Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him dost thou attend;
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
And with fear (in his heart),
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him wast thou unmindful.
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and Pious and Just.
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what stuff hath He created him?
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in fragments,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
And produce therein corn,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And Olives and Dates,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and fodder, -
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from his wife and his children.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Blackness will cover them:
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.