Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man.
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أما من استغنى
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
To him dost thou attend;
To him you give attention.
فأنت له تصدى
To him do you address yourself.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وأما من جاءك يسعى
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
And with fear (in his heart),
While he fears [Allah],
وهو يخشى
And he fears,
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him you are distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
From him will you divert yourself.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كلا إنها تذكرة
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So whoever wills may remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
So let him who pleases mind it.
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
في صحف مكرمة
In honored books,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted and purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted, purified,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بأيدي سفرة
In the hands of scribes
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble and dutiful.
كرام بررة
Noble, virtuous.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what stuff hath He created him?
From what substance did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Of what thing did He create him?
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then He eased the way for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let mankind look at his food -
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look to his food,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And produce therein corn,
And caused to grow within it grain
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and herbage
وعنبا وقضبا
And grapes and clover,
And Olives and Dates,
And olive and palm trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
And the olive and the palm,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وحدائق غلبا
And thick gardens,
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruit and grass -
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and herbage
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
A provision for you and for your cattle.
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
But when the deafening cry comes,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
And his mother and his father,
And from his wife and his children.
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And his spouse and his son - -
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, joyous.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Blackness will cover them:
Blackness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
Darkness shall cover them.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.