Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
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).
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
To him dost thou attend;
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you attend;
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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).
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as to him who came to you running,
And with fear (in his heart),
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Honourable and obedient.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
From what stuff hath He created him?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what thing did He create him?
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let man look at his food:
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
We pour forth water in abundance.
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We split the earth in clefts.
And produce therein corn,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And Olives and Dates,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olives and date-palms,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens dense with many trees,
And fruits and fodder, -
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruits and herbage
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
And from his wife and his children.
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Blackness will cover them:
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Darkness will cover them.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
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).