Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
An jaahu alaAAma
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
أن جاءه الأعمى
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Amma mani istaghna
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أما من استغنى
To him you give attention.
Faanta lahu tasadda
To him dost thou attend;
فأنت له تصدى
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
While he fears [Allah],
Wahuwa yakhsha
And with fear (in his heart),
وهو يخشى
From him you are distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فأنت عنه تلهى
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كلا إنها تذكرة
So whoever wills may remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فمن شاء ذكره
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
في صحف مكرمة
Exalted and purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مرفوعة مطهرة
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Biaydee safaratin
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بأيدي سفرة
Noble and dutiful.
Kiramin bararatin
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كرام بررة
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
From what substance did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From what stuff hath He created him?
من أي شيء خلقه
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Then He eased the way for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Then let mankind look at his food -
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
How We poured down water in torrents,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And caused to grow within it grain
Faanbatna feeha habban
And produce therein corn,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And grapes and herbage
WaAAinaban waqadban
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وعنبا وقضبا
And olive and palm trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And Olives and Dates,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وحدائق غلبا
And fruit and grass -
Wafakihatan waabban
And fruits and fodder, -
وفاكهة وأبا
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Blackness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Blackness will cover them:
ترهقها قترة
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة