عبس

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

2 Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

2 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).

3 And what would make you know that he would purify himself,

3 But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

3 And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

4 Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

4 Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?

5 As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

5 As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 To him you give attention.

6 To him you attend;

7 And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself

7 And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

7 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).

8 And as to him who comes to you striving hard,

8 But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

8 But as to him who came to you running,

9 And he fears,

9 While he fears [Allah],

9 And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 From him you are distracted.

10 Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

11 Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

12 So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

13 In honored books,

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

13 (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted and purified,

14 Exalted (in dignity), purified,

15 In the hands of scribes

15 [Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,

15 In the hands of scribes (angels).

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Noble and dutiful.

16 Honourable and obedient.

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

17 Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what substance did He create him?

18 From what thing did He create him?

19 Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,

19 From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;

19 From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.

20 Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)

20 Then He eased the way for him;

20 Then He makes the Path easy for him.

21 Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,

21 Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

21 Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

22 Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

22 Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

23 Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.

23 No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

23 Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

24 Then let man look at his food:

25 That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

25 We pour forth water in abundance.

26 Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,

26 Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

26 And We split the earth in clefts.

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And caused to grow within it grain

27 And We cause therein the grain to grow,

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and herbage

28 And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olive and palm trees

29 And olives and date-palms,

30 And thick gardens,

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

30 And gardens dense with many trees,

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruit and grass -

31 And fruits and herbage

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

32 [As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

32 (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

33 Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)

34 The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,

34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother

34 That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

35 And his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father

35 And from his mother and his father,

36 And his spouse and his son - -

36 And his wife and his children,

36 And from his wife and his children.

37 Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.

37 For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

37 Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

38 (Many) faces on that day shall be bright,

38 [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

38 Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

39 Laughing, joyous.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

40 And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,

40 And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

40 And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

41 Darkness shall cover them.

41 Blackness will cover them.

41 Darkness will cover them.

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

42 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).