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