Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you give attention.
To him dost thou attend;
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
And with fear (in his heart),
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him you are distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills may remember it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what substance did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then He eased the way for him;
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We poured down water in torrents,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
And produce therein corn,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and herbage
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive and palm trees
And Olives and Dates,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and fodder, -
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ