He Frowned — Edward Henry Palmer Translation

80:1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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He frowned and turned his back

AAabasa watawalla

80:2

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

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for that there came to him a blind man

An jaahu al-aAAma

80:3

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

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But what should make thee know whether haply he may be purified

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

80:4

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

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or may be mindful and the reminder profit him

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

80:5

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

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But as for him who is wealthy

Amma mani istaghna

80:6

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

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thou dost attend to him

Faanta lahu tasadda

80:7

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

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and thou dost not care that he is not purified

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

80:8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

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but as for him who comes to thee earnestl

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

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from him thou art diverted

Faanta AAanhu talahha

80:11

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

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Nay! verily, it is a memorial

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

80:12

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

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and whoso pleases will remember it

Faman shaa thakarahu

80:13

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

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In honoured page

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

80:14

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

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exalted, purified

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

noble, righteous scribes

Kiramin bararatin

80:17

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

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May man be killed! how ungrateful 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 clot. He created him and fated him

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

80:20

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

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then the path He did make easy for him

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

80:21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

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then He killed him, and laid him in the tomb

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

80:22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

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then when He pleases will He raise him up again

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

80:23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

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Nay, he has not fulfilled his bidding

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

80:24

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

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But let man look unto his foods

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

80:25

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

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Verily, we have poured the water out in torrents

Anna sababna almaa sabban

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

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then we have cleft the earth asunder

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

80:27

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

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and made to grow therefrom the grain

Faanbatna feeha habban

80:28

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

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and the grape, and the hay

WaAAinaban waqadban

80:29

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

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and the olive, and the palm

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

80:30

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

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and gardens closely planted

and fruits, and grass,

Wafakihatan waabban

80:32

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

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a provision for you and for your cattle

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

80:33

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

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But when the stunning noise shall come

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

80:34

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

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on the day when man shall flee from his brothe

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

80:35

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

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and his mother and his fathe

Waommihi waabeehi

80:36

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

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and his spouse and his sons

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

80:37

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

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Every man among them on that day shall have a business to employ him

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

80:38

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

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Faces on that day shall be bright,

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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and faces shall have dust upon them,

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

80:41

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

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darkness shall cover them

Tarhaquha qataratun

80:42

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

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those are the wicked misbelievers

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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