Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة