Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
He frowned and turned (his) back,
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man.
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أما من استغنى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him dost thou attend;
فأنت له تصدى
To him do you address yourself.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Wahuwa yakhsha
And with fear (in his heart),
وهو يخشى
And he fears,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him will you divert yourself.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Faman shaa thakarahu
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فمن شاء ذكره
So let him who pleases mind it.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
في صحف مكرمة
In honored books,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
Biaydee safaratin
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كرام بررة
Noble, virtuous.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what stuff hath He created him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Of what thing did He create him?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look to his food,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And produce therein corn,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And Olives and Dates,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And the olive and the palm,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وحدائق غلبا
And thick gardens,
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and fodder, -
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the deafening cry comes,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his spouse and his son - -
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, joyous.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Tarhaquha qataratun
Blackness will cover them:
ترهقها قترة
Darkness shall cover them.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.