In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
AAabasa watawalla
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.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He 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).
Because the blind man came unto him.
أن جاءه الأعمى
An jaahu alaAAma
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أما من استغنى
Amma mani istaghna
To him you attend;
Unto him thou payest regard.
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).
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
But as to him who came to you running,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And hath fear,
وهو يخشى
Wahuwa yakhsha
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him thou art distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كلا إنها تذكرة
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فمن شاء ذكره
Faman shaa thakarahu
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
On honoured leaves
في صحف مكرمة
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
In the hands of scribes (angels).
(Set down) by scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Biaydee safaratin
Honourable and obedient.
Noble and righteous.
كرام بررة
Kiramin bararatin
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
From what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth 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.
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Then let man look at his food:
Let man consider his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
We pour forth water in abundance.
How We pour water in showers
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then split the earth in clefts
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And cause the grain to grow therein
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and green fodder
وعنبا وقضبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And olives and date-palms,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And gardens dense with many trees,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وحدائق غلبا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
وفاكهة وأبا
Wafakihatan waabban
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Provision 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)
But when the Shout cometh
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his wife and his children.
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (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),
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Darkness will cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
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).
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu