عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ (1)
He frowned and turned away |
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ (2)
that the blind man came to him |
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ (3)
How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself |
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ (4)
or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him |
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ (5)
Now he who waxes indifferent |
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ (6)
you attend to him |
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ (7)
though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself |
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ (8)
But he who comes to you running |
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ (9)
and fears (Allah) |
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ (10)
you pay no heed to him |
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ (11)
No indeed; this is only a Reminder |
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ (12)
So whoso wills may give heed to it |
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ (13)
It is contained in scrolls highly honoured |
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ (14)
most exalted and purified |
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ (15)
borne by the hands of scribes |
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ (16)
noble and purified |
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ (17)
Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth |
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ (18)
Out of what did Allah create him |
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ (19)
Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him |
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ (20)
and then made the course of life easy for him |
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ (21)
then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave |
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ (22)
and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life |
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ (23)
Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him |
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ (24)
So let man just consider his food |
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا (25)
We poured water, pouring it in great abundance |
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا (26)
and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder |
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا (27)
then caused the grain to grow out of it |
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا (28)
together with grapes and vegetables |
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا (29)
and olives and palms |
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا (30)
and dense orchards |
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا (31)
and fruits and pastures – |
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ (32)
all this as a provision for you and your cattle |
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ (33)
But when the deafening cry shall be sounded |
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ (34)
on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother |
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ (35)
and his mother and his father |
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ (36)
and his consort and his children |
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ (37)
on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself |
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ (38)
Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness |
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ (39)
and be cheerful and joyous |
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ (40)
Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden |
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ (41)
enveloped by darkness |
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ (42)
These will be the unbelievers, the wicked |
