80. Surah 'Abasa He frowned

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰىۙ

AAabasa watawalla

He frowned and turned away

اَنْ جَٓاءَهُ الْاَعْمٰىۜ

An jaahu al-aAAma

because the blind man came to him.

وَمَا يُدْر۪يكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكّٰىۙ

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

But how do you know? Perhaps he would be purified

اَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرٰىۜ

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu aththikra

or reminded, and the reminder benefit him.

اَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنٰىۙ

Amma mani istaghna

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

فَاَنْتَ لَهُ تَصَدّٰىۜ

Faanta lahu tasadda

you give him your complete attention,

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰىۜ

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

but it is not up to you whether or not he is purified.

وَاَمَّا مَنْ جَٓاءَكَ يَسْعٰىۙ

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

But as for him who comes to you eagerly

وَهُوَ يَخْشٰىۙ

Wahuwa yakhsha

showing fearfulness,

فَاَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهّٰىۚ

Faanta AAanhu talahha

from him you are distracted.

كَلَّٓا اِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۚ

Kalla innaha tathkira

No indeed! Truly it is a reminder,

فَمَنْ شَٓاءَ ذَكَرَهُۢ

Faman shaa thakarah

and whoever wills pays heed to it.

ف۪ي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍۙ

Fee suhufin mukarrama

Inscribed on Honoured Pages,

مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍۙ

MarfooAAatin mutahhara

exalted, purified

بِاَيْد۪ي سَفَرَةٍۙ

Bi-aydee safara

by the hands of scribes,

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍۜ

Kiramin barara

noble, virtuous.

قُتِلَ الْاِنْسَانُ مَٓا اَكْفَرَهُۜ

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarah

Curse man for his ingratitude!

مِنْ اَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُۜ

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqah

From what thing did He create him?

مِنْ نُطْفَةٍۜ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُۙ

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarah

From a drop of sperm He created him and proportioned him.

ثُمَّ السَّب۪يلَ يَسَّرَهُۙ

Thumma assabeela yassarah

Then He eases the way for him.

ثُمَّ اَمَاتَهُ فَاَقْبَرَهُۙ

Thumma amatahu faaqbarah

Then He causes him to die and buries him.

ثُمَّ اِذَا شَٓاءَ اَنْشَرَهُۜ

Thumma itha shaa ansharah

Then, when He wills, He raises him from the dead.

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَٓا اَمَرَهُۜ

Kalla lamma yaqdi maamarah

No indeed! He has not done what He ordered him.

فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْاِنْسَانُ اِلٰى طَعَامِه۪ۙ

Falyanthuri al-insanuila taAAamih

Man has only to look at his food.

اَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَٓاءَ صَباًّۙ

Anna sababna almaasabba

We pour down plentiful water,

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْاَرْضَ شَقاًّۙ

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqa

then split the earth into furrows.

فَاَنْبَتْنَا ف۪يهَا حَباًّۙ

Faanbatna feeha habba

Then We make grain grow in it,

وَعِنَباً وَقَضْباًۙ

WaAAinaban waqadba

and grapes and herbs

وَزَيْتُوناً وَنَخْلاًۙ

Wazaytoonan wanakhla

and olives and dates

وَحَدَٓائِقَ غُلْباًۙ

Wahada-iqa ghulba

and luxuriant gardens

وَفَاكِهَةً وَاَباًّۙ

Wafakihatan waabba

and orchards and meadows,

مَتَاعاً لَكُمْ وَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْۜ

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

for you and your livestock to enjoy.

فَاِذَا جَٓاءَتِ الصَّٓاخَّةُۘ

Fa-itha jaati assakhkha

When the Deafening Blast comes,

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ اَخ۪يهِۙ

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheeh

the Day a man will flee from his brother

وَاُمِّه۪ وَاَب۪يهِۙ

Waommihi waabeeh

and his mother and his father,

وَصَاحِبَتِه۪ وَبَن۪يهِۜ

Wasahibatihi wabaneeh

and his wife and his children:

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْن۪يهِۜ

Likulli imri-in minhum yawma-ithinsha/nun yughneeh

on that Day every man among them will have concerns enough of his own.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُسْفِرَةٌۙ

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfira

That Day some faces will be radiant,

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُسْتَبْشِرَةٌۚ

Dahikatun mustabshira

laughing, rejoicing.

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۙ

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayhaghabara

That Day some faces will be dust-covered,

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌۜ

Tarhaquha qatara

overcast with gloom.

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُـمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajara

Those are the dissolute kafirun.