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