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.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
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).
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
أن جاءه الأعمى
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
أما من استغنى
To him you attend;
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
فأنت له تصدى
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).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
وما عليك ألا يزكى
But as to him who came to you running,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
وهو يخشى
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
فأنت عنه تلهى
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
كلا إنها تذكرة
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
فمن شاء ذكره
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
في صحف مكرمة
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
مرفوعة مطهرة
In the hands of scribes (angels).
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
بأيدي سفرة
Honourable and obedient.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
كرام بررة
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
From what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
من أي شيء خلقه
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Then let man look at his food:
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
We pour forth water in abundance.
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
And We split the earth in clefts.
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وعنبا وقضبا
And olives and date-palms,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وزيتونا ونخلا
And gardens dense with many trees,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
وحدائق غلبا
And fruits and herbage
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
وفاكهة وأبا
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
وأمه وأبيه
And from his wife and his children.
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
وصاحبته وبنيه
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
ضاحكة مستبشرة
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Darkness will cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
ترهقها قترة
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).
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة