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,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
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.
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُ 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
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
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,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
We pour forth water in abundance.
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ 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.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
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.
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).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ