80. Abasa

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

He frowned and turned away

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

that the blind man came to him

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

Now he who waxes indifferent

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

you attend to him

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

But he who comes to you running

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

and fears (Allah)

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

you pay no heed to him

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةࣱ‏

No indeed; this is only a Reminder

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So whoso wills may give heed to it

فِي صُحُفࣲ مُّكَرَّمَةࣲ‏

It is contained in scrolls highly honoured

مَّرۡفُوعَةࣲ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ

most exalted and purified

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةࣲ‏

borne by the hands of scribes

كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةࣲ‏

noble and purified

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

Out of what did Allah create him

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

and then made the course of life easy for him

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

So let man just consider his food

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبࣰّ ا

We poured water, pouring it in great abundance

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقࣰّ ا

and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبࣰّ ا

then caused the grain to grow out of it

وَعِنَبࣰ ا وَقَضۡبࣰ ا

together with grapes and vegetables

وَزَيۡتُونࣰ ا وَنَخۡلࣰ ا

and olives and palms

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبࣰ ا

and dense orchards

وَفَٰكِهَةࣰ وَأَبࣰّ ا

and fruits and pastures –

مَّتَٰعࣰ ا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

all this as a provision for you and your cattle

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

But when the deafening cry shall be sounded

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

and his mother and his father

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

and his consort and his children

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيࣲٕ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ شَأۡنࣱ يُغۡنِيهِ

on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself

وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ مُّسۡفِرَةࣱ‏

Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness

ضَاحِكَةࣱ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةࣱ‏

and be cheerful and joyous

وَوُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةࣱ‏

Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

enveloped by darkness

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

These will be the unbelievers, the wicked