عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّیٓ

AAabasa watawalla

The Prophet frowned and turned away

اَن جَآءَهُ الاَعمَی

An jaahu alaAAma

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting]

وَمَا یُدرِیکَ لَعَلَّهُ یَزَّکَّیٓ

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

اَو یَذَّکَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّکرَیٓ

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

اَمَّا مَنِ استَغنَی

Amma mani istaghna

As for he who thinks himself without need

فَاَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّی

Faanta lahu tasadda

To him you give attention

وَمَا عَلَیکَ اَلَّا یَزَّکَّی

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified

وَاَمَّا مَن جَآءَکَ یَسعَی

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

وَهُوَ یَخشَی

Wahuwa yakhsha

While he fears [Allah]

فَاَنتَ عَنهُ تَلَهَّی

Faanta AAanhu talahha

From him you are distracted

کَلَّآ اِنَّهَا تَذکِرَۃٞ

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَکَرَهُ

Faman shaa thakarahu

So whoever wills may remember it

فِی صُحُف مُّکَرَّمَۃ

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

مَّرفُوعَۃ مُّطَهَّرَۃِ

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

Exalted and purified

بِاَیدِی سَفَرَۃ

Biaydee safaratin

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

کِرَامِ بَرَرَۃ

Kiramin bararatin

Noble and dutiful

قُتِلَ الاِنسَنُ مَآ اَکفَرَهُ

Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

مِن اَیِّ شَیءٍ خَلَقَهُ

Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu

From what substance did He create him

مِن نُّطفَۃٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him

ثُمَّ السَّبِیلَ یَسَّرَهُ

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

Then He eased the way for him

ثُمَّ اَمَاتَهُ فَاَقبَرَهُ

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

ثُمَّ اِذَا شَآءَ اَنشَرَهُ

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

کَلَّا لَمَّا یَقضِ مَآ اَمَرَهُ

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

فَلیَنظُرِ الاِنسَنُ اِلَی طَعَامِهِٓ

Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi

Then let mankind look at his food

اَنَّا صَبَبنَا المَآءَ صَبّا

Anna sababna almaa sabban

How We poured down water in torrents

ثُمَّ شَقَقنَا الاَرضَ شَقّا

Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts]

فَاَنبَتنَا فِیهَا حَبّا

Faanbatna feeha habban

And caused to grow within it grain

وَعِنَبا وَقَضبا

WaAAinaban waqadban

And grapes and herbage

وَزَیتُونا وَنَخلا

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

And olive and palm trees

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلبا

Wahadaiqa ghulban

And gardens of dense shrubbery

وَفَکِهَۃ وَاَبّا

Wafakihatan waabban

And fruit and grass

مَّتَعا لَّکُم وَلِاَنعَمِکُم

MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

فَاِذَا جَآءَتِ الصَّآخَّۃُ

Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

یَومَ یَفِرُّ المَرءُ مِن اَخِیهِ

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

وَاُمِّهِ وَاَبِیهِ

Waommihi waabeehi

And his mother and his father

وَصَحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِیهِ

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

And his wife and his children

لِکُلِّ امرِیٕ مِّنهُم یَومَئِذ شَانٞ یُغنِیهِ

Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him

وُجُوهٞ یَومَئِذ مُّسفِرَۃٞ

Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

ضَاحِکَۃٞ مُّستَبشِرَۃٞ

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

وَوُجُوهٞ یَومَئِذٍ عَلَیهَا غَبَرَۃٞ

Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust

تَرهَقُهَا قَتَرَۃٌ

Tarhaquha qataratun

Blackness will cover them

اُوْلَٓئِکَ هُمُ الکَفَرَۃُ الفَجَرَۃُ

Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones