Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
أن جاءه الأعمى
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
أما من استغنى
To him dost thou attend;
To him you attend;
فأنت له تصدى
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
But as to him who came to you running,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And with fear (in his heart),
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
وهو يخشى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
فأنت عنه تلهى
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فمن شاء ذكره
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
في صحف مكرمة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes (angels).
بأيدي سفرة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Honourable and obedient.
كرام بررة
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
From what stuff hath He created him?
From 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;
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثم السبيل يسره
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let man look at his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
We pour forth water in abundance.
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
And We split the earth in fragments,
And We split the earth in clefts.
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And produce therein corn,
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وعنبا وقضبا
And Olives and Dates,
And olives and date-palms,
وزيتونا ونخلا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And gardens dense with many trees,
وحدائق غلبا
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
And from his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
And from his wife and his children.
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ضاحكة مستبشرة
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Blackness will cover them:
Darkness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة