The Prophet frowned and turned away
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because the blind man came unto him.
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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)
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you give attention.
Unto him thou payest regard.
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
And hath fear,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him you are distracted.
From him thou art distracted.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
On honoured leaves
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Set down) by scribes
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
Noble and righteous.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what substance did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then He eased the way for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let mankind look at his food -
Let man consider his food:
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We poured down water in torrents,
How We pour water in showers
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then split the earth in clefts
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
And cause the grain to grow therein
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and green fodder
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive and palm trees
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and grasses:
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Provision for you and your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the Shout cometh
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And his wife and his children,
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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).
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ