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