Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أن جاءه الأعمى
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أما من استغنى
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you give attention.
فأنت له تصدى
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وأما من جاءك يسعى
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
وهو يخشى
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him you are distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كلا إنها تذكرة
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills may remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
في صحف مكرمة
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بأيدي سفرة
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
كرام بررة
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
From what substance did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Then He eased the way for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثم أماته فأقبره
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Then let mankind look at his food -
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
How We poured down water in torrents,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and herbage
وعنبا وقضبا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive and palm trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وحدائق غلبا
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruit and grass -
وفاكهة وأبا
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ