Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
To him dost thou attend;
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وما عليك ألا يزكى
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And with fear (in his heart),
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
From what stuff hath He created him?
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And produce therein corn,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
And Olives and Dates,
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Blackness will cover them:
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة