He Frowned — Amatul Rahman Omar Translation

80:1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

He (- the Prophet) frowned and turned aside

AAabasa watawalla

80:2

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Because the blind man (- Ibn umme Maktum) came to him (interrupting him unknowingly)

An jaahu al-aAAma

80:3

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And what could make you (O Prophet!) know that he might purify himself

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

80:4

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Or that he might have paid heed to the admonition (that God has revealed to you) and this admonition would have done him good as well

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

80:5

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

But as to him who considers himself self-sufficient and is indifferent (to the Truth)

Amma mani istaghna

80:6

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

To this one you were very attentive

Faanta lahu tasadda

80:7

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Though you are not to blame if he does not purify himself

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

80:8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Whereas (the blind man) who came to you striving in right earnest (to learn the Qur'an)

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

80:9

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And all the while he stands in awe (of God)

Wahuwa yakhsha

80:10

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Amatul Rahman Omar

But you neglect him and pay him no regard

Faanta AAanhu talahha

80:11

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Amatul Rahman Omar

This should not have been so. Verily, this (Qur'an) is a means to rise to eminence (for you all)

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

80:12

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

So let him who desires, pay heed to it and rise to eminence

Faman shaa thakarahu

80:13

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

(This Qur'an is preserved) in such written leaves (of the Book) as are greatly honoured

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

80:14

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Which are) ranked high (and) are rid of all impurities

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

80:15

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Which are in the hands of scribes

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Ruin seize the person (- one too proud to accept the reminder)! How ungrateful he is

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

80:18

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Let him consider) from what (insignificant) material He has created him

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

80:19

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

From a mere sperm-drop! He (at first) creates him, then endows him with infinite capacity (to make progress)

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

80:20

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then makes (his) passage (through all affair of life) easy for him

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

80:21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then He calls him to death and He assigns to him (an interim state of) a grave

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

80:22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And He will again raise him to life when He will

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

80:23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

It cannot be (that there is no resurrection;) he has not yet carried out what He commanded him to do

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

80:24

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Therefore let such a person look at his food

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

80:25

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

Amatul Rahman Omar

How (at first) We pour down water in abundance

Anna sababna almaa sabban

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then We cleave the earth, a proper cleaving

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

80:27

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

Amatul Rahman Omar

So that We cause grain to grow therein

Faanbatna feeha habban

80:28

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

Amatul Rahman Omar

As well as grapes, vegetables

WaAAinaban waqadban

80:29

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

Amatul Rahman Omar

The olive, the date-palm

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

80:30

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

Amatul Rahman Omar

Orchards with dense trees

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

Amatul Rahman Omar

A goodly provision for you and your cattle

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

80:33

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Again (you should also consider) when the deafening shout shall come

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

80:34

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

The day when a person shall flee from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

80:35

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (from) his mother and his father

Waommihi waabeehi

80:36

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (from) his spouse and his sons

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

80:37

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

Amatul Rahman Omar

On that day every person among them shall be concerned enough (regarding his own affairs to occupy him and) to make him indifferent (to others)

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

80:38

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Some faces, that day, will be beaming

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

80:39

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Smiling (and) joyous

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

80:40

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Some other faces, on that day, will have dust upon them

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

Amatul Rahman Omar

Those will be (the faces of) the disbelievers and (of) the doers of evil

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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