Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
He frowned and turned (his) back,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did 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 sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He eased the way for him;
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at his food -
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the Day a man will flee 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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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, that Day, will have upon them dust.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ