آية :
1
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
1. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
آية :
2
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
2. Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. ‘Abdullâh bin Umm-Maktûm, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
آية :
3
وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
3. And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
آية :
4
أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ
4. Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
آية :
5
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
5. As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
آية :
6
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
6. To him you attend;
آية :
7
وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
7. 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 Allâh).
آية :
8
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ
8. But as to him who came to you running,
آية :
9
وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ
9. And is afraid (of Allâh and His punishment).
آية :
10
فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
10. Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
آية :
11
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ
11. Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur’ân) is an admonition.
آية :
12
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
12. So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
آية :
13
فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ
13. (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz),
آية :
14
مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ
14. Exalted (in dignity), purified,
آية :
15
بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ
15. In the hands of scribes (angels).
آية :
16
كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ
16. Honourable and obedient.
آية :
17
قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ
17. Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
آية :
18
مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
18. From what thing did He create him?
آية :
19
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
19. From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
آية :
20
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
20. Then He makes the Path easy for him.
آية :
21
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ
21. Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
آية :
22
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
22. Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
آية :
23
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
23. Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
آية :
24
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
24. Then let man look at his food:
آية :
25
أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا
25. We pour forth water in abundance.
آية :
26
ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا
26. And We split the earth in clefts.
آية :
27
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا
27. And We cause therein the grain to grow,
آية :
28
وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا
28. And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
آية :
29
وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا
29. And olives and date-palms,
آية :
30
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا
30. And gardens dense with many trees,
آية :
31
وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا
31. And fruits and herbage
آية :
32
مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ
32. (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
آية :
33
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
33. Then when there comes As-Sâkhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
آية :
34
يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ
34. That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
آية :
35
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
35. And from his mother and his father,
آية :
36
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
36. And from his wife and his children.
آية :
37
لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ
37. Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
آية :
38
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ
38. Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islâmic Monotheism),
آية :
39
ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ
39. Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
آية :
40
وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ
40. And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
آية :
41
تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
41. Darkness will cover them.
آية :
42
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ
42. Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allâh, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).
