Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And hath fear,
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ