بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
AAabasa watawalla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
AAabasa watawalla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
An jaahu alaAAma
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).
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you attend;
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
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).
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to you running,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Wahuwa yakhsha
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes (angels).
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and obedient.
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing did He create him?
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food:
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
We pour forth water in abundance.
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in clefts.
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olives and date-palms,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens dense with many trees,
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from his wife and his children.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness will cover them.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
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).