He Frowned — Ahmed Ali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 He Frowned

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

HE FROWNED AND turned away

AAabasa watawalla

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

Because a blind man came to him

An jaahu al-aAAma

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

What made you think that he will not grow in virtue

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Or be admonished, and the admonition profit him

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

As for him who is not in want of any thing

Amma mani istaghna

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

You pay full attention

Faanta lahu tasadda

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Though it is not your concern if he should not grow (in fulness)

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

As for him who comes to you striving (after goodness)

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

And is also fearful (of God)

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Faanta AAanhu talahha

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Assuredly this is a reminde

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

For any one who desires to bear it in mind

Faman shaa thakarahu

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

(Contained) in honoured pages

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

Exalted and holy

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

In the hands of scribe

Bi-aydee safaratin

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

Noble and pious

Kiramin bararatin

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

Accursed is man. How ungrateful is he

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

Of what substance God created him

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

From a single sperm He created, then proportioned him

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

Then made his passage easy (at birth)

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

He will then send him to death and have him laid in the grave

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

Then He will raise him up again when He please

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

But no. He has not fulfilled what was enjoined on him

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

Let man therefore consider (the sources of) his food

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

We poured down rain abundantly

Anna sababna almaa sabban

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

Then We cracked the earth open under pressure (of germination

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

And We made corn grow

Faanbatna feeha habban

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

And grapes and herbage

WaAAinaban waqadban

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

Olives and dates

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

Orchards thick with trees

Wahada-iqa ghulban

وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

And fruits and fodder

Wafakihatan waabban

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

A provision for you and your cattle

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

But when the great calamity come

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

Man will fly from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

Mother and father

Waommihi waabeehi

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

As well as his wife and children

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

Each man will have enough cares that day

Likulli imri-in minhum yawma-ithin sha/nun yughneehi

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Many faces will that day be bright

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Laughing and full of joy

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

And many will be dust-begrimed

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Covered with the blackness (of shame)

Tarhaquha qataratun

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

They will be the unbelievers, transgressors

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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