Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
أن جاءه الأعمى
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أما من استغنى
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him dost thou attend;
فأنت له تصدى
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And with fear (in his heart),
وهو يخشى
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فأنت عنه تلهى
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كلا إنها تذكرة
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فمن شاء ذكره
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
في صحف مكرمة
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مرفوعة مطهرة
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بأيدي سفرة
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كرام بررة
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what stuff hath He created him?
من أي شيء خلقه
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثم أماته فأقبره
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And produce therein corn,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وعنبا وقضبا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And Olives and Dates,
وزيتونا ونخلا
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وحدائق غلبا
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and fodder, -
وفاكهة وأبا
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them:
ترهقها قترة
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة