He Frowned — Aisha Bewley Translation – Parallel Quran

1 He Frowned

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

He frowned and turned away

AAabasa watawalla

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

because the blind man came to him.

An jaahu al-aAAma

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

But how do you know? Perhaps he would be purified

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

or reminded, and the reminder benefit him.

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

Amma mani istaghna

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

you give him your complete attention,

Faanta lahu tasadda

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

but it is not up to you whether or not he is purified.

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

But as for him who comes to you eagerly

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

showing fearfulness,

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

from him you are distracted.

Faanta AAanhu talahha

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

No indeed! Truly it is a reminder,

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

and whoever wills pays heed to it.

Faman shaa thakarahu

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

Inscribed on Honoured Pages,

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

exalted, purified

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

by the hands of scribes,

Bi-aydee safaratin

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

noble, virtuous.

Kiramin bararatin

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

Curse man for his ingratitude!

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

From what thing did He create him?

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

From a drop of sperm He created him and proportioned him.

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

Then He eases the way for him.

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

Then He causes him to die and buries him.

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

Then, when He wills, He raises him from the dead.

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

No indeed! He has not done what He ordered him.

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

Man has only to look at his food.

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

We pour down plentiful water,

Anna sababna almaa sabban

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

then split the earth into furrows.

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

Then We make grain grow in it,

Faanbatna feeha habban

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

and grapes and herbs

WaAAinaban waqadban

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

and olives and dates

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

and luxuriant gardens

Wahada-iqa ghulban

وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

and orchards and meadows,

Wafakihatan waabban

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

for you and your livestock to enjoy.

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

When the Deafening Blast comes,

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

the Day a man will flee from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

and his mother and his father,

Waommihi waabeehi

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

and his wife and his children:

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

on that Day every man among them will have concerns enough of his own.

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

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

That Day some faces will be radiant,

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

laughing, rejoicing.

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

That Day some faces will be dust-covered,

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

overcast with gloom.

Tarhaquha qataratun

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

Those are the dissolute kafirun.

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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