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
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
أما من استغنى
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you attend;
فأنت له تصدى
To him dost thou attend;
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as to him who came to you running,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
وهو يخشى
And with fear (in his heart),
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
كلا إنها تذكرة
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
In honored books,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes (angels).
بأيدي سفرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Honourable and obedient.
كرام بررة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
From what stuff hath He created him?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثم السبيل يسره
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look at his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
We pour forth water in abundance.
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
And We split the earth in clefts.
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And produce therein corn,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وعنبا وقضبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olives and date-palms,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And Olives and Dates,
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens dense with many trees,
وحدائق غلبا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them:
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
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
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ