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.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
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).
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
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).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
We pour forth water in abundance.
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
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).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ