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