Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
AAabasa watawalla
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because the blind man came unto him.
أن جاءه الأعمى
An jaahu alaAAma
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أما من استغنى
Amma mani istaghna
To him dost thou attend;
Unto him thou payest regard.
فأنت له تصدى
Faanta lahu tasadda
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
And with fear (in his heart),
And hath fear,
وهو يخشى
Wahuwa yakhsha
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him thou art distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Faanta AAanhu talahha
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كلا إنها تذكرة
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فمن شاء ذكره
Faman shaa thakarahu
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
On honoured leaves
في صحف مكرمة
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
(Set down) by scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Biaydee safaratin
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble and righteous.
كرام بررة
Kiramin bararatin
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
From what stuff hath He created him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
من أي شيء خلقه
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثم السبيل يسره
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Let man consider his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Anna sababna almaa sabban
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then split the earth in clefts
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
And produce therein corn,
And cause the grain to grow therein
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Faanbatna feeha habban
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and green fodder
وعنبا وقضبا
WaAAinaban waqadban
And Olives and Dates,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وحدائق غلبا
Wahadaiqa ghulban
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and grasses:
وفاكهة وأبا
Wafakihatan waabban
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the Shout cometh
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
Waommihi waabeehi
And from his wife and his children.
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Blackness will cover them:
Veiled in darkness,
ترهقها قترة
Tarhaquha qataratun
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu