Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
AAabasa watawalla
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أن جاءه الأعمى
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man.
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أما من استغنى
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
To him you give attention.
فأنت له تصدى
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him do you address yourself.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
While he fears [Allah],
وهو يخشى
Wahuwa yakhsha
And he fears,
From him you are distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
From him will you divert yourself.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كلا إنها تذكرة
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
So whoever wills may remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Faman shaa thakarahu
So let him who pleases mind it.
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
في صحف مكرمة
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
In honored books,
Exalted and purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted, purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بأيدي سفرة
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes
Noble and dutiful.
كرام بررة
Kiramin bararatin
Noble, virtuous.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what substance did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Of what thing did He create him?
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Then He eased the way for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Then let mankind look at his food -
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look to his food,
How We poured down water in torrents,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And caused to grow within it grain
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Faanbatna feeha habban
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And grapes and herbage
وعنبا وقضبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover,
And olive and palm trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And the olive and the palm,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وحدائق غلبا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And thick gardens,
And fruit and grass -
وفاكهة وأبا
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
But when the deafening cry comes,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
Waommihi waabeehi
And his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And his spouse and his son - -
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, joyous.
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Blackness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness shall cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.