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.
AAabasa watawalla
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
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).
An jaahu alaAAma
Because the blind man came unto him.
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
To him you attend;
Faanta lahu tasadda
Unto him thou payest regard.
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).
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
But as to him who came to you running,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Wahuwa yakhsha
And hath fear,
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him thou art distracted.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
On honoured leaves
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Biaydee safaratin
(Set down) by scribes
Honourable and obedient.
Kiramin bararatin
Noble and righteous.
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
From what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing doth He create him ?
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Then let man look at his food:
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Let man consider his food:
We pour forth water in abundance.
Anna sababna almaa sabban
How We pour water in showers
And We split the earth in clefts.
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then split the earth in clefts
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and green fodder
And olives and date-palms,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And gardens dense with many trees,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and grasses:
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Provision for you and your cattle.
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the Shout cometh
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
And from his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father
And from his wife and his children.
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his wife and his children,
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Darkness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Veiled in darkness,
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).
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.