Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because the blind man came unto him.
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أما من استغنى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
To him you give attention.
فأنت له تصدى
To him do you address yourself.
Unto him thou payest regard.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
While he fears [Allah],
وهو يخشى
And he fears,
And hath fear,
From him you are distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him will you divert yourself.
From him thou art distracted.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
So whoever wills may remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
So let him who pleases mind it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
في صحف مكرمة
In honored books,
On honoured leaves
Exalted and purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes
(Set down) by scribes
Noble and dutiful.
كرام بررة
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and righteous.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
From what substance did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Then He eased the way for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Then let mankind look at his food -
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look to his food,
Let man consider his food:
How We poured down water in torrents,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then split the earth in clefts
And caused to grow within it grain
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and herbage
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and green fodder
And olive and palm trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
And the olive and the palm,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وحدائق غلبا
And thick gardens,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And fruit and grass -
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when the Shout cometh
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Blackness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Darkness shall cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.