He Frowned — Arthur John Arberry Translation

80:1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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He frowned and turned awa

AAabasa watawalla

80:2

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

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that the blind man came to him

An jaahu al-aAAma

80:3

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

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And what should teach thee? Perchance he would cleanse him

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

80:4

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

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or yet remember, and the Reminder profit him

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

80:5

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

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But the self-sufficient

Amma mani istaghna

80:6

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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though it is not thy concern, if he does not cleanse himself

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

80:8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

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And he who comes to thee eagerl

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

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to him thou payest no heed

Faanta AAanhu talahha

80:11

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

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No indeed; it is a Reminde

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

80:12

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

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(and whoso wills, shall remember it

Faman shaa thakarahu

80:13

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

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upon pages high-honoured

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

80:14

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

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uplifted, purified

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

80:15

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

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by the hands of scribe

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

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Perish Man! How unthankful he is

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

80:18

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

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Of what did He create him

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

80:19

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

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Of a sperm-drop He created him, and determined him

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

80:20

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

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then the way eased for him

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

80:21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

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then makes him to die, and buries him

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

80:22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

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then, when He wills, He raises him

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

80:23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

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No indeed! Man has not accomplished His bidding

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

80:24

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

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Let Man consider his nourishment

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

80:25

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

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We poured out the rains abundantly

Anna sababna almaa sabban

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

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then We split the earth in fissure

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

80:27

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

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and therein made the grains to gro

Faanbatna feeha habban

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

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and olives, and palms

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

80:30

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

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and dense-tree'd gardens

and fruits, and pastures

Wafakihatan waabban

80:32

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

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an enjoyment for you and your flocks

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

80:33

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

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And when the Blast shall sound

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

80:34

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

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upon the day when a man shall flee from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

80:35

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

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his mother, his father

Waommihi waabeehi

80:36

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

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his consort, his sons

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

80:37

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

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every man that day shall have business to suffice him

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

80:38

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

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Some faces on that day shall shin

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

80:39

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

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laughing, joyous

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

80:40

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

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some faces on that day shall be dust

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

80:41

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

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o'erspread with darkness -

Tarhaquha qataratun

80:42

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

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those -- they are the unbelievers, the libertines

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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