عبس

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.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away

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).

2 Because the blind man came unto him.

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)?

3 What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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

4 Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

5 As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

6 To him you give attention.

6 To him you attend;

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

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).

7 Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).

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

8 But as to him who came to you running,

8 But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose

9 While he fears [Allah],

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

9 And hath fear,

10 From him you are distracted.

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

10 From him thou art distracted.

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

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

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

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

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

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

13 On honoured leaves

14 Exalted and purified,

14 Exalted (in dignity), purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

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

15 In the hands of scribes (angels).

15 (Set down) by scribes

16 Noble and dutiful.

16 Honourable and obedient.

16 Noble and righteous.

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

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

17 Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!

18 From what substance did He create him?

18 From what thing did He create him?

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

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.

19 From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,

20 Then He eased the way for him;

20 Then He makes the Path easy for him.

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

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.

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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

22 Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

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

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

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

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

24 Then let man look at his food:

24 Let man consider his food:

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

25 We pour forth water in abundance.

25 How We pour water in showers

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

26 And We split the earth in clefts.

26 Then split the earth in clefts

27 And caused to grow within it grain

27 And We cause therein the grain to grow,

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

28 And grapes and herbage

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

28 And grapes and green fodder

29 And olive and palm trees

29 And olives and date-palms,

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

30 And gardens dense with many trees,

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

31 And fruit and grass -

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and grasses:

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

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

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

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)

33 But when the Shout cometh

34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother

34 That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

34 On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

35 And his mother and his father

35 And from his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father

36 And his wife and his children,

36 And from his wife and his children.

36 And his wife and his children,

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.

37 Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

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

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

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

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

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

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

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

40 And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,

41 Blackness will cover them.

41 Darkness will cover them.

41 Veiled in darkness,

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).

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.