Surah Abasa (He frowned)

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

He frowned and turned away

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).

Because the blind man came unto him.

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-

What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

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

Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him?

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,

As for him who thinketh himself independent,

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

To him dost thou attend;

Unto him thou payest regard.

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).

Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

And with fear (in his heart),

And hath fear,

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Of him wast thou unmindful.

From him thou art distracted.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ

By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:

Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ

(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,

On honoured leaves

مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

Exalted, purified,

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ

(Written) by the hands of scribes-

(Set down) by scribes

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ

Honourable and Pious and Just.

Noble and righteous.

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful!

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

From what stuff hath He created him?

From what thing doth He create him?

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then doth He make His path smooth for him;

Then maketh the way easy for him,

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

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

Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.

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

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

Let man consider his food:

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّۭا

For that We pour forth water in abundance,

How We pour water in showers

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّۭا

And We split the earth in fragments,

Then split the earth in clefts

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّۭا

And produce therein corn,

And cause the grain to grow therein

وَعِنَبًۭا وَقَضْبًۭا

And Grapes and nutritious plants,

And grapes and green fodder

وَزَيْتُونًۭا وَنَخْلًۭا

And Olives and Dates,

And olive-trees and palm-trees

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًۭا

And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

And garden-closes of thick foliage

وَفَٰكِهَةًۭ وَأَبًّۭا

And fruits and fodder,-

And fruits and grasses:

مَّتَٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

Provision for you and your cattle.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-

But when the Shout cometh

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,

On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And from his mother and his father,

And his mother and his father

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And from his wife and his children.

And his wife and his children,

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ

Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ

Some faces that Day will be beaming,

On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ

Laughing, rejoicing.

Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ

And other faces that Day will be dust-stained,

And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them:

Veiled in darkness,

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.