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
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because the blind man came unto him.
أن جاءه الأعمى
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
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
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أما من استغنى
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him dost thou attend;
Unto him thou payest regard.
فأنت له تصدى
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And with fear (in his heart),
And hath fear,
وهو يخشى
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him thou art distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
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
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فمن شاء ذكره
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
On honoured leaves
في صحف مكرمة
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
(Set down) by scribes
بأيدي سفرة
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble and righteous.
كرام بررة
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what stuff hath He created him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
من أي شيء خلقه
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثم السبيل يسره
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثم أماته فأقبره
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
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
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
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
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Let man consider his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then split the earth in clefts
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And produce therein corn,
And cause the grain to grow therein
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and green fodder
وعنبا وقضبا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And Olives and Dates,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وحدائق غلبا
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and grasses:
وفاكهة وأبا
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the Shout cometh
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
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
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضاحكة مستبشرة
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them:
Veiled in darkness,
ترهقها قترة
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ