Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.