The Prophet frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
An jaahu alaAAma
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).
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
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Amma mani istaghna
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
To him you give attention.
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
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).
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
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
While he fears [Allah],
Wahuwa yakhsha
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
From him you are distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
So whoever wills may remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
Exalted and purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Biaydee safaratin
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
Noble and dutiful.
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what substance did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
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
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
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
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
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
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Then let mankind look at his food -
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
How We poured down water in torrents,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
We pour forth water in abundance.
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
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And caused to grow within it grain
Faanbatna feeha habban
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And grapes and herbage
WaAAinaban waqadban
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
And olive and palm trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
And fruit and grass -
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
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
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Blackness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Darkness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
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).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.