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عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

(The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

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).

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

To him you attend;

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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).

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

But as to him who came to you running,

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

And is afraid (of Allâh and His punishment).

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٌۭ

Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur’ân) is an admonition.

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ

(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz),

مَّرۡفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

Exalted (in dignity), purified,

بِأَيۡدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ

In the hands of scribes (angels).

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ

Honourable and obedient.

قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

مِنۡ أَىِّ شَىۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

From what thing did He create him?

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then He makes the Path easy for him.

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Then let man look at his food:

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبًّۭا

We pour forth water in abundance.

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقًّۭا

And We split the earth in clefts.

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا

And We cause therein the grain to grow,

وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضۡبًۭا

And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

وَزَيۡتُونًۭا وَنَخۡلًۭا

And olives and date-palms,

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبًۭا

And gardens dense with many trees,

وَفَـٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا

And fruits and herbage

مَّتَـٰعًۭا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَـٰمِكُمۡ

(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

Then when there comes As-Sâkhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And from his mother and his father,

وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And from his wife and his children.

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِئٍۢ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ شَأۡنٌۭ يُغۡنِيهِ

Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ مُّسۡفِرَةٌۭ

Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islâmic Monotheism),

ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٌۭ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ

And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Darkness will cover them.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

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).