Abasa

1 AAabasa watawalla

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

1 (The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

2 An jaahu alaAAma

2 Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

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

3 Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

3 But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

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

4 Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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

5 Amma mani istaghna

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

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

6 Faanta lahu tasadda

6 To him you give attention.

6 To him dost thou attend;

7 Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

7 And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

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

8 Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

8 But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

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

9 Wahuwa yakhsha

9 While he fears [Allah],

9 And with fear (in his heart),

10 Faanta AAanhu talahha

10 From him you are distracted.

10 Of him wast thou unmindful.

11 Kalla innaha tathkiratun

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

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

12 Faman shaa thakarahu

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

12 Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

13 Fee suhufin mukarramatin

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

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

14 MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

14 Exalted and purified,

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

15 Biaydee safaratin

15 [Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,

15 (Written) by the hands of scribes -

16 Kiramin bararatin

16 Noble and dutiful.

16 Honourable and Pious and Just.

17 Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

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

18 Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu

18 From what substance did He create him?

18 From what stuff hath He created him?

19 Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

19 From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;

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

20 Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

20 Then He eased the way for him;

20 Then doth He make His path smooth for him;

21 Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

21 Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

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

22 Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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

23 Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

23 No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

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

24 Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

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

25 Anna sababna almaa sabban

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

25 For that We pour forth water in abundance,

26 Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan

26 Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

26 And We split the earth in fragments,

27 Faanbatna feeha habban

27 And caused to grow within it grain

27 And produce therein corn,

28 WaAAinaban waqadban

28 And grapes and herbage

28 And Grapes and nutritious plants,

29 Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

29 And olive and palm trees

29 And Olives and Dates,

30 Wahadaiqa ghulban

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

30 And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

31 Wafakihatan waabban

31 And fruit and grass -

31 And fruits and fodder, -

32 MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

32 [As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

32 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

33 Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

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

34 Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

34 On the Day a man will flee 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 For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

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 [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

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, that Day, will have upon them dust.

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

41 Tarhaquha qataratun

41 Blackness will cover them.

41 Blackness will cover them:

42 Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

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