12 Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

13 Fee suhufin mukarramatin

13 On honoured leaves

13 (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,

14 MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

15 Biaydee safaratin

15 (Set down) by scribes

15 (Written) by the hands of scribes -

16 Kiramin bararatin

16 Noble and righteous.

16 Honourable and Pious and Just.

17 Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu

17 Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!

17 Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

18 Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

18 From what stuff hath He created him?

19 Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

19 From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,

19 From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

20 Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

20 Then doth He make His path smooth for him;

21 Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

21 Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

22 Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

22 Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

22 Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).

23 Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

23 Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.

23 By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.

24 Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi

24 Let man consider his food:

24 Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

25 Anna sababna almaa sabban

25 How We pour water in showers

25 For that We pour forth water in abundance,

26 Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan

26 Then split the earth in clefts

26 And We split the earth in fragments,

27 Faanbatna feeha habban

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

27 And produce therein corn,

28 WaAAinaban waqadban

28 And grapes and green fodder

28 And Grapes and nutritious plants,

29 Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

29 And Olives and Dates,

30 Wahadaiqa ghulban

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

30 And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

31 Wafakihatan waabban

31 And fruits and grasses:

31 And fruits and fodder, -

32 MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

32 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

33 Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu

33 But when the Shout cometh

33 At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -

34 Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

34 On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

34 That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,

35 Waommihi waabeehi

35 And his mother and his father

35 And from his mother and his father,

36 Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

36 And his wife and his children,

36 And from his wife and his children.

37 Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi

37 Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

37 Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

38 Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

38 Some faces that Day will be beaming,

39 Dahikatun mustabshiratun

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

39 Laughing, rejoicing.

40 Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun

40 And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,

40 And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,

41 Tarhaquha qataratun

41 Veiled in darkness,

41 Blackness will cover them:

42 Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

42 Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.