Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
An jaahu alaAAma
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because the blind man came unto him.
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Amma mani istaghna
أما من استغنى
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
To him you give attention.
Faanta lahu tasadda
فأنت له تصدى
Unto him thou payest regard.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
While he fears [Allah],
Wahuwa yakhsha
وهو يخشى
And hath fear,
From him you are distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him thou art distracted.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
So whoever wills may remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
في صحف مكرمة
On honoured leaves
Exalted and purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Biaydee safaratin
بأيدي سفرة
(Set down) by scribes
Noble and dutiful.
Kiramin bararatin
كرام بررة
Noble and righteous.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
From what substance did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
من أي شيء خلقه
From what thing doth He create him ?
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Then He eased the way for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
ثم السبيل يسره
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Then let mankind look at his food -
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Let man consider his food:
How We poured down water in torrents,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
How We pour water in showers
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then split the earth in clefts
And caused to grow within it grain
Faanbatna feeha habban
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and herbage
WaAAinaban waqadban
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and green fodder
And olive and palm trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
وزيتونا ونخلا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Wahadaiqa ghulban
وحدائق غلبا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And fruit and grass -
Wafakihatan waabban
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and grasses:
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Provision for you and your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the Shout cometh
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his wife and his children,
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Blackness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
ترهقها قترة
Veiled in darkness,
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.