Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because the blind man came unto him.
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).
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
To him you give attention.
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him you attend;
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
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).
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
But as to him who came to you running,
While he fears [Allah],
And hath fear,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
From him you are distracted.
From him thou art distracted.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
On honoured leaves
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Noble and dutiful.
Noble and righteous.
Honourable and obedient.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
From what substance did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what thing did He create him?
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Then He eased the way for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Then let mankind look at his food -
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look at his food:
How We poured down water in torrents,
How We pour water in showers
We pour forth water in abundance.
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then split the earth in clefts
And We split the earth in clefts.
And caused to grow within it grain
And cause the grain to grow therein
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And olive and palm trees
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And olives and date-palms,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And gardens dense with many trees,
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Provision for you and your cattle.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the Shout cometh
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Blackness will cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness will cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
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).