Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
AAabasa watawalla
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
أن جاءه الأعمى
An jaahu alaAAma
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
أما من استغنى
Amma mani istaghna
To him you attend;
فأنت له تصدى
Faanta lahu tasadda
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
But as to him who came to you running,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
وهو يخشى
Wahuwa yakhsha
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
فأنت عنه تلهى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Faman shaa thakarahu
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
في صحف مكرمة
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
In the hands of scribes (angels).
بأيدي سفرة
Biaydee safaratin
Honourable and obedient.
كرام بررة
Kiramin bararatin
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
From what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Then let man look at his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
We pour forth water in abundance.
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
And We split the earth in clefts.
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وعنبا وقضبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And olives and date-palms,
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And gardens dense with many trees,
وحدائق غلبا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
Wafakihatan waabban
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
And from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Darkness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Tarhaquha qataratun
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu