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Chapter 80, 42 verses

  • Saheeh International
  • Hilali & Muhsin Khan
  • Yusuf Ali
  • Word by word
Saheeh International

The Prophet frowned and turned away

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.

Yusuf Ali

(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

Word by word

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Saheeh International

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Yusuf Ali

Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).

Word by word

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

Saheeh International

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

Yusuf Ali

But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -

Word by word

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

Saheeh International

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?

Yusuf Ali

Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?

Word by word

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

Saheeh International

As for he who thinks himself without need,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

Yusuf Ali

As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,

Word by word

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Saheeh International

To him you give attention.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

To him you attend;

Yusuf Ali

To him dost thou attend;

Word by word

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

Saheeh International

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Yusuf Ali

Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).

Word by word

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Saheeh International

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

But as to him who came to you running,

Yusuf Ali

But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

Word by word

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

Saheeh International

While he fears [Allah],

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).

Yusuf Ali

And with fear (in his heart),

Word by word

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

Saheeh International

From him you are distracted.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

Yusuf Ali

Of him wast thou unmindful.

Word by word

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Saheeh International

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.

Yusuf Ali

By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Saheeh International

So whoever wills may remember it.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

Yusuf Ali

Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

Word by word

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Saheeh International

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),

Yusuf Ali

(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,

Word by word

فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

Saheeh International

Exalted and purified,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Exalted (in dignity), purified,

Yusuf Ali

Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

Word by word

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

Saheeh International

[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In the hands of scribes (angels).

Yusuf Ali

(Written) by the hands of scribes -

Word by word

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

Saheeh International

Noble and dutiful.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Honourable and obedient.

Yusuf Ali

Honourable and Pious and Just.

Word by word

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

Saheeh International

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

Yusuf Ali

Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

Word by word

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

Saheeh International

From what substance did He create him?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

From what thing did He create him?

Yusuf Ali

From what stuff hath He created him?

Word by word

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

Saheeh International

From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.

Yusuf Ali

From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

Word by word

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Saheeh International

Then He eased the way for him;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then He makes the Path easy for him.

Yusuf Ali

Then doth He make His path smooth for him;

Word by word

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Saheeh International

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

Yusuf Ali

Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

Word by word

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

Saheeh International

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

Yusuf Ali

Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).

Word by word

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Saheeh International

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.

Yusuf Ali

By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.

Word by word

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Saheeh International

Then let mankind look at his food -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then let man look at his food:

Yusuf Ali

Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

Word by word

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Saheeh International

How We poured down water in torrents,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

We pour forth water in abundance.

Yusuf Ali

For that We pour forth water in abundance,

Word by word

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

Saheeh International

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And We split the earth in clefts.

Yusuf Ali

And We split the earth in fragments,

Word by word

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

Saheeh International

And caused to grow within it grain

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And We cause therein the grain to grow,

Yusuf Ali

And produce therein corn,

Word by word

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

Saheeh International

And grapes and herbage

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

Yusuf Ali

And Grapes and nutritious plants,

Word by word

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

Saheeh International

And olive and palm trees

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And olives and date-palms,

Yusuf Ali

And Olives and Dates,

Word by word

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

Saheeh International

And gardens of dense shrubbery

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And gardens dense with many trees,

Yusuf Ali

And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

Word by word

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

Saheeh International

And fruit and grass -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And fruits and herbage

Yusuf Ali

And fruits and fodder, -

Word by word

وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

Saheeh International

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

Yusuf Ali

For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

Word by word

مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

Saheeh International

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)

Yusuf Ali

At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -

Word by word

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

Saheeh International

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

Yusuf Ali

That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,

Word by word

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

Saheeh International

And his mother and his father

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And from his mother and his father,

Yusuf Ali

And from his mother and his father,

Word by word

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

Saheeh International

And his wife and his children,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And from his wife and his children.

Yusuf Ali

And from his wife and his children.

Word by word

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

Saheeh International

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

Yusuf Ali

Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

Word by word

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

Saheeh International

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

Yusuf Ali

Some faces that Day will be beaming,

Word by word

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Saheeh International

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

Yusuf Ali

Laughing, rejoicing.

Word by word

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Saheeh International

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

Yusuf Ali

And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,

Word by word

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Saheeh International

Blackness will cover them.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Darkness will cover them.

Yusuf Ali

Blackness will cover them:

Word by word

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Saheeh International

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Yusuf Ali

Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.

Word by word

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

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